James Whitehead

1 month ago | internationaltreefoundation.org | James Whitehead

Ancient trees are more than landscape features. They offer shelter to hundreds of species, enrich soil, sequester carbon, cool our cities and offer quiet beauty that generations have appreciated. Even dead standing trees hugely increase the ecological diversity of a woodland. What happened at Toby Carvery shouldn’t just be a moment of outrage. It should be a wake-up call. We need action – careful planting, long-term protection and a shift in policy that reflects the urgency of the crisis.

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | James Whitehead

MANCHESTER, England (CN) — A hard-hitting drama about a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a classmate has kindled soul-searching in the United Kingdom about how to address what many see as a crisis of masculinity and online radicalization.

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | James Whitehead

MANCHESTER, England (CN) — British house prices hit a record high in April as the government pledges to build 1.5 million homes and take other steps to tackle the country’s deepening housing crisis. The average asking price for newly listed properties rose to $497,770 this month, a monthly increase of $7,000, according to property website Rightmove. An average house price in the U.S. was $398,400 in February, the National Association of Realtors said.

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | James Whitehead

MANCHESTER, England (CN) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will only agree to a trade deal with the U.S. if it is “in the national interest,” as British exporters, from global automakers to small businesses, scramble to adapt to the changeable tariff regime introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking from a Jaguar Land Rover factory outside Birmingham earlier this week, Starmer acknowledged the “huge challenge for our future” posed by the blanket 10% tariffs on British imports.

2 months ago | courthousenews.com | James Whitehead

The U.K.'s change in parole rules, requiring two-thirds of a sentence to be served before release, does not constitute a "heavier penalty," clearing the way for the extradition of a terrorism suspect. (CN) — The European Union’s top court has ruled that stricter parole conditions introduced by the United Kingdom do not, in principle, amount to “a heavier penalty,” clearing the way for Ireland to extradite a terrorism suspect.