UK Editor of The Big Issue talks to Tom York about how the publication reinvented its entire business model so it can continue to provide vital support to 1,500 vendors across Britain who are currently unable to sell the magazine on the streets.Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news. Staff and students from Royal National College for the Blind trek distance from Hereford to Madrid to raise funds.Read More »

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Sustaining Dunbar has secured £88,000 of funding from the Scottish Government on to support the Covid-19 Response in the Dunbar and East Linton area.Read More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: a charity has launched a campaign today marking the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. The campaign is encouraging firms and employees to show their support by displaying a green ribbon on their social media profile and sharing with colleagues using …Read More »

In Episode 5 of Rooftop TV, Tom speaks to a campaigner whose petition to increase NHS pay for healthcare workers has achieved more than 150,000 signatures.Read More »

A candle to support Coronavirus charities has been launched in the UK by an interior design studio.Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news reveals that London based charity City Harvest has rescued over 10 million meals from landfill in six yearsRead More »

A new online community has been launched to gather and share personal stories of thanks and gratitude to NHS workers and other healthcare professionals around the world.Read More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: a Berlin-based couple have launched an app designed to support people's wellbeing during the pandemic. Wellyou is available to download from the App Store now.Read More »

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In Episode 4 of Rooftop TV, we speak to the Chief Executive of Children 1st, Mary Glasgow about the UK’s first "Child’s House for Healing".Read More »

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A Brighton-based firm, previously seen on Dragon's Den, has helped 200 children who had their birthdays cancelled due to COVID-19.Read More »

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Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: a social enteprise based in London is calling on companies to donate their unused laptops in a bid to ensure most vulnerable in society are excluded during COVID-19 crisis.Read More »

A revolutionary new approach to supporting children who are victims and witnesses of crime is to be opened in the west of Scotland.Read More »

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Read this inspiring positive news story about over £20k raised to support City Farm during Covid-19Read More »

Lockdowns cannot last forever, and COVID-19 is unlikely to disappear on its own. ZHU MIN argues that the world must leverage its collective resources to harness the power of science, innovation, and markets to devise a more sustainable solution – namely, a cure or a vaccine.Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news highlights a new service from Thomas Pocklington Trust to support visually impaired students entering FE and HE during Covid-19 and beyondRead More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: a construction software company and construction industry charity have teamed up to offer a series of free workshops to people working in the construction industry. The offer comes after the charity The Lighthouse Club sees a spike in calls to its …Read More »

Five Dumfries & Galloway community groups have been awarded funding through Foundation Scotland’s new Community Response, Recovery & Resilience Fund. Read More »

The Rooftop has launched a weekly broadcast series in response to the surge in demand for positive newsRead More »

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The public's need for positive news during the COVID-19 pandemic has seen audience figures for The Rooftop reach record levels.Read More »

Charities across the UK are celebrating after the Charity Film of the Year Awards were announced. Find out who won...Read More »

Read this inspiring news story about a charity providing period products during COVID-19.Read More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: an online singing community has been launched to support wellbeing levels during the coronavirus pandemic. Superchoir meets once a week every Thursday evening from 6pm-7pm.Read More »

Nurses and care workers at a care homes in Sheffield are keeping the smiles on residents' faces despite the COVID-19 outbreak.Read More »

Read this inspiring positive news story about a night shelter in Guildford that has been renovated to help rough sleepers.Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news examines some of the activities put on for children of keyworkers in Hampshire over the Easter breakRead More »

Social media is dominated by negative COVID-19 news, but a new campaign backed by social enterprise Campaign Collective and The Rooftop will help to change that.Read More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: a care home company in Surrey has launched an online campaign for people to help keep its residents company during the Covid-19 pandemic. The campaign has seen 28,000 from around the world sign up so far.Read More »

The children’s charity Make-A-Wish® UK has launched a campaign to inspire and involve families who are experiencing isolation for the first time. Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news examines the work of new charity Switch the Play which is dedicated to supporting former professional sportspeople.Read More »

Many companies emerged from the global crisis a decade ago with their reputations in tatters. But if private firms maintain the foresight, adaptability, and compassion that many have shown in recent weeks, they will emerge from this crisis having established their true value to the economies and communities they serve.Read More »

Twelve Scottish social ventures will receive £600,000 investment and business support from Big Issue Invest.Read More »

Read this inspiring positive news story about Deliveroo and Missing People joining forcesRead More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: Kidney Research UK has launched a new social media campaign to raise awareness of the importance of continuing to donate to charities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Supporters are being asked to donate the cost of their usual coffee or alcoholic drink …Read More »

Read this inspiring positive news story about Camden Council working with SocialBox.Biz to provide laptops for the homelessRead More »

We will prevail in the post-virus world. But it will be a long haul. The best way to shorten it is to recognize that a return to “normal” is not an option.Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news introduces a new podcast presented by Elizabeth Alker which debates how to do business the right wayRead More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: a team of scientists in the UK and Laos have found a mutation in the DNA of mosquitoes, which results in resistance to certain insecticides.Read More »

As the number of people impacted by Coronavirus continues to escalate, The Big Issue has taken the decision to safeguard its network of vendors by asking that they stop selling on streets.Read More »

Read this inspiring positive news story about equitysport recruiting an all female Board of TrusteesRead More »

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the world with disaster. But the crisis also offers governments a rare chance to undertake policy changes that address the short-term public-health challenge and boost the global economy’s long-term growth potential.Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news features an exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge entitled "Women, Unity, Strength"Read More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: A crack team of scientists at Loughborough University are using a new AI model to help predict air pollution levels around the world. The research is part of a wider project looking at bringing down global emissions.Read More »

The Saleem Foundation in partnership with Dudley Mind have launched a film to help shine the light on the "silent pain" many people suffer.Read More »

Check out this positive news story about how social care providers are using technology to improve the lives of people they support.Read More »

After years of increasingly severe hurricane seasons in which island countries and territories in the Caribbean have lost power for weeks and even months at a time, the need for climate resilience could not be clearer.Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news looks at the work of 19 year old Zachary Wong who has raised over $27,000 for clean water projects in NepalRead More »

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Read this news story about the new Critical Care Cars from Devon Air AmbulanceRead More »

Read this inspiring positive news story about Save the Children charity shops making a third extra profit which helps world's most vulnerable childrenRead More »

Governments increasingly recognise that economies can reach their full potential only with the full participation of both women and men. DAVID MALPASS explains how countries can start to achieve this goal. What do you think? Comment on this story at Project-Syndicate.org. Girls are attending school in greater numbers than ever before, and …Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news looks at a new campaign from DanceSyndrome to enable them to support more people with learning disabilities in the North West of EnglandRead More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: a London Council has teamed up with local schools to raise awareness with drivers about air pollution in the area.Read More »

Today's positive news is from Make A Wish Foundation which is looking to recruit a new board of children and young people.Read More »

Today's positive news is from coffee farmers in Rwanda who are tasting the sweet smell of success thanks to a Fairtrade project funded by the Scottish Government. Read More »

The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) has announced a partnership with the baby swimming organisation, Water Babies to help prevent drowning.Read More »

Read this inspiring positive news story about a Devon couple who left a legacy to Family Carer Support ServiceRead More »

Former heart patient is calling on public to help him win at the Charity Film AwardsRead More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: a local council in England is leading the way with a new proposed £3m fund to help tackle the climate and ecological crisis. The proposals will be voted on by local residents on 7 May 2020.Read More »

Read this news story about Mike and Louise Ashton of Harrogate who tragically lost their teenage son to cancer. They have been nominated for Fundraiser of the Year.Read More »

The next Einstein could be an African woman, but Africa’s gender gap in science education and jobs means the world may never know.Read More »

Hundreds turn out to honour war hero Jim Auton.Read More »

Check out this positive news story from the Rooftop: the animal rights charity The Humane League UK has put a call out for volunteers to help protect animals across the UK through raising awareness of animal cruelty among the public and demanding action.Read More »

Today’s positive news is from Leamington Spa, which has just had news of 500 new jobs to be created in the gaming industry.Read More »

Read this inspiring positive news story about new grants from the Road Safety Trust to explore how technology can reduce road offending and improve road safety.Read More »

Today's positive news is from a charity supporting 10,000 people a year with safe houses, refuge and accommodation.Read More »

The latest from the home of positive news is that our funders have secured a nomination for the Better Society Awards Consultancy of the Year for the third year in a row.Read More »

Today's positive news story from the Rooftop: the first ever Afghan has been awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Summia Tora will begin her postgraduate at Oxford University in autumn 2020.Read More »

A new report from  the Hepatitis C Trust has highlighted the charity’s pioneering use of peer-to-peer support.Read More »

Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) presented the prestigious Gold Design Award to Redwood Glades, Cecil Gardens and Harrison Park in Hull for their dementia-friendly design. The DSDC is an international centre of knowledge and expertise to improve the lives of people with dementia.Read More »

The discovery of new viruses, vaccines, and treatments in 2019 was the result of investments in global surveillance, cross-sector partnerships, and scientific advances. At a time when misinformation is calling into question the validity of facts, MELVIN SANICAS argues that the world needs to support science more than ever.Read More »

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The University of Birmingham has teamed up with an education charity to provide opportunities for disadvantaged teenagers in the West Midlands.Read More »

Brighton and Hove City Council has declared fighting fuel poverty a local priority. Working with the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, the councillors developed a motion to examine the ways the local authority can tackle the problem.Read More »

Men at a homeless hostel in Liverpool were given a confidence boost when a barber gave them a free haircut.Read More »

In an historic moment for apprentices across the UK, the National Union of Students (NUS) has bolstered the rights of apprentices.Read More »

50 cross-party MPs attended an event at the House of Commons to mark World Cancer Day and to learn more about the deadly cancer gap in cancer survival.Read More »

The University of Bristol has announced a plan to eliminate the gap in pay between its male and female staff.Read More »

The Charity Film Awards, recognising the very best films and videos that have been created by UK charities, has announced the Shortlist from the public voting round.Read More »

Spring Impact has selected five charities to join its new Scale Accelerator, which is focused on scaling the impact of projects to support those on the extreme edges of society.Read More »

Save The Children's chief executive argues that closing the sustainable development gap will require smart politics, new partnerships, and bold campaigning.Read More »

The latest results long-term study show an increase in the number of young people with visual impairments entering employment.Read More »

A team of scientists headed up by the University of Reading and Cranfield University are working together to prevent food loss in the UK.Read More »

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), makes follow on investment of £300,000 in sexual health and wellbeing charity Brook. For more than 25 years Brook has been supporting young people in Cornwall through its holistic combination of clinical services and education programmes.Read More »

Human Lending Library opens second brand in Manchester - matching charity and social enterprise leaders with successful entrepreneursRead More »

It is only right that advanced economies provide additional technological and financial assistance to help developing countries address the growing climate crisis. However,  LEE WHITE and TANGUY GAHOUMA argue that climate solutions will not come solely from the West: developing countries also have an opportunity to lead this transformation.Read More »

Sport Birmingham has confirmed the Birmingham Inclusive Sports Festival will go ahead in 2020, offering children with disabilities the chance to take part in sport. The event will enter its eighth year, thanks to a partnership with the CareTech Foundation.Read More »

The charity Born Free has launched a new initiative called 'Hear the Roar' which it hopes will inspire young people to protect wildlife around the world.Read More »

A leading trade union has called for it to be given a role in helping low paid workers help themselves.Read More »

Year Six pupils from St Joseph’s Primary School in Rossington have collected non-perishable food items and toiletries to give to people living in homeless hostels and refuges.Read More »

The global focus on ending AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria by 2030 has proven tremendously effective in rapidly scaling up access to treatment in developing countries. But if the world is to meet these ambitious goals, national governments and international development institutions must work together to build stronger health systems.Read More »

Refuge aims to support more survivors than ever before with help of new online platformRead More »

A study by Kantar on behalf of vegan campaign group Veganuary has revealed that a record 1.3m people gave up animal products in the UK in January 2019. The researchers pointed to the impact that the annual campaign Veganuary has had on consumption levels.Read More »

In the fall out from the tumultuous UK general election, an organisation has launched a £100,000 fund to support new forms of everyday democracy.Read More »

Havering Council has renewed contracts at Lucas Court and The Boundaries for a further five years.Read More »

Although most countries have acknowledged the threat posed by climate change and established targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, the international community still has not made the same level of commitment to environmental conservation. Yet it is our natural ecosystems that will save us from catastrophe – if we let them. …Read More »

Seven organisations and charities benefit from donation from St. Monica's TrustRead More »

Four coworking spaces have opened their doors aiming to have a positive social impact.Read More »

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland has just opened showcasing the important work by Scottish academics to eliminate deadly diseases impacting millions around the world. Parasites will run until 19 April 2020 in Edinburgh.Read More »

The UK faces a shortfall of up to 59,000 engineers in core roles every year. The Big Assembly was part of the seventh Tomorrow's Engineers Week which aims to inspire a generation of future engineers.Read More »

Big issue investment boosts charity lottery serviceRead More »

The annual campaign Veganuary, which encourages people to pledge going vegan for January, has attracted the backing of a number of high-profile people this year as the campaign takes off globally.Read More »

The most read positive news stories of 2019 revealed.Read More »

A terminal cancer survivor who was the world’s first person to receive a multivisceral organ transplant has completed a 2000-mile Monkey Bike challenge, raising almost £3000 for the Pelican Foundation.Read More »

Loughborough University has teamed up with a Chinese university to help develop new environmentally friendly cars in China. The university hopes the project will help fight air pollution there.Read More »

Older people are benefiting from a new grant scheme set up to support ideas that reduce loneliness and improve access to nutritious food.Read More »

Up to 50,000 older people in Hertfordshire spend every day without talking to someone. Small Acts of Kindness are delivering 'Warm in winter' bags to help stop older people getting cold in their homes, raise awareness and create opportunities to build new social connections in the local community.Read More »

As advances in artificial intelligence and automation continue, the distance between high-skilled elites and everyone else will only grow. To counter this problem, we should be using new technologies to educate more people at lower cost argue former Prime Minister GORDON BROWN and ANANT AGARWAL.Read More »

Six year old from Somerset hopes to raise money for Brain Tumour Research with version of When a Child is BornRead More »

An environmental scientist from Heriot-Watt University has claimed that solutions to the climate crisis already exist. They just need the proper investment and ambition to make them happen.Read More »

LGiU Scotland have recognised the councillors who make the biggest difference to their local areas in the 2019 Councillor Awards.Read More »

A former Royal Marines Commando who lost his right leg following an explosion in Afghanistan joins a Challenge 4 Change as a full time instructorRead More »

After more than a year of grim scientific projections and growing activism, world leaders and the public alike are increasingly recognizing the severity and urgency of the climate crisis. And yet nothing has been done, argue GRETA THUNBERG , LUISA NEUBAUER and ANGELA VALENZUELA.Read More »

Ten year old pupil makes changes to student council after Africa visitRead More »

A dementia charity has teamed up with a greetings card company to develop a series of cards aimed at combatting loneliness this Christmas.Read More »

The Children’s Society has launched ‘Give Joy’ - where members of the public can buy Christmas gifts designed to boost physical and mental well-being, confidence and self-expression for children in Birmingham and London.Read More »

For the season of goodwill, ‘Hoodies for the Homeless’ is supporting Crisis, the national charity for homeless people, with a limited-edition hoodie, benefiting people experiencing homelessness.Read More »

A leading trade union has called for London local authorities to be given powers to use vacant dwellings left empty for prolonged periods to house people on their housing waiting list.Read More »

A Scottish charity has announced a new service to support disabled young adults to achieve their life goalsRead More »

The gharial crocodile, one of the world's most endangered species of reptiles, has been discovered in South West Nepal for the first time in nearly 40 years. The discovery was made by Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Biodiversity Conservancy Nepal.Read More »

This December, the British public can transform the lives of these brave individuals, thanks to the Big Give Christmas Challenge, which will double the value of all donations made to Prisoners of Conscience between 3 and 10 December.Read More »

A new interactive floor system which helps children with autism develop communication skills has been unveiled at Springhallow School in Ealing.Read More »

As climate change continues, severe weather events – from cyclones to droughts – will become increasingly frequent and intense. But there is a simple way to boost climate resilience for farmers in vulnerable regions: goats.Read More »

London Vision and Thomas Pocklington Trust call on local authorities to make polling stations for accessible for blind and partially sighted votersRead More »

The Melting Pot, an Edinburgh coworking space, has revealed the positive social impact of its work around the world.Read More »

Novice sailors set to battle the Atlantic in aid of mental health charities. Crew fundraising to ensure asking for help sail shouldn't be as hard as crossing an Ocean.Read More »

The British Tinnitus Association (BTA) is partnering with the musicians’ charity Help Musicians UK (HMUK) to conduct research into the impact of tinnitus on professional musicians.Read More »

CLIC Sargent has launched a new fundraising campaign, Player vs Cancer, so gamers in the UK and around the world can now raise vital funds for the charity.Read More »

Charity urges bosses to take on ex-offenders and former addicts | More Than My Past campaign aims to tackle stigma towards ex-offenders and people in recovery from addictionRead More »

The University of East Anglia played host to a major conference last week aimed at tackling mental health among young people in the region. The conference attracted support from Stephen Fry and Prince Harry, among others.Read More »

The winners of Scotland’s annual awards for success in social enterprise have been announced at an awards ceremony in The Scottish Parliament.Read More »

Birmingham Children's Hospital Charity receives seven new mobile game stations for patientsRead More »

The world's ability to manage global crises such as climate change depends on our ability to achieve broad-based economic prosperity and stability.Read More »

A Glasgow Mum has won a case on behalf of her daughter whose nursery was unable to provide any vegan options for her. The Mum challenged the local Council, which she won, resulting in the Council rolling out vegan options to all nurseries and schools in the area.Read More »

The Chiltern Child Contact Centre (CCCC) in Amersham was honoured to receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service 2019 last month.Read More »

Hundreds of outsourced UCL staff are celebrating after UNISON secured the same pay, pension and annual leave rights as directly employed workers doing the same jobs.Read More »

Country pub and charity team up to teach culinary skillsRead More »

New exhibition, Lives Remembered, now open telling intriguing stories about many residents who are laid to rest at Romford Cemetery.Read More »

The End Fuel Poverty Coalition has called on all political parties to adopt four pledges to end the scourge of fuel poverty in England. Fuel poverty means that a household is forced below the poverty line as a result of the cost of using energy in their home.Read More »

Deaf and hard of hearing audiences celebrated as arts venues across the UK gear up for start of Captioning Awareness Week 2019.Read More »

Today marks the beginning of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week - this year it shines the light on engineers that make the world a better place.Read More »

The Fire Fighters Charity’s nursing team has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in a recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission.Read More »

Having lost touch with public sentiment, JEFFREY D. SACHS explains how officials in Paris, Hong Kong, and Santiago failed to anticipate that a seemingly modest policy actions would trigger a massive social explosion.Read More »

Metro Blind Sport wants more leisure operators to help break down barriers to a healthy lifestyleRead More »

A South African philosophy known as Ubuntu has been used to tackle knife crime in London through improving relations between young people and the police.Read More »

Charities have come together to take action on the climate emergency, following a new declaration from the leading charity fundraising body.Read More »

Young people's experiences of social enterprises were celebrated at the closing ceremony of the Social Enterprise World Forum.Read More »

Social enterprises from across the world have outlined plans to help tackle gender inequality on the second day of the Social Enterprise World Forum.Read More »

A new study by the Thompson Reuters Foundation has revealed the best and worst places in the world to be a social enterprise.Read More »

An inspiring Ethiopian social enterprise has launched plans to launch an Engineering Institute for the Blind.Read More »

An Ethiopian entrepreneur is taking a social enterprise approach to tackling poverty in Ethiopia with new support secured to scale up her organisation.Read More »

SAP Social Sabbatical hopes to drive sustainable change ahead of Social Enterprise World ForumRead More »

The annual global gathering of social enterprises gets underway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday.Read More »

For the first time, researchers have calculated how much money a person needs per year in order to enjoy a comfortable retirement.Read More »

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the first  World Menopause Day. The global awareness day, which was established by the International Menopause Society, has been observed since 2009 to show support to women across the globe and to recognise the challenges of menopausal symptoms and related conditions. Read More »

The 2008 financial crisis, together with failed efforts to combat climate change and sharply rising inequality, has frayed the neoliberal consensus that has prevailed in much of the West for more than two generations.Read More »

Extinction Rebellion has gifted trees to more than 400 MPs as part of a call by the environmental group for urgent reforestation in the UK.Read More »

A new app is being launched in Portsmouth to help people with limited mobility plan their travel routes with ease.Read More »

A Declaration, ‘Energy Efficiency First’, has been published, calling on all political parties to make investment in home energy efficiency an infrastructure investment priority.Read More »

To mark American 'National Coming Out Day' Green Man Gaming Publishing has announced new game Pride Run will donate 10% of proceeds to LGBTQ+ Charity Kaleidoscope.Read More »

A new ethical stock exchange has announced the opening of a consultation for businesses to help define what impact listed companies should report on, over and above money.Read More »

A UK Social Enterprise has launched a nation-wide Period Dignity campaign to bring period equality in the UK workplace.Read More »

Hundreds of engineers are set to inspire young people to become engineers this November.Read More »

Duncan Place in Leith has been refurbished following a partnership with City of Edinburgh CouncilRead More »

Thirty-seven children on average are seriously injured and one fatally on UK roads every week. The first of its kind free game called ‘Virtual Road World’ aims to educate children aged seven to nine in road safety.Read More »

The power of frontline health workers to improve global health has been proven time and again. Yet the world continues to underestimate their capabilities and contributions, with severe consequences for them and the communities they serveRead More »

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The Vegan Society has launched a legal challenge to the Department of Health, claiming that its Nursery Milk Scheme discriminates against children with non-dairy diets. The charity has given the Department of Health 14 days to respond.Read More »

As the countdown to the 2019 Social Enterprise World Forum continues, one Ethiopian social enterprise is taking a lead in ending child labour.Read More »

Students will have the chance to discover if they are Coding Legends or Future Lifesavers thanks to a new careers quiz that aims to help young people explore different engineering disciplines, skills and job roles. ‘Meet the Future You’ quizzes young people on their skills and interests to identify different …Read More »

Porters, care workers, security staff and parking wardens are at greater risk of physical and verbal attack, injury or illness, because they work alone for long periods, says UNISON as it launches the first union gig economy safety guide.Read More »

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A group of data scientists have come together to help charities find solutions to the challenges on which they're working. The innovations came out of a 12-week programme held at the University of Warwick.Read More »

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Ubaldo Valverde argues we cannot look away when nutrition is denied to childrenRead More »

A lack of funding to tackle statutory targets on fuel poverty in England could have damaging long term consequences, according to the End Fuel Poverty Coalition.Read More »

Leading fashion figures are calling on the industry to put an end to the practice of using  plastic coat hangers in stores and shows.Read More »

A new poll by ComRes has revealed that only a third of students think that potential earnings is the most important factor for choosing to study a degree. Universities UK has said the survey shows that the government should be doing more to promote the wider benefits of going to …Read More »

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A ban to end the barbaric practice of capturing live wild baby and juvenile elephants in Zimbabwe and Botswana, for trade to zoos and circuses around the world, has been passed.Read More »

80% of Beco soap's employees are disabled. The organisation wants other companies to follow suit and support disability rightsRead More »

A Bristol start-up is celebrating seeing 250,000 people download an app which it estimates has saved more than 100 million plastic bottles from being used.Read More »

Fifty-five girls from Bristol, Plymouth, Wales, Manchester, Luton, Hartlepool, Bradford, Nottingham and Peterborough were bowled over by the Lord’s Taverners Wicketz programme’s first ever all-girls Wicketz Festival.Read More »

A drive to showcase how engineers help people’s health and wellbeing is underway as plans for Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2019 have been revealed.Read More »

Since the breakdown of managerial capitalism in the 1970s, a corporate-governance model based on shareholder primacy has reigned supreme. But now that America’ s top CEOs have publicly embraced a broader “stakeholder” model, is capitalism entering a new chapter?Read More »

Nominees range from breweries to credit unions, wood recycling to first aid.Read More »

Ten thousand women and men with disabilities living in Kenya and Bangladesh will benefit from a new employment programme led by charity Leonard Cheshire.Read More »

An agreement has been reached among leading experts about the benefits and risks of testosterone therapy for postmenopausal women.Read More »

The Orchid Penile Cancer Awareness Roadshow educated nearly 500 people in Edinburgh last month.Read More »

People with complex disabilities in England will have a greater opportunity to participate in sport and physical activity thanks to major new funding announced today.Read More »

A quirky new campaign has been launched to highlight the importance of rhino breeding and help tackle the plight of the Sumatran Rhino.Read More »

Beach Wheelchairs North Berwick has recently added a power All Terrain wheelchair to its fleet of chairs that are available for free hire. Read More »

Public urged to join Million Steps Challenge to boost charities and fitnessRead More »

Wandsworth Council has teamed up with LIVR - the world’s first VR streaming service for theatre and the performing arts - and VR headset maker, Pico Interactive, to offer Nine Elms residents exclusive access to their very own on-site virtual theatre.Read More »

Muttaquina Hossain explains how anemia, a major killer of women, is often ignored in public health policy.Read More »