Pet theft could become a crime in its own right under plans to change the law 

Two years in jail for dognapping: Pet theft could become a crime in its own right under plans to change the law Dog theft is not defined as a specific crime with pets still classed as ‘property’ The Kennel Club say less than five per cent of cases result in criminal conviction Amendment to the … Read more

Prince Philip dies: Royals change social media avatars in wake of Duke of Edinburgh’s death

Mourning members of the Royal Family swapped their smiling social media profile photos to their official coats of arms today in a mark of respect to Prince Philip. The Duke of Edinburgh passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning, aged 99.  The Royal Family issued a statement reading: ‘It is with deep sorrow that … Read more

Royals change social media avatars to official coat of arms in wake of Prince Philip’s death

Royal Family swap their smiling social media profile photos for their official crests and coats of arms in a mark of respect to Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle today aged 99  Kensington Palace and Clarence House changed its social media avatars  By Hayley Richardson For Mailonline Published: 13:09 BST, … Read more

Britney Spears displays her toned figure in a sheer leopard print catsuit during outfit change video

She recently denied claims that she has no control over her Instagram activity after a post was made about the controversial Framing Britney Spears documentary. And Britney Spears put the drama behind her as she shared a fun video where she wowed in a sheer leopard print catsuit. In the Instagram video to Pharrell Williams’ Happy, the … Read more

Farmers slam Blue Peter for encouraging children to stop eating meat for climate change challenge

Farmers and parents have slammed Blue Peter for encouraging children to stop eating meat after the TV show urged viewers to go vegetarian for a climate change challenge.  The children’s series is offering green badges – similar to the famous blue ones – to youngsters who are environmentally friendly as part of a two-week pledge. Sports … Read more

Experts fear polar bears lack skills to find new food as they adapt to climate change 

Foraging peril of polar bears as experts fear they could lack skills to find new food as they adapt to climate change Researchers studied polar bears in Canadian Arctic tracking them over 11 days Bears usually hunt seals from floating ice but climate change means ice melted Bears have resorted to eating birds eggs on … Read more

Homeowners will have to turn down radiators by 10C if Britain is to hit climate change targets

Homeowners will have to put up with central heating that is cooler by 10 degrees C if Britain is to hit climate change targets Government has set a target of 600,000 heat pumps installed each year by 2028 Pumps are more efficient than using fossil fuel technologies such as gas boilers However, they operate 10 … Read more

Prince William warns humans must avoid climate change disaster

Charles called on world leaders to give their support to the ‘Terra Carta’ – a new initiative providing the basis of a sustainable recovery plan for Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation.  The Terra Carta (Earth Charter), ‘provides a roadmap to 2030 for businesses to move towards an ambitious and … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: This Easter will see a rebirth that’ll change Britain for ever – and for better 

Easter was about hot cross buns for me and my teenage friends.  We collected them from the baker at the crack of dawn on Good Friday and delivered them to the homes of customers to raise funds for our youth club. It was good fun — handing over paper bags we had stuffed with soft … Read more

Climate change slashed global food productivity by more than 20% in the past 60 years, study reveals

Climate change has slashed global food productivity by more than 20% in the past 60 years, study reveals Farmers are growing a fifth less food than if weather were the same as in 1961 In warmer areas like Latin America and Africa, the drop is as high as 34 percent The US only saw slows … Read more