Environment

A large proportion of homeless people are living in daily physical pain and face difficulties accessing treatment, according to a study released today. The research comes as the new government strategy to end rough sleeping was released a week ago. Research from Groundswell, a charity working to support homeless people, found that 53% of homeless people were experiencing long-term pain conditions such as arthritis (23%), sciatica (14%), cluster headaches (12%) and chronic back pain (23%). Among the general population only...

Snakes, lizards, frogs and tortoises are becoming increasingly popular in Britain and other western countries

Huge piles of waste have been callously dumped along a 2,000 yard stretch of road in Sawley, Derbys.

Scientists have long tried to understand why forests emit the gasses that give off that distinctive pine smell

The collapse of their culture has shocking implications for unsustainable logging today, say scientists

Scientists say the 'next-gen' repellents are effective with potentially fewer environmental side-effects than existing ones

Flushing them down the sink and loo is fuelling the tide of pollution in seas and rivers, according to the study

Researchers warned that what was previously assumed to be the "absolute worst case" now appears to be "modest" for what is predicted in some locations

The discovery could lead to better personalised treatments for bipolar disorder and other forms of depression