Robots to find and repair potholes, street lights and utility pipes
Scientists at the University of Leeds in England are heading a £4.2m national infrastructure research project which envisages having robots repairing street lights, potholes,...
Special bikini cleans water as person swims
A special bikini made of a reusable material that scientists at the University of California, Riverside, call 'Sponge', won an international design competition. Sponge...
Human settlements on Moon to be probed by Russia and European Space Agency
A European-Russian mission to determine whether a permanent human settlement could be set up at the Moon’s unexplored south pole is likely to go...
M&S plans on sending surplus food to charities across the UK
Marks & Spencer (M&S) announced that it plans on distributing thousands of tonnes of surplus food to charities across the UK.
The company says that 150...
Two solar energy firms go bust in the UK, over 1,000 jobs lost
Two major solar panel installers have gone into administration over the past two days in the UK.
More than 1,000 jobs are expected to be...
Supermarkets to begin charging 5p for plastic bags in the UK
Consumers across England will soon have to pay 5p per single-use carrier bag they use at major supermarket chains.
The new government scheme is part...
Swansea Bay’s tidal lagoon project delayed at least a year
Plans to develop the world’s first tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay in south Wales have been delayed at least a year as negotiations continue...
Companies should be more open about climate change footprint, says Carney
The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, said that companies across the world need to be more transparent about their “climate change...
Northern Ireland bans GM crops
Northern Ireland has just banned the growing of genetically modified (GM) crops.
Mark H Durkan, Stormont’s environment minister, said that he was "unconvinced of the...
Osborne makes £2 billion guarantee for nuclear power station at Hinkley Point
George Osborne just signed off a £2 billion pound government subsidy for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in southwest England.
The Chancellor...