BY: JESSICA BEUKER In an environmentally-friendly move by Scotland’s Government, the country is looking to ban, both the manufacture and sale of, plastic-stemmed cotton swabs. The move would make them the first country in the U.K. to do so. The…
Barbaric acid attacks are becoming part of a growing gang problem in the UK
BY: NADIA ZAIDI When we think of acid attacks, we often think of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan or other South-Asian countries where acid is a heinous method of control. Now a surge of acid attacks by gangs in the UK are…
How the UK government can end the housing crisis
You don’t need to be an expert in housing or property to recognise that the UK has a housing problem. In London, many homes are simply priced out of the market for ordinary people as house prices are so high.…
UK festivals will let you test your drugs before tripping out this summer
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Last July, the summer music festival, Secret Garden Party, became the first ever UK festival to offer its attendees a somewhat controversial service – drug testing. Festival goers were given the opportunity to take their drugs to a…
Faux fur being sold in UK stores is actually from animals
BY: SHAWNTAE HARRIS Purchasing faux fur is an ethical alternative to looking fashionable and chic without harming any animals. However, some stores in the UK have been selling real fur and passing it off as faux. The fibers of cats,…
Five places in the UK made iconic by the movies
The UK has been an odd place to be this last year. All this talk of Brexit and the like, has made my home country seem like a small, disinterested island with the outside world, and only concerned about its…
To help protect ocean life, the UK plans to ban microbeads from all cosmetics by 2017
BY: AISHA ILYAD “Beat the micro bead, beat the micro bead.” This is what campaigners against micro beads in cosmetics have been chanting for years. The little tiny beads may seem harmless, but they actually make washing your face, brushing…
How Will Brexit Affect Ireland’s Economy?
The credit crunch of 2008 had a detrimental effect on a number of EU economies. The bursting of the so-called ‘American Housing Bubble’ triggered a domino effect of economic events that hit hardest in the economies of Southern Europe. The…
Repealing the pigswill ban could radically reduce the EU’s eco-footprint
BY: SYDNEY MCINNIS Thirteen years ago, people all across the European Union could scrape their plates into a bin and know that their leftovers wouldn’t end up in a landfill. That waste would make its way to local farmers,…
This UK food waste infographic represents an apocalypse of flaming socio-environmental values
It’s easy to point the finger of food-waste at restaurants and big businesses, but the reality is that 50% of the total discarded food in the UK can be found in the garbage cans of peoples’ homes. This equates to…
This summer London is opening a public eco-pool that is filtered entirely by plants
The UK’s first naturally filtered outdoor swimming pool is opening in London this May. The bathing pond will use plants instead of chemicals or machinery to keep the water clean, which will in addition provide habitat for wetland fauna. The…
Circus animals are banned in the UK
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Circus-performing animals in the UK are being given an early retirement thanks to a new ban passed by the British parliament. Starting December 2015, all wild animals will be banned from circuses in the UK— no exceptions.…