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OTLEY, ENGLAND - JUNE 17: In this aerial view, low water levels reveal the reservoir bed at Lindley Wood Reservoir in Yorkshire after the driest spring in 132 years on June 17, 2025 in Otley, England. Yorkshire has become the second region to declare drought status by the Environment Agency (EA) after low rainfall this year and reservoirs at 64.6% capacity, below the expected 80-85% at this time of year. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

England faces 5,000,000,000-litre water shortage every day by 2055

UK June 17, 2025 By Jen Mills

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Lost world discovered beneath ice in Antarctica after 34,000,000 years

World June 13, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

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Chemical spill at explosives plant sends massive orange plume into air in Ohio

US June 11, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

An Asian Needle Ant (Brachyponera chinensis) worker moves a pupa from a disturbed nest.

Killer Asian needle ants are invading the US

US June 11, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

(FILES) This handout photograph released by EDF Energy on December 15, 2023, shows engineering teams using the world's largest crane Big Carl to lift a 245-tonne steel dome onto Hinkley Point C's first reactor building at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater in southwest England. The Hinkley Point C nuclear plant under construction in southwest England could be delayed by up to four years and cost as much as ??8 billion ($10.1 billion) more than planned, French state energy firm EDF said January 23, 2024. (Photo by Handout / EDF ENGERY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/EDF ENGERY/AFP via Getty Images)

This is where the UK plans to hide nuclear power waste for thousands of years

UK June 11, 2025 By Craig Munro

Image of fly that carries the screwworm.

Terrifying parasite that eats animals alive is spreading - can it infect humans?

US June 3, 2025 By Jasper King

Flooded cars on a street in France.

Map shows scale of flooding across southern France which left three people dead

World May 21, 2025 By Jasper King

Pictured: River Loddon in Old Basing, near Basingstoke, Hampshire. A historic chalk stream immortalised in poetry but under threat from pollution is set to be granted 'personhood' - giving it the right to sue if it is neglected. The River Loddon will be recognised as a legal entity in its own right by a council in Hampshire in a move hailed as a 'landmark' by wildlife campaigners. The waterway - about which 18th century Poet Laureate Thomas Wharton wrote a sonnet in which he praised the 'sweet native stream' - has been dubbed 'The Cinderella River' as it is 'hard working but overlooked'. Now in a 'major victory for nature' a local authority has voted for it to acquire a legal status that environmentalists say will help restore it to its former glory. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS. Please byline: Simon Czapp/Solent News ?? Simon Czapp/Solent News & Photo Agency UK +44 (0) 2380 458800

What is a ‘personhood’ and why has this chalk stream been granted one?

UK May 20, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Sully Island in the distance.

Foragers rescued from remote Welsh island after eating highly poisonous plant

UK May 13, 2025 By Jasper King

The Sycamore Gap Tree, also called Robin Hood Tree, is a sycamore tree standing next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland.

Why was the Sycamore Gap tree cut down?

UK July 16, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen

Golden hour sunset over wind farm.

UK plans to 'reflect sunlight' get £57,000,000 funding - but what does it mean?

Tech May 9, 2025 By Jasper King

Smoke billows after an artillery shell landed in the main town of Poonch district in India's Jammu region on May 7, 2025. At least eight Indians were killed and 29 others wounded Wednesday in the town of Poonch in Kashmir, close to the de facto border with Pakistan, a local Indian government official said. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) (Photo by PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images)

How close are we to nuclear war if India and Pakistan conflict intensifies?

World May 7, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

Environmental campaigners from the Women's Institute take part in a March for Clean Water on 3rd November 2024 in London, United Kingdom. Campaigners called on the government to take action to prevent pollution of the UK's coastal waters and rivers and to ensure that polluting industries upgrade their infrastructure and reduce water wastage. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Dirty-handed water bosses who cover up spills face two years in jail from today

Politics April 25, 2025 By Craig Munro

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers stand guard at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 24, 2025. At least 26 people were killed April 22 in Indian-administered Kashmir when gunmen opened fire on tourists, security sources told AFP, in the insurgency-hit region's deadliest attack on civilians since 2000. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP) (Photo by NARINDER NANU/AFP via Getty Images)

How nuclear war between India and Pakistan could kill billions around the world

World May 7, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

Story from Jam Press (Los Angeles Chainsaw Chopper) Pictured: One of the trees Samuel Patrick Groft chopped down. Man with chainsaw arrested for bizarre TREE-killing spree A man has been arrested after allegedly going on a chainsaw rampage and chopping down several trees. Samuel Patrick Groft was arrested on Monday (22 April), following the destruction of trees in several areas. The 40-year-old was apprehended at 4:30 pm after being accused of felony vandalism. An alert had been issued by the local police about the man?s alleged activities ahead of his arrest, urging the public to "use caution and do not approach?, as reported by NeedToKnow. Goft?s bail was set at 50,000, online records revealed. He was arrested following the discovery of evidence connecting him to the destruction of trees on April 17, 18, 19 and 22 at various times of the day, including 12 am and 2 pm. Trees had been chopped down in downtown Los Angeles, the Westlake District, and Glassell Park. Los Angeles Police Department commander Lilian Carranza said, "I have never seen anyone go and attack trees, especially around the time of Earth Day. ?Everybody wanted to know who did it and why. ?We know who. ?The why will be part of the investigation.? Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass described the spree as ?truly incomprehensible?. She said in a statement: "City public works crews are assessing the damage, and we will be making plans to quickly replace these damaged trees. "LAPD has opened an investigation into what happened, and those responsible must be held accountable." Authorities are now seeking further information from ?additional victims? as they believe the suspect may be responsible for additional unreported crimes. ENDS

Man carries out bizarre chainsaw massacre on trees causing £250,000 in damage

US April 25, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

?? Licensed to London News Pictures. 11/04/2025. Whitby UK. The sun rises this morning over the West light house in Whitby harbour on the Yorkshire coast. Photo credit: Andrew McCaren/LNP

Plans to 'dim the sun' sparks conspiracy the government is 'changing the weather'

Tech May 8, 2025 By Katie Boyden

Eleanor Warren is a member of Putney Town Rowing Club which trains on the River Thames

'I've had Thames Tummy - I'm not surprised by Boat Race warnings'

Tech April 12, 2025 By Jen Mills

Blue Hole. Coral Reef. Caribbean. Sink Hole. Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System. Aerial Photo.

Mysterious 410ft Great Blue Hole in Belize hides a ‘concerning’ secret

World April 5, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

(FILE PHOTO) Supporters of the climate group Just Stop Oil UK have announced after three years of protests, they are ending their campaign of civil resistance with until a final protest in Parliament Square on 26 April,2025. LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: Protestors wearing head cages pose outside the Royal Courts of Justice during a protest by environmental campaign group "Just Stop Oil" on January 29, 2025 in London, England. The unprecedented mass hearing by the UK Court of Appeal will consider the convictions of sixteen Just Stop Oil (JSO) campaigners who have been jailed for climate protest actions in four separate cases, resulting in combined prison sentences of over 41 years. The UK has been criticized by human rights watchdogs over it's increasing crackdown and criminalization of climate activism. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Is Just Stop Oil actually over - or is something more extreme on the horizon?

UK April 1, 2025 By Danny Rigg

Australian politician waves a salmon

Why on earth has an Australian MP just whapped out a salmon in parliament?

World March 26, 2025 By Katie Boyden