Sunken Thames barges create new island for birds
The National Trust describes the Northey Island project as “a bold marine engineering feat”.
UK to join major wind farm project with nine European countries
For the first time, the new wind farms will be connected to more than one country through undersea cables.
Hundreds of illegal waste tips operating in England – including 11 ‘super sites’
A BBC investigation uncovers how criminals are operating huge illegal rubbish tips across the country.
Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline
A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world’s oldest known cave painting, researchers say.
Nature loss is a national security risk, intelligence group warns
The degradation of ecosystems around the world threatens UK food security, a long-awaited report says.


