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Despite pandemic, recycling is fast expanding across the UK
Nine out of ten households said to regularly recycle and willing to do more for the environment
Beaver families get ‘legal right to remain’ in the UK
The local Wildlife Trust called the decision "the most ground-breaking government decision for England's wildlife for a generation".
Offshore wind farms are cheap enough to bring electricity costs down
Newly approved wind farms will have negative subsidies
Air pollution is still 30% lower than pre-lockdown levels in major cities across the UK
Less traffic congestion is helping to bring down pollution levels
Fossil Friday: the UK’s first-ever pterodactyl fossil
The dinosaur belonged to a family of pterodactyls called tapejarids.
May was the sunniest month on record in the UK — and climate change might be behind it
Meteorologist are surprised by the sudden change from extremely wet to extremely dry weather in the UK.
UK researchers map “profound long‐term changes” in plankton populations around their island
While the study focused on the UK, the results point to plankton woes on a global level.
COVID-19 in the UK. A Week in an Underprepared Nation
History will likely look back at the handling of the COVID-19 crisis by the UK Government as a tale of ...
UK set to trial its first universal basic income experiment in Hull
The scheme has already been tried in several parts of Europe and the US.
The UK may soon get its first cryogenic energy battery
Energy storage company Highview Power has announced its intention to build a cryogenic energy storage facility in the north of ...
Can recycle help the environment? Not for half of UK adults
Many Britons are woefully unaware of the importance of recycling.
Cigarette consumption in decline in the UK, showing tobacco tax works
Fewer people are addicted to tobacco in the UK than ever.
UK, Greece, Czech Republic, Albania — no longer measles-free
The resurgence of a preventable disease.
UK sees climate change as more important than Brexit
Almost two-thirds (61%) of respondents said the Conservative Government led by Johnson is not doing enough to prioritize climate actions.
The UK had a coal-free week — the first time since 1882
This is the country's first coal-free week since the advent of the Industrial Revolution.
The North Sea could become the UK’s largest battery — one that lasts for the whole winter
It would be green, too!
England’s youth are drinking less and less — and some have never had a drink
I didn't know you were allowed to do this in the UK.
Want people to buy more electric cars? Simply put green license plates
Several countries are already doing it.