Depression and anxiety spiked after lockdown announcement, mental health study shows
A SPIKE in the number of people reporting significant levels of depression and anxiety was seen immediately following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a...
Charities across the country get a £750m support package to continue their work amid...
CHARITIES across the UK will receive a £750 million package of support to ensure they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus outbreak,...
Open GB Electricity Market celebrates its 30th birthday
THE GB Electricity Market celebrated its 30th birthday earlier this month, so ICON has pulled together some information to mark the occasion.
Following the restructuring...
Thousands of households paid to use energy amidst COVID-19 lockdown
A COMBINATION of a surge in renewables production and low demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown led to thousands of households getting paid...
Looking after your well-being this Easter
For all of us, Easter will be different from what we are used to this year as we approach our third weekend in lockdown.
Some...
Setting electric vehicle charging fit for future; BEAMA’S Jeremy Yapp shares their document that...
BRITAIN is on the cusp of a rapid expansion of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure that will support a switch from traditional petrol and...
Scottish island avoids 2,450 tonnes of CO2 emissions with a smarter energy approach
SCOTTISH and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has avoided a carbon emissions equivalent to powering 500,000 homes for a week by making use of low...
MPs ask for heating scheme to be extended during COVID-19 lockdown
A GROUP of Liberal Democrat, Labour, SNP and Green MPs have written to Business and Energy Secretary Alok Sharma urging for a home heating...
Extra financial support awarded for Scottish farmers
PAYMENTS worth £19.1 million have been made to almost 6,000 farmers and crofters in Scotland’s most remote and rural areas from the Less Favoured...
‘Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill’ introduced into House of Commons
A BILL that would embed sustainability into UK policy-making in terms of fighting climate change, poverty and health inequalities has been introduced to the...
