There are large uncertainties in the $60tn figure

Summer has finally arrived, and not before time. One of the coldest springs on record has made this winter appear to be interminable; we are finally enjoying the heat and sunshine of a summer that seemed to be destined to fizzle out like so many before it.

That’s the jet stream, trapped by a warmer Arctic, sparking extreme weather across the planet

The muggy weather may mean that your face is quickly covered in a sheen of sweat, but a more refreshing blast of hydration can come courtesy of a luxurious face mist...

It follows the coldest spring in more than 50 years

Spring – and the advent of the wedding season – and such a fluttering of new feeling that I hardly know what I'm about any more. Now that I regain consciousness to Radio 4 in the morning rather than the American high-school guitar strains which used to permeate slumber when I was about 16, getting up rarely feels like a scene in the film of my life any more. But when the rays filter through the curtains, they can't but make waking up a bit more special.

Campaigners hope move heralds end of programme

Late payers to face interest charges

Shell's beleaguered campaign to produce oil in the Arctic has suffered a further setback after the US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the company "screwed up" its attempt to drill in Alaska last year.

Eurotunnel disputes ruling

The loss if sea ice in the Arctic will allow ships to navigate freely across the North Pole by the middle of the century and could lead to unprecedented geo-political tensions between countries that have territorial claims in the region, scientists said.

Retailer says like-for-like sales slumped by 10% during the 'snow-affected period'

Higher prices for gas and electricity are inevitable over the next 10 years, according to the outgoing energy regulator. Alistair Buchanan delivered a stark warning about Britain's looming energy gap.

The BBC has re-edited the final episode of Sir David Attenborough's nature series Africa over a "disputable" comment regarding climate change.