2 h. ago Renovation project underway in Wishaw's Phyllis Jane Court to enhance living environment for residents, staff and visitors

The retirement housing complex in Drummond Drive will benefit from refurbishment works embracing dementia friendly design principles

Events

35 h. ago Wills, the cover star! Prince of Wales says he 'thinks constantly about the world his children will inherit' just days after his shamed uncle Andrew was stripped of his title

Prince William, 43, opened up about his worries as a parent to George, 12, Charlotte, 10, and Louis, seven, William revealed why his environmental project is 'needed more than ever'.

Politics

3 d. ago London gallery Project Native Informant closes after 12 years, citing 'volatile and unsustainable environment'

London gallery Project Native Informant closes after 12 years, citing 'volatile and unsustainable environment'  The Art Newspaper

Politics

4 d. ago London City is the latest airport to introduce fee for car drop

Exclusive: Aim is to cut road congestion and boost number of passengers using public transport to access terminal

Transport

2 w. ago Shawbrook aims for £2bn valuation in latest boost for London market

Shawbrook aims for £2bn valuation in latest boost for London market  Financial Times

Economics

2 w. ago Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images predict how tech could harm our planet

From Venice to the Iguaza Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devicesArtists have created visualisations of the impact of the climate crisis on some of the world’s most recognisable landscapes using scientific modelling, in a project to highlight the environmental effects of tech consumption.Venice in Italy, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, and the Seine River in Paris were among the locations explored to depict the potential impact of the climate crisis by the end of the century. The results are on display at an exhibition in London. Continue reading...

Science

2 w. ago Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet

From Venice to the Iguazu Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devicesArtists have created visualisations of the impact of the climate crisis on some of the world’s most recognisable landscapes, in a project to highlight the environmental effects of tech consumption.Venice in Italy, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, and the Seine River in Paris were among the locations used to explore to potential impacts of the climate crisis by the end of the century. The results are on display at an exhibition in London. Continue reading...

Science

2 w. ago New environmental project aims to boost hedgehog numbers in Dalbeattie

Dalbeattie Community Initiative is organising a series of events in a bid to help one of Britain's most popular mammals.

Politics

2 w. ago New environmental project aims to boost fish populations in the Galloway Forest

The scheme to restore a forest bog at Loch Moan will enhance water quality and biodiversity.

Politics

3 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway environmental project boosts numbers of UK's rarest amphibian

Numbers of natterjack toads are on the rise at the RSPB's reserve at Mersehead.

Politics

3 w. ago Trump officials cancel major solar project in latest hit to renewable energy

Esmeralda 7 would have been one of biggest solar power projects and produced enough energy to power 2m homesThe Trump administration has killed a massive proposed solar power project in Nevada that would have been one of the largest in the world, indicating that the White House plans to attack not only wind power but all renewable energy.On Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) changed the status of the Esmeralda 7 project to say its environmental review has been “cancelled”, climate publication Heatmap first reported. The agency provided no explanation and did not respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Heating engineers urged to sign up to heat pump ‘giveaway’ for their own homes

The ‘start at home’ initiative aims to boost roll out of the clean technology that will be key to phasing out fossil fuel home heating.

Society