Environment
Food bank handed out 750 meals in one hour with huge 30 per cent rise in uses
Camborne, Pool and Redruth says it faced unprecedented demand over the summer holidays.
Number of households in temporary accommodation highest in more than a decade
It is the highest number of households in temporary accommodation since mid-2007.
Badger cull expanded in effort to tackle TB in cattle
The Government has granted licences for culling in 11 additional areas and reauthorises 29 existing culls across England.
New species of electric eel produces highest voltage discharge of any known animal
The creature, which delivers an electric shock of up to 860 volts - more than 200 volts higher than ever previously recorded, is one of two new species of electric eel
Satellite images show increased Amazon air pollution
Several European Space Agency maps showed more carbon monoxide and other pollutants in August than in the previous month.
Renewable energy industry warns Sajid Javid Tory tax hike will harm UK energy supply and environment
Government must not change VAT on solar panels from 5% to 20%, campaigners urge the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
An entire town shut down due to flash floods as water levels reached up to waist-high
Emergency services have urged people to stay away from Ottery St Mary
Experts find biggest deadly Asian Giant Hornet nest yet in a compost bin
The finds fuel fears for the UK’s bee populations which cannot defend themselves against the invasive predators.
Number of whales and dolphins washing up on British beaches has risen sharply in the past seven years
Nearly 5,000 marine mammals were washed up on UK shorelines between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2017 - a 15% rise on the previous seven-year period.