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Police co-operation with campaigners shows promise for tackling sexual harassment on public transport 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
With womens’ campaign groups ‘involved at every step’, Project Guardian – an initiative to tackle sexual assault and unwanted sexual behaviour on public transport in London – could mark a turning poin...
‘We’re insisting on taking our places at the table’ 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
From environmental activists to Saudi Arabia’s first female film director, women are speaking out in increasingly diverse ways. Lucy Purdy meets those making their voices heard
World’s largest offshore windfarm opens in UK 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Clean energy generation in the UK has been given a boost with the opening of the world’s largest offshore windfarm
From ‘me’ to ‘we’: the power of connection 24 Aug 2013 | 02:05 pm
Replacing the ‘I win, you lose’ mentality with an understanding of the benefits of collaboration, is the key to solving both our personal and social problems, says Lynne McTaggart
Family-focused scheme offers new route to prisoner rehabilitation 23 Aug 2013 | 03:12 pm
In 2013 more than 200,000 children had a parent in prison in England & Wales. Caspar Walsh, author of prison memoir Criminal, speaks to those at the heart of a new scheme to empower prisoners to becom...
Latest asthma figures are a breath of fresh air for hospitals 22 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Asthma-related hospital admissions have dropped by almost 5% since the introduction of the smoking ban, say researchers.
First-time buyer boost prompts cautious housing market hope 21 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
The number of first-time buyers in the UK is the highest since the 2007 housing market crash
Indonesian forests to be returned to indigenous peoples 20 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Indigenous Indonesians could soon win greater control over their traditional lands, following a court ruling revoking governmental administration of forests customarily used by aboriginal groups
Positive Products: Comfy, tasty and kindly 19 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Rin Hamburgh’s regular pick of the best ethical products
Wild meadows to be safeguarded in every county 16 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
New wildlife-rich meadows will be created around the UK to mark the 60th anniversary of the Coronation
