Blocked drains in the UK are costing over £100 million a year with the vast majority being blamed on wet wipes. It is not however just wet wipes that are causing the problem, with people…
Stop abusing land, scientists warn
Image copyright EPA Image caption Indonesian forest being cleared for palm oil plantations Scientists are to deliver a stark condemnation of the damage being done to the land surface of the planet. Human activities have…
Laughing gas canisters cover beach after Pride
Image copyright Oceans 8 Image caption Laughing gas canisters littered the beach, and balloons which can kill marine life when swallowed Brighton beach was littered with laughing gas canisters and balloons by Pride revellers, say…
New Zealand just did it. Why not the…
Image copyright Getty Images Six days after the Christchurch mosque attack, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a ban on "military-style" semi-automatic rifles, prompting questions in the US. Following a series of mass shootings…
The fairytale forests reduced to wasteland
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's Steve Rosenberg travels to the forest to see how Russians are tackling the wildfiresThe village of Podymakhino is blessed with a stunning location. The great…
Pilots arrested before boarding US flight
Image copyright Spindrift Image caption The pilots were arrested before boarding a scheduled flight to New York Two United Airlines pilots have been arrested at Glasgow Airport for allegedly failing a breath test before boarding…
Weak pound boosting UK tourism industry
Image copyright Getty Images The number of tourists visiting the UK from China has risen by almost a fifth this summer, the latest figures show. Travel data firm ForwardKeys said that summer flight bookings from…
Powerful quake off coast of Indonesia
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJakarta residents wait anxiously in the streets after the quakeA powerful quake off the Indonesian island of Java has rattled the capital Jakarta but there appear to…
The people risking their lives to save whales
Image copyright Getty Images Once hunted to near extinction, North Atlantic right whales are now facing new human threats that could end the species. Here are the people risking their lives to save them. For…