There will be a dramatic global decline in the number of animal and plant species this century if the world continues to procrastinate over measures to cut carbon dioxide emissions to limit climate change, a study has found.

Where are you now and what can you see?

Shakespearean star Gwilym Lee is joining the cast of Midsomer Murders.

My husband and my brother have the same stature, though polar zeal. My brother is an explorer crazy-man who loves wolves and geckos. My husband, who grew up in New York City, plays golf and tennis. Both are nearly two metres tall. I've never felt more secure than walking between them. Both are my family, though I only just found my brother.

A man with a phobia of frogs has won $1.6million in damages after run-off water from a neighbouring property turned his home into an amphibian-friendly wetland.

The seemingly never-ending winter means some animals won't see the spring

Album of the Week: Brutal but far from bland as the Lips tackle the Big Issues

Despite the hype, the South Park duo's satirical musical swipe at the Church of Latter-Day Saints doesn't disappoint ... and that's gospel truth

The Regency Café has been named as one of the UK's best places to dine out

Sotheby's chairman apologises for "horrific slip of the tongue"

The man who pays his way

Hundreds of species face extinction unless scientists' amphibian arks can save them

The Royal Ballet's top dancers wear quirky accessories and clothes by young British fashion designers in a new series of unconventional portraits.

This is a brave and ambitious choice for an RSC family Christmas show.