Europe United Kingdom Introduced by 70 companies, short week seems to be a great success, as shown by researchers from Cambridge University, Boston College and Oxford University in measuring the impact on productivity and well-being in a study to be published in February
Europe United Kingdom Large onshore windfarms, for long virtually impossibile to build, are now treated as other forms of infrastructure; should onshore wind projects be identified as nationally significant, local councils or communities would no longer be consulted
Europe United Kingdom The Supreme Court ruled that trans women do not fall within the legal definition of women under UK's equality legislation; the landmark judgment says the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex, a blow to campaigners for transgender rights
Europe United Kingdom The last four goats living on a small peninsula on the Bristol Channel have been culled by the National Trust in a 'difficult decision'; the animals, regularly scaling the cliffs in Brean Down, were put down due to poor health including tuberculosis
Europe United Kingdom Londoners were asked for their opinion on the potential pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, the Mayor's latest attempt to transform the street in a driver to increase visitor numbers, create jobs and stimulate London's growth