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University students push for gender-neutral washrooms
8th of November 2011
Canadian students are campaigning for unisex toilets to prevent transgendered people from having to make a choice between the Gents' and the Ladies'.
Some Canadian universities - including the University of Western Ontario and the University of Victoria - have already installed gender-neutral washrooms and others are following suit.
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Green Apple Award for Bio-Productions at Gatwick
7th of November 2011
Biological cleaning products specialist Bio-Productions has won a Green Apple Environment Award in partnership with cleaning service provider OCS. The two companies have worked together to reduce the environmental impact of cleaning at Gatwick Airport in the UK.
The introduction of Bio-Productions biological cleaning products at the airport has
EU citizens satisfied with life, but reveal low confidence in national economies
4th of November 2011
A survey published by the European Commission on the EU's social climate suggests that although EU citizens remain negative when evaluating the general situation of their country, they feel the economy is recovering and are largely satisfied and positive regarding their personal situation.
László Andor, EU commissioner for
G4S abandons proposed acquisition of ISS
1st of November 2011
Global security group G4S has this morning announced that it will not now purchase Denmark-based building services giant ISS, as announced last month. The deal was set to be worth almost six billion euros.
In an official statement Ole Andersen, chairman of the board of ISS said: "In July our owner - FS Invest - was approached by G4S proposing to
Prisoners get drunk on hand sanitiser
1st of November 2011Prisoners at a New Zealand facility were very grateful when hand sanitisers were given out to them by wardens to help prevent the spread of disease.
Particularly happy were three enterprising inmates who turned it into a home brew and became so intoxicated that one of them assaulted a prison officer.
Hand sanitiser has routinely been given out
Now wash your hands - and your mobile phone
28th of October 2011
This is the sort of story that may leave you feeling slightly ill after your breakfast - a study which suggests one in six mobile phones is contaminated with faecal matter.
Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Queen Mary, University of London took nearly 400 samples from mobile phones and hands in 12 British
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