Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
Cool roofs could save hundreds of lives during hot weather, scientists have found, providing more evidence that painting roofs a paler colour helps to reduce the urban heat […]
The Caspian Sea is retreating — a phenomenon that scientists say is a climate change red flag, affecting biodiversity with threats to beloved birds such as […]
Amsterdam has become the first capital city in the world to ban public advertising for both meat products and fossil fuels, as part of an ambitious […]
Spain could see outdoor terraces of bars, cafés and restaurants close temporarily during extreme heat under new labour rules aimed at protecting hospitality workers. The measures […]
Nobody’s body is beach-ready for a new list of UK coastal resorts where bathing should be avoided. Compiled thanks to research commissioned by Locals Insider, the […]
Europe’s aviation sector is facing growing uncertainty after the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that the region could have as little as six weeks of jet fuel […]
The current Middle East crisis means oil firms will make an extra €24 billion in profits from European drivers alone, according to a new analysis from […]
Amid COVID-style appeals from the International Energy Agency that people need to work from home, drive more slowly, and fly less to conserve fuel during the […]
A German airport owner has been hit with a multimillion-euro lawsuit alleging illegal deforestation in Brazil. The lawsuit against Fraport AG was filed on 18 March […]
A rare natural phenomenon is once again drawing attention in the southwestern United States, as the waterfalls at Gunlock State Park begin to flow. Located about […]
A new report shows how 19 global cities managed to achieve remarkable reductions in air pollution between 2010 and 2024. The best scorers include Beijing, Rotterdam, […]
While rising sea levels are a hot topic within climate change projections, new research shows that sea levels have been heavily underestimated in the past. In […]
A new study by clean transport NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) shows that pollution from ferries equals that of 6.6 million cars in Europe’s major port cities, […]