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8 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint During Lockdown Being stuck at home can actually be the perfect time to learn how to live more sustainably. Why Global Citizens Should Care The United Nations’ Global Goal 13 calls for climate action, something that is vital for protecting the planet for future generations. Tackling the climate crisis will require bold action and climate activism on a global scale, but there are lots of things we can all do to lower our carbon footprints and in turn...

Unilever beauty business reshuffle​ Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever, told attendees at this year’s online Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) 2021 conference that the company would make some “strategic choices”​ in the months and years ahead, and had already formed a “dedicated management team”​ to start the process of separating out certain, smaller beauty and personal care brands. Alongside these divestments, the company would also seek potential acquisitions in the presti...

Nick Knowles DO you fancy getting your home transformed by Nick Knowles and his team as part of new Channel 5 series? The presenter, who is known for DIY SOS, and his team of designers will help transform unloved and cluttered rooms into something special that can be enjoyed once again. The show is looking for people from the Salisbury area to take part. The series is produced by Viacom International Studios, with head of factual and features Oliver Wright executive producing. Knowles...

The original You Are What You Eat was fronted by Gillian McKeith ViacomCBS-owned UK terrestrial Channel 5 is rebooting healthy-eating format You Are What You Eat, which originally aired on rival network Channel 4. Red Arrow Studios-backed UK prodco CPL Productions is working on a 6×60’ reboot of the show, fronted by talkshow host Trisha Goddard. In the format, a team of experts as motivate two unhealthy eaters to change their lifestyles and become the healthiest versions of themselves. In th...

Nick will utilise his home improvement knowledge in Nick Knowles: Your Life on Your Lawn (working title). The 6 x 60-minute format will see the presenter empty a cluttered home of its belongings, before guiding each family through a “cathartic and emotional” decluttering process. The house will then be made over, giving the families more space for features such as home offices or cinema rooms. The series is produced by Viacom International Studios, with head of factual and features ...

Judges in the court case The Queen (OAO Sacha Lord and others) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care​ have ruled the substantial meal restriction imposed on wet-led pubs during Englands tiered Covid alert system was arguably discriminatory towards certain sections of society. Under measures introduced between 14 October and 5 November – when England entered its second national lockdown – last orders were called in pubs and bars in the highest tier except where serving ‘substa...

Consumers worldwide are increasingly focused on the space they call home during the COVID-19 crisis, as professional and personal lines blur with work-from-home models. And this has created an important shift in how consumers integrate beauty into their daily lives, says an expert consultant.

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has accelerated consumer focus on sustainability and planetary change, with a first wave of dominant interest set to splash over the next 18 months and drive sentiments mainstream by 2022, says an expert consultant.

BBC News By Oliver Wright image copyrightGetty Images/BBC Its exactly 12 months since medics were summoned to what became the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in the UK. A year on, the BBC has spoken to the people who found themselves at the centre of the drama. It was a Wednesday afternoon when a 23-year-old Chinese national called the NHS 111 phone line from his hotel room in York city centre. The University of York student, known in medical journals only as "B", was suffering with a fever, a...

BBC News By Katherine Latham image captionKimberley Bird says that we should all aim to make small changes Kimberley Bird says the coronavirus pandemic has turned her into a more ethical, more environmentally-conscious consumer. And she is far from alone. "This year has really kicked my awareness into overdrive," says the 32-year-old, from Yeovil, in the South West of England. "I look at products Im using, and find more environmentally-friendly alternatives," she says. "And I reuse whatever I c...