US charges IS Beatles terror suspects Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh with murder...

The United States has announced charges against two suspected ISIS terrorists dubbed the Beatles for allegedly beheading Western hostages. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh,...

Risk of forced labour in clothing industry rises due to pandemic and industry response

Deteriorating living and working conditions for workers in garment supply chains during the Covid-19 pandemic have increased the risk of forced labour, according to...

Civilians in 2,000 cars fled Mariupol along a humanitarian corridor

Russian attack on two residential buildings in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district in the early hours of this morning has killed at least two people, according...
Researchers at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy say that civic pride plays an important role in boosting social capital

Levelling up? Boosting civic pride is more important than hanging baskets on high streets...

A new report out this weeks is warning that a narrow focus on cosmetic, short-term measures – such as ‘hanging baskets’ on the high...

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate

Current climate policies will leave more than a fifth of humanity exposed to dangerously hot temperatures by 2100, new research suggests. Despite the Paris Agreement pledge to keep...

China Cables: Secret documents expose plan for detention and indoctrination of Uighurs

Leaked documents reveal for the first time how China is running a network of high-security prisons designed to brainwash hundreds of thousands of people....

Reggae classic ‘One Love’ re-issued to help children upended by COVID crisis

The iconic Bob Marley song One Love is to be re-released with the blessing of the musician’s family to support children whose lives have...

Step up action and adapt to ‘new climate reality’, UN environment report urges

Though countries have made progress in planning for climate change adaptation, there are significant financing shortfalls in getting them to the stage where they provide real...

Remembering 9/11 – Manchester professor launches new work to mark 20th anniversary

A professor from The University of Manchester is launching a new music composition on Saturday to mark the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, the day...

Austrian Chancellor tells Putin sanctions will remain as long as Ukrainians are dying

Austria’s Chancellor have told President that sanctions will remain as long as Ukrainians are dying. Karl Nehammer told Vladimir Putin that sanctions would increase. He added...