United Kingdom

Voters in Edgbaston, Harborne, Quinton and Bartley Green are being offered the chance to ask the politicians vying to be their MP at the next election what they would do to tackle climate change and other environmental problems.

I feel terrible today, all thanks to the Today programme. For non-UK readers, it’s the flagship drivetime radio news show – the one that politicians and chattering classes listen to as they scan the newspapers and munch on their cornflakes. I was on this morning, talking about aid and corruption.

Countdown for Andy Martin, who is running the Silverstone Half Marathon this weekend for Malaria No More UK! Andy is a long-term supporter of the charity and soon to be setting the pace to raise funds to purchase 100 life saving bednets for families in Ghana. He is drawing close to reaching his target and the team at Malaria No More UK are encouraging last minute donations to spur Andy on his way.

Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboah launch countdown for companies to contribute two million mosquito nets by the World Cup Final

Daily power cuts in Gaza resulting from the Israeli blockade mean that Palestinians must now use cheap generators in their attempt to carry on with daily life. Karl Schembri discovers that power cuts are causing much deeper disruptions, putting lives at risk.

If you're interested in finding out how to effectively pester your MP into doing positive things for the world, then there are some places left on our free campaigns training.

Do young people care about climate change or even know what it is?
Some people are concerned that they don’t but that wasn’t what I experienced at the Big Bang Fair in Manchester today. Thousands of school children from all over the country attended the first day of the event and many took part in the Science [...]

What impact do financial crises in rich countries have on their aid budgets? You would probably expect them to lead to a big bank bailout, producing a debt burden and a fiscal hangover, triggering bouts of cabinet infighting over public spending with aid coming off worst (after all, aid beneficiaries aren’t voters, at least in the donor country).

Tess Williams reports for Oxfam on aid distribution in one of the camps set up to shelter vicitms of the Haiti earthquake. In the makeshift shanty town of Carrefour, a simple domestic item like a plastic sheet or a bucket can make a huge difference to people’s lives.

Find out more about Oxfam’s Haiti Earthquake response

This week the sun came out for oh, all of 2 minutes, and put me in a right good mood. Why? Well it must be nearly festival time, surely!? Okay so it might have gone back in but what with all the festival line up announcements made this week I can't help b