Scientists who have replaced plastic packaging with seaweed among those to be given prize by Prince of Wales Scientists who have replaced plastic packaging with seaweed are among those who have been given a £1m prize by the Prince of Wales’s Earthshot fund. The prize is aimed at rewarding innovative solutions to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergencies, and is named after former US president John F Kennedy’s Moonshot challenge in the 1960s, which united

Over 10% of early years providers say they will close if energy bill relief scheme not extended, survey reveals Seven in 10 nurseries and preschools in England will have no option but to increase their fees without additional financial support from the government towards rising energy costs, according to a survey. The sector is warning the energy crisis could be “a nail in the coffin” for many settings, with more than one in 10 saying

As she steps down, outgoing TUC general secretary says female workers’ jobs are undervalued This winter’s wave of strike action will be powered by “a generation of women who are saying enough is enough” because the critical jobs they do are undervalued, the outgoing TUC general secretary, Frances O’Grady, has said. As she steps down after a decade as the TUC’s first female figurehead, O’Grady said on Friday that thousands of women who worked on

Lawyers for group including Prince Harry, Doreen Lawrence and Elton John filed claims two months ago The Daily Mail has sought to delay the publication of potentially damaging court allegations about its journalism made by Prince Harry, Doreen Lawrence, Elton John and others. Lawyers acting for the group of high-profile individuals claim they have “compelling and highly distressing evidence” they have been the “victims of abhorrent criminal activity and gross breaches of privacy” by Associated

Thousands of prisoners still serving indefinite sentences in England and Wales, even for low-level crime Dominic Raab is being urged to show mercy to prisoners in England and Wales who remain jailed under a sentencing scheme abolished 10 years ago. The imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentence was a form of indeterminate sentence in which offenders were given a minimum jail tariff but no maximum for a range of crimes. Nearly 3,000 legacy prisoners remain

Hancock’s potential to raise funds for party coffers creates dilemma after whip was withdrawn due to I’m a Celebrity appearance Conservative associations are clamouring for dinner and fundraising appearances from Matt Hancock, according to MPs, despite Hancock no longer holding the Tory whip because of his appearance on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! Multiple Conservative MPs said they had inquiries from their associations to book Hancock for the “rubber chicken circuit”