Day 1
Just 42% of household waste gets recycled in England, with big regional variations partially due to inconsistent recycling rules. On 1st April 2026 the government’s Simpler Recycling legislation came into effect that aims to standardise recycling and boost rates. Find out more.
Day 2
The Tate Gallery owns more than 79,000 artworks and about 3% are on display right now. You can explore the full collection in their online collection.
Day 3
Almost two thirds of London is (potential) greenspace, including 24% of residential gardens. They can be an oasis for wildlife as seen in Attenborough’s latest show Secret Garden, and I’m very lucky to have access to one.
Day 4
Installations of small-scale renewables like solar panels, heat pumps and battery storage have been rising notably in the UK over the past few years. In March the government announced that plug-in solar panels will be legal soon. This will make the data on rollout more patchy, but probably boost uptake.
Day 5
The data is based on volunteers choosing a patch of target flowers and counting all insects that land on them. The UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme has been around for seven years. Explore the data.
Day 6
Journalists are often victims of abuse, in the worst case they get killed. Iraq and Syria have the highest number of such deaths, while Mexico has almost continuously experienced journalist killings each year since 1995. Explore the data from Reporters without Borders
Day 7
Main colour of the top 25 free lifestyle & business Apple apps visualised by hue and saturation. Most apps appear near the outer edge, indicating almost 100% saturation. Blue dominates business, while red and pink is popular among lifestyle apps. Hover over the dots to explore. Visit the app store
Day 8
Visualisation showing >80,000 UFO "sightings" around the world recorded by the National UFO Reporting Center between 1926 and 2013. Checkout the database
Day 9
In 2024, 29% of UK adults had no investible assets or less than £1,000. As people age, they are more likely to hold cash savings or investments, but there's still a notable proportion of older people who have very little. Find out more.
Day 10
The top 20 books of 2025 by genre, according to Goodreads Readers' Favorite. Most romance novels were published in spring/summer and are similar in page and title length. Nonfiction books have the longest book titles and Fantasy books lead in terms of total pages. Check the lists on Goodreads.
Day 11
Accessing cash is getting harder. In almost all Local Authorities in England, the number of ATMs has fallen between 2021 and 2026. The total number of ATMs in the UK has been in decline sine 2015. Visit LINK for more research on the topic