The best women's summer cycling kit
Helen Pidd chooses her favourite bike clobber for 2016 after extensive testing in Mallorca … and Manchester Hurray! Summer is finally here and with it comes the best ever choice of women’s cycling gear. I’ve been testing a load of kit for the past few months in my native Manchester, plus sneaking off to Mallorca […]
Perth shark attack victim named as hunt continues for suspected great white
University lecturer Doreen Collyer named as victim of second fatal shark attack in Western Australian waters within five days as authorities seek to kill animal The second shark victim in West Australian waters within five days has been named as university lecturer Doreen Collyer, as authorities try to catch and shoot the animal believed responsible. […]
In praise of the tram: how a love of cars killed the workers' transport system
At their peak in the late 19th century, trams provided working people with a fast, efficient means of getting around. Now, argues Christian Wolmar, it is time to follow the Swiss model and put them back at the heart of urban transport policies At their peak there were well over 100 tram systems in Britain. […]
Australia's 7.5m tonnes of food waste: can 'ugly food' campaigns solve the problem?
While government needs to address food waste issue, experts say customers also need to change their perceptions about what normal food looks like Would you drink water made from food waste? You could soon be doing just that, thanks to an innovation that is not only promising to help in the race to find sustainable […]
Art and access to justice combine in the Northern Territory | David Morris
After facing severe funding cuts last year, clients of the Environmental Defenders Office of the Northern Territory offered their art to be auctioned to raise money for the office. The second annual art auction is happening now See a gallery of the images being auctioned here For the second year in a row, artists and […]
Protected birds killed in Cheshire: Country diary 100 years ago
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 9 June 1916 June 8 “I came across six dead herons tied to a tree in the Goyt Valley,” writes a friend of mine. Some of them were quite young, evidently not having left the nest, and all had been killed about the same time. One reader of […]
Great white shark suspected of killing Perth diver to be hunted
Western Australia Department of Fisheries sets drum lines to catch and kill shark reported to be be between three and six metres long A great white shark suspected of killing a 60-year-old diver in Perth’s north is being hunted. The woman was diving with a 43-year-old man one kilometre offshore from Mindarie marina just before […]
Greens want 'fair price' for solar power and access to grid for all
Greens launch clean energy policy with spending to put solar in schools, a ‘fast-track’ to renewable energy and a right to solar for renters The Greens want to regulate the electricity system to ensure a “fair price” is paid for solar-generated electricity and ensure a “legal right” to connect to the grid by forcing energy […]
The European Union’s record on clean beaches and dirty air | Letters
The coalition of rightwing politicians backing Brexit consists of climate change deniers, environmentalist cynics and no-holds-barred free-marketeers. For George Eustice to claim the UK’s environment will be top of a list of priorities if Britain decides to leave the European Union is, frankly, ridiculous (Minister attacks ‘spirit-crushing’ green directives, 31 May). The big environmental challenges […]
Coastwatch volunteers are no substitute for a professional anti-smuggling force | Letter
It is not surprising that small ports are being used to import goods and people illegally (Dispatch Norfolk, 4 June). Successive governments have cut customs staff due to their doctrinaire policies of reducing civil service staff numbers. Thirty years ago every small port had its own customs officer, and there also were coast preventive men […]