Ministers pledge £4million to plant thousands of trees to tackle climate change and reduce flooding 

The Mail’s campaign to plant thousands of trees across Britain receives a huge boost today as ministers pledge £3.9million to plant more trees in towns and along rivers to reduce the risk of flooding. The funding will help Boris Johnson’s Government reach its target of planting 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of trees every year across … Read more

British Army’s Information Warfare Unit will be deployed to tackle anti-vaccine propaganda

British Army’s Information Warfare Unit will be deployed to tackle anti-vaccine propaganda ahead of jab rollout Leaked documents revealed soldiers are already monitoring cyberspace The British Army’s Information Warfare Unit will tackle anti-virus propaganda It comes amid a rise in the number of anti-lockdown protests around Britain The defence cultural specialist unit was launched in … Read more

Kim Jong Un has had two people executed and locked down Pyongyang as he tries to tackle coronavirus

Kim Jong Un has had two people executed and locked dow Pyongyang as he tries to tackle coronavirus and its economic damage, South Korea claims.  The panicked North Korean leader has also banned fishing at sea as part of frantic efforts to guard against the virus, South Korea’s spy agency the NIS told leaders today. … Read more

Britain’s new HQ to tackle terrorism: Rishi Sunak pledges millions of pounds to fight terror threat

Britain will get new HQ to tackle terrorism: Police and intelligence agents will work together in new unit as Rishi Sunak pledges tens of millions of pounds to fight terror threat Rishi Sunak to pledge tens of millions of pounds toward counter-terrorism unit First sections of new state-of-the-art building will be ready to use by … Read more

David Beckham backs fight to tackle football dementia crisis

David Beckham backs fight to tackle football dementia crisis: Former England captain says it is ‘clear there are questions to be asked’ about effects of heading ball The former England captain said questions need to be asked about effect of ball  He spoke of the toll on World Cup heroes Nobby Stiles and Sir Bobby … Read more

Enough is enough: Sportsmail launches campaign to tackle dementia

Sportsmail launches a campaign for football to finally tackle its dementia scandal. In conjunction with Alzheimer’s Society’s Sport United Against Dementia, we are calling for meaningful action to battle the disease. Sportsmail are announcing a seven-point charter for the Football Association, Professional Footballers’ Association and the game’s governing bodies to address immediately.  Sportsmail launches a campaign for … Read more

Firefighters tackle huge Bradford blaze at go-kart track once probed for ‘illegally’ storing tyres

Chaos in Bradford as hundreds of firefighters tackle huge blaze at go-kart track that had been probed for ‘illegally’ storing 50,000 tyres with schools forced to close and rail services cancelled  Huge fire started around 3am this morning in East Bowling area of Bradford  The site of the blaze is confirmed to be a former … Read more

Former medical tsar says failure to tackle Britain’s obesity crisis led to 50,000 Covid death toll 

Former medical tsar Dame Sally Davies says Britain’s obesity crisis has led to 50,000 Covid death toll  Prof Sally Davies said junk food adverts and increased portion sizes are to blame Former chief medical officer says more needs to be done to tackle obesity crisis It comes as Britain is first country in Europe to … Read more

Lidl launches new scheme to tackle hunger by allowing shoppers to donate food by scanning a flyer

Lidl have launched a new initiative that makes it easier for customers to make food bank donations alongside their usual grocery shopping. The supermarket has announced between 12 November and 9 December, shoppers  can give between 35p and £2.45 by scanning a flyer that represents essential food items, such as milk, tuna or cereal, while paying … Read more

Government food tsar says PM must do more to tackle food poverty

Henry Dimbleby, the Government’s food tsar, said ministers need to do more to tackle food poverty The Government’s own food tsar today told Boris Johnson he ‘isn’t doing enough’ to tackle food poverty amid a growing Tory revolt over the free school meals row.  Henry Dimbleby, the co-founder of the Leon restaurant chain and an … Read more