Greek wildfires European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič thought that with more than 73,000 hectares burned, “the fires in Alexandroupolis are officially the largest wildfires ever recorded in the European Union”. Greek Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias did not hol...

CARBON FOOTPRINT AND THE BANKS Imagine you just filled up at the petrol station and you get a message on your phone saying: “Did you know this purchase is equivalent to over 200 kg of carbon? If you used public transport more, you’d save over half.” This is a service that Cogo, a carbon impact plat...

UK Government - Press Release : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mhra-awarded-over-980000-for-collaboration-with-the-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-and-the-world-health-organisation Freedom of Information request which the MHRA responded to in May 2021 revealed that the current level of grant f...

THE FULL COVID STORY Boris Johnson was aware of regular drinks parties during lockdown The former PM oversaw a “toxic masculine culture” at Downing Street No 10 staff were ill “all of the time” but were told “no point” wearing masks Staff travelling with Johnson and Priti Patel were told to put on m...

GENEVA 5 June — The World Health Organization and the European Union announced their collaboration on global digital vaccine passports at a joint press conference in Geneva on June 5. https://www.who.int/news/item/05-06-2023-the-european-commission-and-who-launch-landmark-digital-health-initiative-...

UK governmen : new statutory consulting body created for 15-minute cities Active Travel England (“ATE”), as the new body is called, has recently been tasked with approving all large planning applications - including new housing https://www.gov.uk/government/news/active-travel-england-to-be-consulte...