Officials could gain police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers

The move would allow officers to search premises without a warrant, seize assets and arrest those suspected of criminality.

Former dairy farm could become peat research centre

Honeygar Farm is one of the few areas in the UK that still holds deep lowland peatland.

How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape

Four pairs of beavers were released into the Par and Fowey river catchment in February.

Oil giant forced to pay £6m after major spill

A major incident was declared when a leak occurred at a pipeline operated by gas company Perenco.

Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission

Nasa says technical problems that have delayed the rocket are fixed and it is ready for launch.

Greedy beaver caught twice in monitoring trap

Rangers in Northumberland say the beavers are doing well after they were caught and checked over.

Why Namibia’s green energy dream could be a red flag for penguins

A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.

Toxic pet flea treatment chemicals found at ‘damaging’ levels in rivers

Scientists have found further evidence that pet flea treatments are widespread in rivers across the UK.

Secret of hedgehog hearing discovered at far beyond human range

Researchers played a sountrack to hedgehogs to identify the frequency of sounds they can hear

Prioritising AI data centres could block new homes, builders warn

The government plans to give data centres priority access to the electricity grid to speed up development.