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Children’s Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in England Has Dropped by 80%
A new study published June 11 by the scientific journal Addiction finds that in England, children’s exposure to second-hand smoke has plummeted by nearly...
England’s Crime Rate Has Fallen So Low They Need 15K Fewer Police
A record 14% fall in the last 12 months has taken crime levels in England and Wales to their lowest level for 33 years,...
More People Living Longer in England, Wales
The number of people over the age of 90 has tripled since 1981 in England and Wales. The population living more than 100 years...
England’s Forests to be Saved, Not Sold
Having dropped a policy allowing state-owned English woodland to be sold to the private sector, the government is now committing instead to preserving it...
Photo of Broom Army Inspires the Web After England Riots
Following the riots in London, crowds of people turned out Wednesday to help clean up the glass and ashes left on the streets of...
Otters Back from the Brink of Extinction in England
Otters almost disappeared from England in the 1970s after the prevalence of pesticides in their environment brought their numbers to near extinction levels. Now,...
Crime Falls to Lowest Since 1981 in England, Wales
The level of crime in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest since records began in 1981, figures showed on Thursday. The annual...
Teen Pregnancies Plummet in Canada, US, England and Wales
The rate of teen pregnancies in Canada dropped 36.9 percent between 1996 and 2006, according to research released today by the Sex Information and...
New England Poised to be Key Wind Energy Player
New England is primed to ride a tailwind of advancements in wind turbines for both small and large systems, with the help of...
I’m Back from England and Rome!
I am back from two wonderful weeks touring Rome and England. Thanks to my summer intern, Cristina Frick, we were able to pre-publish...
Free Swimming for all in England By 2012
The government has announced plans to offer free use of England's swimming pools to get more people active. Beginning this year the opportunity will...
More Cash to Beat School Bullies in England
"An extra £3 million is being put into anti-bullying schemes in England where older pupils are trained to step in to resolve conflicts and...
90-Year-Old Rock Band Takes England By Storm (Video)
Meet The Zimmers, the oldest rock group in the world. Lead singer Alf is 90 and anchors this amazing cover of The Who's My...
Rare Pink Pigeon Hand-Raised at UK Zoo for First time – a Milestone After Species Dropped to Just 10 Birds in the Wild
A rare pink pigeon has been hand-reared at a UK zoo for the first time, using an innovative method for feeling baby birds.
Found in...
Baby Emu Orphan is Adopted by a Chicken–An Unexpected Mother Hen Turned Teacher
An abandoned emu is thriving in a British aviary after being raised by an unlikely foster mom one-tenth her size.
The emu, named Shrub, was...
Good News in History, November 11
203 years ago today, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow. Numerous literary critics consider him the greatest novelist in all world history. Most...
AI Detected Her Early Breast Cancer After Annual Test Came Back as Normal: ‘I feel so lucky’
Artificial intelligence successfully detected a woman's breast cancer, after a routine scan evaluated by humans came back as 'normal'.
Sheila Tooth was given the all-clear...
Good News in History, November 6
807 years ago today, the Charter of the Forest was signed in England by King Henry III. This law document is sometimes described as...
Experts Demonstrate How Solar Farms Can Become Hubs for ‘Biodiversity Enhancement’ at Every Level
In the same way that artificial coral reefs can jumpstart marine ecosystems, solar farms, if they're constructed properly, can create more biodiversity than agricultural...
She Was Going to Take Her Own Life, Then Married the Train Driver Who Spotted Her on Tracks
Charlotte stood on the train tracks ready for a train to come sweeping down the rails and end it all.
However the driver of that...