Brexit divergence from EU destroying UK’s vital environmental protections
Exclusive: Britain is falling behind the bloc on almost every area of green regulation, analysis reveals Northern Ireland ‘dirty corner of Europe due to lack...
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Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’
Bone strength is set in childhood so better park access could prevent fractures in older people, study finds Children with more green space near their...
Mar Galcerán makes history as Spain’s first parliamentarian with Down’s syndrome
After being elected to Valencia’s regional assembly, Galcerán says she wants to be seen as a person, not for her disability For decades she battled...
Alex Batty expected back in UK six years after vanishing on holiday in Spain
Teenager whose disappearance, aged 11, sparked an international police hunt is due to fly home after being found in France More than 2,200 days after...
Young Europeans more likely to quit driving and have fewer children to save planet
Exclusive: Poll shows young people willing to make big lifestyle changes but baulk at smaller gestures They are willing to have smaller families, stop using...
Scandal grows over children’s spinal surgery in Ireland
After focus on work of one Dublin surgeon, expert report sparks wider review of paediatric orthopaedics Paediatricians and health executives in Dublin were aware that...
TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts
Irish data regulator says platform put 13- to 17-year-old users’ accounts on default public setting, among other breaches TikTok has been fined €345m (£296m) for...
France planning to ban disposable vapes in effort to combat smoking
Ban follows similar measures in Germany, Australia and New Zealand amid concern over health effects of sweet flavoured e-cigarettes Disposable vapes will be banned in...
‘Avoid getting drunk’: row erupts over rape comments by Italy PM’s partner
Giorgia Meloni called on to condemn partner who appeared to suggest women could avoid rape by not getting too drunk A row has erupted in...
Overweight adults with high blood pressure a third more likely to die early, study finds
Up to 31% of global population estimated to have metabolic syndrome due to three or more unhealthy traits Millions of middle-aged adults who are overweight...
