Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith, a physician and author, believes there are seven types of rest: physical, mental, emotional, social, sensory, creative and spiritual. Most people tend to focus only on ...

It’s kitsch, sure, but the message behind it isn’t. A model village in Hampshire has become a renewables paradise in a bid to put support for solar squarely on the UK government’s agenda Some might ...

For DJ Brandon Block, even when his reckless hedonism led to hospitalisation, he continued to use drugs. What was his turning point? Brandon Block – superstar 90s DJ and fabled hedonist – wasn’t about ...

Ever-changing and a limitless conversation starter, weather can be embraced as a positive presence in all of our lives, believes Matt Gaw Dark rain clouds. Gusty wind. The heavens primed to open. For ...

More than 30 years since the launch of Fairtrade in the UK, international smallholders continue to face livelihood-threatening challenges. Here’s why its proponents argue the certification will endure ...

A home rescues trafficked child slaves and rehabilitates them. Founded by a former child slave, his story is as inspiring as it is shocking Eight-year-old Charity never chose to be a home help. Who ...

Uganda halted its Ebola outbreak, elk were mooted for a return to the UK, and working-class writers got a new platform, plus more good news Uganda declared an end to its Ebola outbreak Health ...

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The organisation transforming derelict homes – and how to support it In Leeds, a family becomes homeless every seven hours, while over 4,000 properties lie derelict. This organisation is finding a ...

An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural India Imagine this. You’re living in a remote rural hamlet in the ...

Ordinary people who took extraordinary actions to protect the planet from mining giants, plastic companies and energy firms are among the winners of this year’s Goldman environmental prize, dubbed the ...

From a pioneering degree course to a world-first tiny home, here are five innovative inceptions captured in our latest issue 1. The UK’s first undergraduate degree in climate justice, sustainability ...