Swimmers, councils, brands and campaigners are beginning to align around a shared goal – cutting single-use plastic at source ...

A basic income scheme for artists that launched during the pandemic to kickstart Irish culture was made permanent this week. Offering participants a weekly stipend of €325 (£283), the €25m (£21m) ...

Researchers in Australia have developed a dual-purpose paint that tackles rising heat and water scarcity in one stroke ...

Despite the ‘broken Britain’ headlines, violent crime is falling – including knife crime. We meet the people helping make the streets safer ...