Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 12 October 2025

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

This web-site is designed to raise awareness of the importance of good air renewal in enclosed spaces.

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate Britain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate. Heatwaves will occur in at least four of every five years in England by 2050, and time spent in drought will double. The number of days of peak wildfire conditions in July will nearly treble for the UK, while floods will increase in frequency throughout the year, with some peak river flows increasing by 40%. Continue reading...

As the colder months approach, we can expect to see increases in common airborne viruses. Illness is the biggest single reason for school absence; while some absences due to illness are unavoidable, m...

Watch as the former education secretary gives evidence at the inquiry, which is focusing on the impact of the pandemic on children and young people.

Watch as the former education secretary gives evidence at the inquiry, which is focusing on the impact of the pandemic on children and young people.

One of the longest sets of dinosaur footprints in the world has been discovered in a limestone quary near Bicester, in Oxfordshire, England.

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

Carel: Research shows that test scores and attendance improve when schools install air filters and upgrade ventilation.

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study