This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...

A new global biodiversity report strikes an encouraging note. But we cannot rest on our laurels – and resilience is key, says science writer Helen Pilcher

Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data

“For centuries we have prized the same prejudices”, the vicar of an isolated Warwickshire village told H. V. Morton in 1926, “and we have grown up as naturally as my currant bushes out there. We we…

A bold south London initiative to give land to community groups rather than private developers could transform the system, says writer Phineas Harper

Britain has a rare opportunity to push for a moratorium on Antarctic krill fishing at this October's CCAMLR meeting.

UNIONS called on ministers to save the Royal Mail today after it announced plans to cut up to 2,500 jobs by the end of 2027.Communication Workers Union deputy general secretary Martin Walsh said that the proposals will affect some 200 CWU-represented jobs in administration and revenue protection.“We urge the government to confront the reality of a collapsing Royal Mail and intervene to save this national institution,” he said.

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warns energy shock, public debt and AI boom threaten global growth, as Brent crude rises above $101 a barrel and government bond yields rise

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Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.

Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities

Ryan Coogan, the party's group leader at Huntingdonshire District Council, is currently on bail.

Cost of living crisis and drop in international students hits market for purpose-built accommodation

Over on Beelzebub's Picture Book, the Labour Press account has posted this neat response to the Conservatives weird take on the Bayeux tapes...

Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high interest rates, with balances growing faster than they can be paid off! Add your name to demand fairer student loan terms in the upcoming Budget.