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UK investigation finds companies greenwashing despite warnings

UK investigation finds companies greenwashing despite warnings

An investigation by Greenpeace UKโ€™s โ€˜Unearthedโ€™ journalism unit has found that several companies are still greenwashing despite warnings from the UKโ€™s Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). Greenwashing is still ongoing in the UK, an investigation by Greenpeace UKโ€™s journalism unit โ€˜Unearthedโ€™ has found. According to a report by The Guardian,...

Russia responsible for MH17 crash says UN aviation agency

Russia responsible for MH17 crash says UN aviation agency

The UN aviation agency has deemed Russia responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. The plane flew over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. Over ten years on from the downing of Maylasia Airlines flight MH17, the UN aviation agency has definitively concluded that Russia was responsible. The aircraft was show down by a Russian missile in July 2014. All 298 passengers were killed, though the Kremlin has consistently denied any involvement...

By Bristol, UK
Two new weight-loss drugs tested and trialled

Two new weight-loss drugs tested and trialled

Over in the US, two weight-loss drugs have been tested against one another to see which is most effective. Mounjaro was found to be more optimal than Wegovy. Two new weight-loss drugs called Mounjaro and Wegovy have been tested and trialled against one another to see which is the most efficient. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers said that both drugs lead to...

By Bristol, UK
Danish company ร˜rsted cancels big UK windfarm project

Danish company ร˜rsted cancels big UK windfarm project

The fourth stage of a project at Hornsea windfarm in Yorkshire has been cancelled. The intention was to build enough wind turbines to power 1 million homes in the UK. ร˜rsted, the worldโ€™s biggest wind power developer, has cancelled plans for project Hornsea 4. Based in Yorkshire, Hornsea 4 would have installed enough wind turbines at the windfarm site to power over 1 million homes. The Danish company said the...

By Bristol, UK
Half of first-time property buyers need help from parents

Half of first-time property buyers need help from parents

According to estate agency Savills, more than half of all UK first-time buyers received help from their families to purchase a property in 2024. While lower than the previous year, this number is still higher than every other year since 2013. Estate agency Savills has said that over half of all new property buyers in 2024 had help from their families, or the โ€˜bank of mum and dadโ€™ as itโ€™s...

By Bristol, UK