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Nearly 30 illegal waste 'super sites' revealed in new government watchlist
Nearly 30 illegal waste 'super sites' revealed in new government watchlist

The list, published by the Environment Agency on Friday, includes 28 so-called "super sites" that contain more than 20,0...

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How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?
How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?

These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.

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Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather
Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather

Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise.

2 days ago • BBC News
UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say
UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say

Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.

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Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped
Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped

Cambridge Science Park submits plans which could create 20,000 jobs and new public spaces.

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Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'
Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money'

One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.

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Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown
Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown

The proposed changes come after a cow named Beau Vine got approved for a waste removal licence.

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Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?
Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?

Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland river bathing sites due to conc...

1 week ago • BBC News
'Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced
'Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced

Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites

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White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings
White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings

Some farmers fear the reintroduction of the UK's biggest bird of prey will threaten their livestock.

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Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded

New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.

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Is this the real face of Anne Boleyn?
Is this the real face of Anne Boleyn?

A computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of King Henry VIII's second wife - but...

2 weeks ago • BBC News
Is this actually what Anne Boleyn looked like?
Is this actually what Anne Boleyn looked like?

An algorithm has suggested images of what were thought to be Anne Boleyn might not be.

3 weeks ago • BBC News
Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says
Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says

The regulations were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers across Wales.

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Tropical house with thousands of butterflies opens
Tropical house with thousands of butterflies opens

The new Sussex Butterfly Gardens will be home to thousands of butterflies for people to visit.

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Water campaigner cautious on using new bathing site
Water campaigner cautious on using new bathing site

River Action says water quality depends on discharges upstream and says check before swimming.

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PM promises action on chemicals 43k times standard
PM promises action on chemicals 43k times standard

The prime minister says he will look into forever chemical contamination near a former RAF base.

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Lake study shows ways to 'cancel' climate impact
Lake study shows ways to 'cancel' climate impact

The Environment Agency says new research will help it inform future action at Windermere.

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Musk could become world's first trillionaire
Musk could become world's first trillionaire

Elon Musk's SpaceX has revealed its plans to go public in the US, allowing people to trade shares in the firm on the sto...

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US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal
US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal

A Texas-based company wants to expand its deep space communitcations network.

1 week ago • BBC News
Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth
Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth

The prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.

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Award for scientist who brought space to millions
Award for scientist who brought space to millions

James O'Donoghue, from the University of Reading, is awarded the 2026 Carl Sagan medal.

1 week ago • BBC News
Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents released by the Pentagon
Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents release...

The US has published transcripts, video clips and audio recordings about unidentified flying objects.

1 week ago • BBC News
Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says
Muck spreading ban to protect rivers doesn't work, new minister says

The regulations were championed by river campaigners but angered many farmers across Wales.

4 hours ago • BBC News
Rare species found in Scotland's declining rainforest
Rare species found in Scotland's declining rainforest

A citizen science project is aiming to document species on the Cowal Peninsula for the first time in 50 years.

15 hours ago • BBC News
How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?
How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?

These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.

1 day ago • BBC News
What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?
What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?

How dangerous is UV radiation and how can you protect yourself when levels are high?

2 days ago • BBC News
'Disease-carrying mosquitoes and heat deaths if temperatures soar'
'Disease-carrying mosquitoes and heat deaths if temperatures soar'

Wales' new government must do more to prepare the country for climate change, says an advisory body.

2 days ago • BBC News
BBC Inside Science
BBC Inside Science

El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.

1 day ago • BBC News
BBC Inside Science
BBC Inside Science

What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?

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