The growing scourge of plastic pollution
The growing scourge of plastic pollution

Nations could agree in December on a world-first treaty to reduce the amount of plastic leaking into the environment which, if nothing is done, is forecast to triple by 2060, reports BSS. How did we get here? And what are the impacts on the environment and the climate? Plastic boom Global...

UK inflation hits three-year low, fuelling rate-cut hopes
UK inflation hits three-year low, fuelling rate-cut hopes

Britains annual inflation rate fell to a three-year low in September, official data showed on Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the Bank of England will resume cutting interest rates next month, reports BSS. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reached 1.7 percent last month, well below the BoEs...