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Green News

Half of millennials would take a pay cut to save the planet

New research shows young people would be willing to reduce their yearly earnings by more than Generation X.

10/12/2019

Living

My eco job | How I made plastic bottles the sustainable option

Co-founder of Garçon Wines Santiago Navarro explains why launching a plastic product isn't always a bad idea.

21/11/2019

Green News

Sales, media and marketing companies are worst for eco offices

The survey measured recycling, energy wastage and single-use plastics.

18/11/2019

Green News

My eco job: saving ugly fruit and veg from landfill

Two city workers decided to give up their high flying careers and do their bit to tackle food waste locally.

24/10/2019

Living

My eco job: Running a vegan cafe

Sophie and Cait started out making cupcakes for a small market stall, now their cafe is more of a community centre

18/09/2019

Montenegro

Watch: Montenegro's last lighthouse keeper 'still needed'

"As long it’s needed, it should exist,” explains Stanko Stojanovic

16/08/2019

USA

Victoria's Secret will close more than 50 stores due to declining sales

The lingerie retailer is losing out as customers switch to other brands.

01/03/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: May under pressure and Trump meets Kim

Watch Wednesday night's full episode of Raw Politics.

27/02/2019

World

Positive EU unemployment figures might not be telling the whole story

Last year saw the lowest unemployment rates this century. However, the figures may not be as promising as they look on paper.

27/02/2019

World News

General Motors to close plants and cut jobs to cope with ailing market

American carmaker will streamline its operations amid rising costs and slumping sales, focussing on larger vehicles and future technologies.

27/11/2018

World News

Modern technologies: Will they one day take our jobs?

A 2017 study by the McKinsey Global Institute predicts that by 2030 as many as 800 million jobs will be lost to automation. But who will be the most affected and how can we prepare?

13/11/2018

World News

Higher unemployment rates in EU cities for people born outside bloc

Croatia and the Czech Republic are the only EU countries where unemployment rates of people born outside of the bloc were not higher than those born within it, according to Eurostat data.

09/10/2018

Denmark

Copenhagen: New island settlement to house 35,000 people

The Danish prime minister has announced proposals for a new island to be built by the harbour to also protect the city from rising sea levels

09/10/2018

Norway

Norwegian minister quits post to support wife’s career

Explaining his decision on Facebook on Thursday, Solvik-Olsen said he had been “very lucky to have had the world's coolest job… Now it's her turn to be able to follow her dream.”

31/08/2018

Germany

German army angers gamers with ‘tone-deaf’ ads

The Bundeswehr has sparked a backlash after unveiling posters comparing gaming to real-life conflict for a recruitment campaign.

24/08/2018

World News

Brussels and Westminster brace for "no-deal" contingency plan publication

The UK Government publishes it's "no-deal" contigency plans today, looking at 70 areas of public life - despite warnings from the IMF that EU growth will decline if "no-deal" is reached.

23/08/2018

The Cube

Refugee rocket scientist takes job hunt to London's streets

A double-space engineering graduate and refugee known only as Mohammed is taking a unique approach to searching for a job after university

16/08/2018

Italy

Maker of Nutella, Ferrero Rocher in search of tasters

The popular Italian confectionary company says no prior experience is necessary for the role.

27/07/2018

Business

Trumps imported car tariffs are under fire

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering tariffs of up to 25% on imported cars and parts. A report by the Peterson Institute for International Economics estimates tariffs would kill around 200,000 U.S. jobs over a one-to-three-year period

20/07/2018

Europe News

Training migrants for European jobs

That's the aim of a new pilot project by the International Organisation of Migration called Skills2work. Its hoped it'll bridge the gap between the working population and aging community within the EU

03/07/2018