Environment
World’s oldest mushroom has discovered – smashing previous record by 350 million years
It lived up to 810 million years ago in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and helped kick start life on Earth.
Earthquake hits North East of England this morning
The 2.8 magnitude tremor was reported by bleary-eyed residents in towns across the region, including Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, just before 6am
Celebrities and ministers rally against trophy hunting in call for imports ban
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the Prime Minister’s father and the Environment Minister joined in speaking out against the ‘immoral’ practice.
Greta Thunberg hits back at Trump’s ‘prophets of doom’ sneers at Davos
‘The facts are clear, but they are still too uncomfortable for you to address,’ Swedish activist Greta Thunberg told leaders in Davos.
Vulnerable people in care ‘struggling to get free legal advice they need’
The Law Society has called on the Government to ‘wake up’ to an ‘impending catastrophe’.
CO2 emissions have not reduced Greta Thunberg tells Davos elite
Young climate activists warn Davos leaders climate change needs to be treated as a real crisis.
Number of prisoners developing drug problem doubles in five years – report
A study reviewed the results of surveys with inmates carried out by prison inspectors between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
Protesters try to prevent HS2 tree felling
But HS2 Ltd said that no tree-felling works were scheduled to take place at the Colne Valley over the weekend.
Shocking footage appears to shows fox being savaged to death by pack of hounds
Hunt saboteurs filmed the footage in Oxhill, Warks., on Janurary 15