How Christmas trees are getting a new lease of life
Some businesses are helping to recycle and reuse trees in a bid to reduce landfill and emissions.
Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. Will his plan work?
Donald Trump has said that American oil firms will invest billions to produce oil in Venezuela.
Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing
Critics say government changes to a flagship biodiversity policy could stall nature recovery.
Hen cages and pig farrowing crates face ban
The government says its animal welfare strategy will bring “the biggest reforms in a generation”.
‘Year of octopus’ declared after warmer seas lead to record UK numbers
The Wildlife Trusts say its is ‘flabbergasted’ by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950
‘This is our future,’ climate adviser warns as 2025 to break heat records
The Met Office says that 2025 is likely to be the UK’s hottest year since records began.
Controversial post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme ‘landmark moment for Wales’
The post-Brexit subsidy scheme for farmers begins, almost a decade after the vote to leave the EU.
The great debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat mental health
Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 – with surprising results
Intriguing finds could solve mystery of women in medieval cemetery
There is growing evidence that the women were part of an early female religious community.