United Kingdom
Cambridge University to accept transgender students at women-only college
Applicants for Murray Edwards College will simply have to identify as a woman at the time they submit their application.
Brenda Hale sworn in as first female president of U.K.’s supreme court
The first woman appointed to be a law lord, in 2004, Hale had to wait until this week for a second woman to join her on the U.K.’s highest court.
Solar panels surpass coal-fired electricity for six months in the U.K.
Research by the Carbon Brief website found that solar generated nearly 7,000 gigawatt hours of electricity between April and September, about 10 per cent more than the 6,300GwH produced by coal during the same period.
Renewable energy sets new record by producing nearly a third of U.K. electricity
Nearly a third of all U.K. electricity came from renewable sources in the second three months of this year, setting a new record for clean energy generation, the Government has revealed.
London’s first plastic-free store now open
The products are brandless, instead of hiding behind the familiar brand names and packaging we all know and recognise in the supermarkets.
Jaguar Land Rover will only make electric or hybrid vehicles starting in 2020
British luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover is the latest company pledging to stop production of internal combustion cars.
U.K. pledges £100m to global efforts to eradicate polio
Money will fund vaccination of 45 million children annually until 2020, when the world could finally be declared polio-free
More than 30,000 Muslims gather to condemn Isis at largest Islamic convention in U.K.
The Jalsa Salana event, held on a 200-acre farm in Hampshire, saw tens of thousands of Ahmadi Muslims come together to condemn “misinterpretations of Islam” and denounce extremism and terrorism.
U.K. to ban new diesel and petrol vehicles from 2040
The government is set to announce the ban of new diesel and petrol cars and vans from 2040 onwards as part of the Clean Air Strategy.