Rebecca Ann Hughes

Destinations

What are Europe's top sustainable destinations for 2024?

The sustainable category recognises places that focus on responsible tourism and environmentally friendly strategies.

07/01/2024

Moments

Feeling anxious? Try an art retreat holiday for a mental reset

Art is now a common form of therapy used everywhere from mental health hospitals to wellbeing charity programmes.

07/01/2024

Travel News

London tube strikes: Severe disruption expected for a full week

Industrial action planned in 2023 was averted after talks progressed, but negotiations appear to have stalled this time around.

05/01/2024

Green News

Which EU countries use the most - and least - renewable energy?

Under the Renewable Energy Directive, the EU has increased its 2030 renewable target from 32 per cent to 42.5 per cent.

03/01/2024

Travel News

All the train companies planning new Channel Tunnel routes

The Channel Tunnel operating company says the line has capacity for more services.

02/01/2024

Residences

Stay in a hobbit-inspired village deep in an Armenian forest

The cottages have round wooden doors painted bright colours and windows set at jaunty angles.

02/01/2024

Nature

From wasps to penguins: 5 new species discovered in 2023

A staggering 619 new species of wasp alone were described in 2023.

30/12/2023

Travel News

Travel warning: Storm Gerrit disrupts trains and flights in UK

Yellow weather warnings have been issued for several parts of the UK on Wednesday with wintry conditions forecast.

28/12/2023

Green News

‘Localised tornado’ damages houses as Storm Gerrit sweeps across UK

The Scottish Green party has said climate change could be to blame for the storm.

28/12/2023

Travel News

New high-speed train line to link major cities in Poland

The ambitious scheme will also see the construction of a ‘mega-airport’.

28/12/2023

Green News

These were the world’s costliest climate disasters in 2023

The report calls for world leaders of developed countries to channel more funding into climate finance.

27/12/2023

Destinations

Europe's strangest tourist rules in 2023

Tourists faced fines for playing music too loudly and taking selfies.

26/12/2023

Nature

Cat therapy: How this amputee feline helps her owner and others

There’s abundant research on other therapy animals like dogs but there’s often a ‘shock factor’ involved with therapy cats because many don’t know they exist.

24/12/2023

Green News

Inside Brussels’ plan to become a 10-minute city

The Belgian capital has released a roadmap of how it plans to become a ‘city in 10 minutes’.

22/12/2023

Eco-Innovation

Sun, wind and desert salts: Inside Chile's renewable energy laboratory

The solar thermal tower Cerro Dominador has become a symbol of Chile’s energy revolution against climate change.

21/12/2023

Green News

Vegan or ‘demitarian’? This new diet could be better for the planet

Going ‘demitarian’ is even lower emissions than veganism - and easier to stick to

21/12/2023

Green News

Positive news as US fines polluters and protects old-growth forests

Old-growth forests store large amounts of carbon that can be released during wildfires adding to climate change.

20/12/2023

Moments

What’s it really like to start a new life in rural Italy?

Rural Italy is full of abandoned properties in need of renovation.

01/12/2023

Moments

Flight-free: How to make the most of long-distance train travel

Being bought lunch by a stranger is just one highlight from memorable overland journeys.

30/11/2023

Green News

Iceberg twice the size of London is moving away from Antarctic waters

The iceberg split from the Antarctic's Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986.

29/11/2023