The London underground tube system to be powered by solar power

Chile is the first country in the Americas verified to have eliminated leprosy

March 6, 2026

Children born in Bangladeshi brothels and streets there are now able to hold a birth certificate

February 26, 2026

New report shows renewable energy to become cheaper than gas by 2028

February 23, 2026

Australia has expanded its marine park network, now safeguarding more ocean territory than any other nation

February 19, 2026

UK to be the first country where creating deepfakes without consent is now illegal

February 12, 2026

EU to reinstate Bay of Biscay fishing ban in 2026

February 7, 2026

70% of US citizens are now living five years after a cancer diagnosis – up from around 50% in 1970

February 3, 2026

China and India both recorded a fall in coal power generation last year

January 30, 2026

The UN reports Gaza’s basic food needs are being met by aid

January 26, 2026

A global treaty to conserve the high seas has come into effect

January 22, 2026

Eighty per cent of countries are expected to have seen a reduction in poverty in 2025

January 19, 2026

The US murder rate has tumbled due to a ‘remarkable drop in crime’

January 16, 2026

In the UK, junk food advertising is restricted to after 9pm on television and is banned entirely online

January 13, 2026

Australia is on track to become the first nation in the world to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035

January 10, 2026

Parliament in Poland approves bill to ban keeping your dog chained up or permanently left outside

January 8, 2026

The US supreme court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision to legalise same-sex marriage

December 27, 2025

Ecuador extends rights of nature to coastal ecosystems

December 22, 2025

NHS expands free morning-after pill access across England

December 19, 2025

Homeless people to get bank accounts in UK

December 17, 2025

The UK has set out a plan to end animal testing

December 15, 2025