Environment
Tiny songbird with an unusually long bill discovered on remote island
The striking brown and yellow bird is just four inches long including a half an inch beak and tips the scales at a quarter of an ounce - less than two teaspoons of sugar
If you live in deprived area you are twice as likely to die young, here’s why
The study reveals that half of all premature deaths in the UK are linked to risk factors such as smoking, diet, alcohol and drug use, obesity and high blood pressure
Climate campaigners who scaled Canadian High Commission in London walk free
The campaigners - along with 26 others - blocked the entrance to the Commission in Trafalgar Square on the day Canadian Prime Minister Mr Trudeau was visiting
Charity to feed over 60,000 Londoners in poverty after £80k cash boost
City Bridge Trust will help City Harvest feed over 60,000 Londoners in poverty after awarding the charity £79,800 to run a food storage warehouse in Ealing. City Harvest will use the money to pay for a manager to run the London site which will deliver enough food to make more than three million meals a year. The charity distributes fresh, nutritious food to Londoners in poverty seven days a week in 23 out of 32 the capital’s boroughs. City Harvest has grown significantly...
Elephants ‘have mathematical skills that rival those of humans’
Their ability to count is closer to our own than any other animal - adding to their reputation as one of the world's smartest species
Selfie crazed tourists are increasing dolphins’ risk of being killed
Chronic exposure to boats, kayaks and swimmers is changing their behaviour - leaving them vulnerable to predators.
Pollution may have entered human food chain, here’s why
Ingesting them can damage lungs, poison kidneys, interfere with hormones - and even travel across a mother's placenta, research has shown.
Rare sight of a locust in UK brought on strong winds to Devon
It was the first ever recorded in Devon
Blackpool hit by 4 earthquakes days after fracking begins in the area
Blackpool has been hit by four earthquakes just days after fracking got underway in the area. The controversial drilling technique designed to recover gas and oil from shale rock has been met with vehement opposition in the North West after previous attempts to drill caused similar earth tremors. But extraction companies were given the go-ahead to “proceed with caution” two years after the last attempt, despite protests led by Vivienne Westwood and other anti-fracking campaigners. Gas firm Cuadrilla started drilling...