Exclusive: Education secretary told sponsored resources misrepresent evidence about diets, alcohol and betting

British ad industry organizations have launched a campaign calling on the government to treat fossil fuels much as it treats tobacco products.

Governments have weakened their commitment to addressing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) after pressure from “big tobacco, alcohol, junk food, and fossil

A BMJ investigation finds more than 90 deals between brands of food or drink that is high in fat, salt, or sugar and sporting entities, amid concerns over such sponsorship’s impact on the UK’s obesity...

Health chief Alice Wiseman and recovering alcohol addict Karen Slater agree that the NHS 10-year-plan doesn't go far enough to prevent alcohol harms

Balance has joined health campaigners and medics nationally in their disappointment at the lack of evidence-based policy measures to reduce alcohol harm within the NHS 10 year plan published today.  L...

Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering

The California Assembly has passed a bipartisan bill banning harmful ultra-processed food in schools California is one step closer to becoming the first state in the nation to ban unhealthy ultra-proc...

New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report Sure Start children’s centres provided £2 of savings for every £1 in costs, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), prompting calls for the government to look at such services as potentially paying for themselves. The centres, championed by the last Labour government, created £2.8bn in savings and revenues at the scheme’s peak in England, according to the IFS study. Continue reading...

Our latest Badvert investigation reveals that despite the misleading title of TotalEnergies advert, the French oil giant is in fact on a highway to climate hell. In yet another instalment of its con...

YouTube video by Institute of Alcohol Studies

Sky's Money feature writer has been taking a look at how the food industry saves itself cash - often at the expense of our health.

A self-serving myth

Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online

YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

Research on responses to the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill questions the transformation claims of transnational tobacco companies.

YouTube video by The Burnes Center for Social Change

Lord Darzi’s undeclared interests in four companies included $500,000 of shares in US-based healthcare venture

How tobacco companies oppose tobacco control policies.

Climate-conscious individual choices are good – but not nearly enough to save the planet. More than personal virtue, we need collective action