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Letter: Dr Jenny Patient highlights poverty in Sheffield in response to remarks by the environment secretary, Steve Reed, on Labour’s progress

The UK is ‘a hostile environment’ for innovative, high-tech growth companies, the Government has been told.

These highly underrated jobs are often overlooked. Can you guess which ones they are?

The landscape of workplace communication has shifted dramatically in recent years. What was once considered harmless office chatter can now lead to formal complaints, HR investigations, or even termination. Companies are increasingly focused on creating inclusive and psychologically safe environments, which means certain sensitive subjects are now effectively off-limits. To…

PFAS now contaminate the bodies of nearly all Europeans - including children, pregnant women, and adolescents.

Keeping your home clean feels good. It’s part of daily life for most people. But not every cleaning product is as safe as it seems. Some popular cleaners can cause long-term damage to your health, your home, or the environment. You might use these products every week without knowing the…

When your child hits “play,” who else is watching? From data collection to personalized ads, many streaming platforms are quietly gathering information about young viewers. While these services offer endless entertainment, they can also expose kids to tracking, profiling, and targeted marketing. That’s why knowing how to manage privacy settings…

Ava thinks everyone should have their own towel, but Lynsey says that means extra laundry and is bad for the environment. You decide who should throw in the towel

Environment Minister Emma Hardy said the measures will ban shots containing more than 1% lead and bullets with lead content of more than 3%.

The rules could also stop lead from contaminating soil and leaching into rivers when guns are discharged

Forty years ago this week, the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior was sunk by two bombs planted by French secret service operatives. The bombing, which killed photographer Fernando Pereira, was intended to halt Greenpeace’s campaign against French nuclear testing at Moruroa Atoll. Instead, it galvanised the global environmental movement and left…