- Charitable giving by country: who is the most generous? Full data

The world giving index is out. Are the Chinese more generous than the Irish? In which country do people give most to charity? Where are you most likely to be helped by a stranger or volunteer your time? Find out here? Get the dataThe United Kingdom is the eighth most charitable nation in the world w ...

- Bike recycling schemes

Old bicycles cluttering up your garage? Why not donate them to one of these recycling charities?mapsFrederika Whitehead ...

- Cycling to recycling: the ethical way to dispose of your bike | Frederika Whitehead

It's time for an upgrade. But that's no reason why your current machine, however ancient, should become landfillSo you've reached that stage of your cycling career ? you've had your perhaps very elderly bike for long enough that it's time for an upgrade. But what to do with the original?A Dutch frie ...

- Mencap photography winners announced

Snap! is Mencap's annual photography competition. All of the photographs are taken by or feature people with learning disabilities. The resulting exhibition will tour the UK. ...

- The 'big society' must be more than a professional feelgood exercise | Ryan Shorthouse

Give the poor and deprived a chance to lead community projectsProject Cameron needs to be more than just a rerun of one-nation Toryism: simply trusting the free market to increase revenues for the Treasury, funding welfarism for those left behind. Such paternalism is reassuring for the socially cons ...