Five night sky events to look forward to this autumn
BBC News25d ago
- Published Autumn brings longer nights to the northern hemisphere, offering more opportunities to get outside and look up at the night sky.
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top 80%France lifts alcohol content limit on champagne after record heatwaves
BBC Newsby Dearbail Jordan26d ago
- Published Champagne lovers may find themselves getting tipsy more quickly after French producers have been given the go-ahead to raise the alcohol content in a bottle of bubbly for the first time...
The slow, muddy work of saving the Isle of Man's ancient bogs
BBC Newsby Josh Cann26d ago
- Published High up on a Manx hillside, Sarah Hickey effortlessly pushes a metre-long metal rod into the wet ground until it disappears almost to her hands.
Diss gets in a flap over High Street pigeon mess
BBC Newsby Owen Sennitt26d ago
- Published Pigeons have been leaving a town's High Street looking dirty and efforts to deter the birds from congregating have failed, a mayor has said.
Zoos help to save snail found in only one lake in Wales
BBC Newsby Steffan Messenger27d ago
- Published A tiny snail found in only one lake in the UK has been dubbed as precious as an Egyptian artefact as conservationists bid to save it.
New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet
BBC Newsby Simon King27d ago
- Published A new hurricane season record is likely to be set this week as a historic and still strengthening El Niño stifles tropical development in the Atlantic.
Species 'at risk of vanishing' from area of Eryri National Park
BBC Newsby Nia Cerys27d ago
- Published Some of Wales' most endangered species are "at risk of vanishing" from an area of the country's largest national park, experts have warned.
Drax ash mound extraction plan approved for Selby site
BBC Newsby Joe Willis28d ago
- Published Plans to extract up to 23.5 million tonnes of ash from a disposal site next to Drax Power Station have been approved.
August ties for hottest month on record as global heat climbs
BBC Newsby Matt McGrath28d ago
- Published August was the joint-hottest month ever recorded, tying with July 2023, according to the EU's climate service.
Gloucestershire beaver release 'could help fight drought issues'
BBC Newsby Jules Hyam29d ago
- Published Supporters of a plan to reintroduce beavers to a county say they could help landscapes become more resilient to drought and climate change.
'Adrenaline got us through New Forest wildfire,' say firefighters
BBC Newsby Briony Leyland29d ago
- Published "It was almost apocalyptic," recalls retained firefighter Matt O'Hare, as he describes the scene that greeted him at the devastating wildfire in the New Forest.
Steve Backshall backs calls for natural history GCSE
BBC Newsby Julia Gregory29d ago
- Published Naturalist Steve Backshall and Lost Gardens of Heligan co-founder Sir Tim Smit have called for more "greenlightenment" to put nature education at the heart of school curriculums.
'River Deben at Ufford flowing better than it has for 25 years'
BBC Newsby Richard Daniel; George King8 Sept 2026
- Published A river is flowing better than it has for a quarter of a century after a major restoration but the next stage of works will be "really critical", according to a parish councillor.
Worcestershire field investigated over medical waste dumping claims
BBC Newsby Elliot Ball8 Sept 2026
- Published Land that borders a protected nature site is being investigated over claims it is being used as an illegal site to dump medical waste.
UK government invests £30m in Shetland spaceport
BBC Newsby Cameron Angus-Mackay8 Sept 2026
- Published The UK government has announced investment of £30m in SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland as part of a new national space strategy.
Bovine TB: Gaps in evidence about impact of vaccinating badgers
BBC Newsby Craig Duggan7 Sept 2026
- Published There are "significant gaps" in knowledge and evidence about the effect of vaccinating badgers in Wales against bovine tuberculosis (TB), according to researchers.
Public consultation launched on plans for new Welsh renewable energy company
BBC Newsby David Deans7 Sept 2026
- Published People across the country are being asked to have their say on proposals for a new renewable energy company owned by the Welsh government.
Wild ferrets in Guernsey the focus of year-long research project
BBC Newsby Dan Wareing7 Sept 2026
- Published The results of a year-long research project are expected to reveal more about Guernsey's wild ferret population than ever, project leaders have said.
Carmarthen fossil hunter Dorothea Bate recognised with blue plaque
BBC Newsby Danielle Herbert7 Sept 2026
- Published A pioneering fossil hunter who was one of the first women to be employed by the National History Museum has been recognised with a national blue plaque.
Hot summer helps group clear bucketfuls of litter from Ellesmere
BBC Newsby Charlie Stubbs; Matt Smith7 Sept 2026
- Published Volunteers in a north Shropshire town have been able to litter pick inside a prominent lake because its water levels have dropped due to the recent hot weather.