The planning system is failing to protect England's wildlife and natural areas, many of which are facing major declines, a report has warned.

A teenager has contacted police to say she is the mother of a baby boy found dead in waste being sorted at a recycling plant.

A London hotel is boasting about a loo with a directional massage jet, automatic lid, "power deodoriser", heated seat, and, slightly terrifyingly, a "rimless bowl with triple-jet tornado flush".

The body of a baby was found today in waste being sorted at a recycling plant.

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David Cameron today backed the growth of renewable energy as “vital” to the UK's future - but warned green power sources had to be financially sustainable.

US tycoon Donald Trump has told the Scottish Parliament that wind farms will destroy tourism.

Native black honeybees are doing better across the UK than previously thought, according to a study which raises hopes they could help boost the insect's fortunes.

An engineering firm is to create up to 1,000 new jobs after receiving a Government grant to build foundations for offshore wind farms, it was announced today.

Achim Steiner, the UN Environment Programme's boss, fears for our future. But, he tells Michael McCarthy, it is not too late

David Cameron's attack on solar power subsidy will destroy the industry, say critics, as London prepares for international conference

The intrinsic value of ordinary countryside will continue to be recognised in the new “streamlined” planning system, the Government announced today in a concession to countryside campaigners.

Precious and rare metals worth millions are thrown away in the UK each year in scrapped consumer goods such as old mobile phones, the Government said today.

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