Consumers will get stronger protections with a new water watchdog - as trust in water companies takes a record dive.
The main road entering the besieged Syrian city of Sweida from the west has changed dramatically over 12 hours.
A Spanish disability group has threatened legal action after people with dwarfism were reportedly hired as entertainers for Lamine Yamal's 18th birthday....
An Australian woman has been found guilty of murdering three people after serving them poisonous mushrooms....
Snake captured on passenger plane
Politicians have called for a Scotland-wide seagull summit to be held amid warnings someone could be killed....
Two young bears escaped from their enclosure at a wildlife park in Devon - and devoured a week's worth of honey....
Injured dog walkers could be costing the NHS about £23m a year, a study suggests....
Police are warning rock fans at this weekend's Download festival about the potential for accidental calls while in the mosh pit....
A Syrian contractor made a historic discovery when clearing the rubble of a destroyed home, stumbling upon remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex....
Dairy-loving daredevils from around the world have descended on Gloucestershire and thrown themselves down Cooper's Hill in the annual cheese-rolling race....
Alaska Airlines has grounded its planes following an IT outage.
Details are sparse at the moment. No crew has been chosen, nor is there a concept yet for how it would be selected.
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Companies can release raw sewage during bad weather, but it poses risks to human health and wildlife.... Read more
The world's race to decarbonise has led to the rise of electric cars - and with it, soaring demand for lithium, which is required for the batteries... Read more
Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the government is preparing a "water revolution" and that the water sector is broken.... Read more
BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could "revolutionise" our knowledge of climate change.... Read more
The 175-year-old glass house will begin a £50m renovation in 2027.... Read more
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Police are taking no further action over Kneecap's performance at Glastonbury.
Snoop Dogg has become a co-owner and investor of Swansea, with the US rapper hailing the Welsh football club as "an underdog that bites back, just like me".
A huge fire has destroyed the main stage of a major festival in Belgium - two days before it was due to begin.
Huge steel fences have been erected to prevent ticketless fans from watching the Oasis reunion tour in Manchester.
An American Idol TV executive and her husband have been found dead in their LA home.
MasterChef presenter John Torode will no longer work on the show after an allegation he used an "extremely offensive racist term" was upheld, the BBC has said.
The 2025 Emmy nominations have been revealed - with British crime drama Adolescence up for 13 awards.
Gary Lineker has topped the list of the BBC's highest-earning stars for the eighth year running.
Former Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan has said he "fell through the gaps" with his prostate cancer diagnosis, calling it a "massive wake-up call".
An X account for the Sesame Street character Elmo has been targeted by an unknown hacker who posted antisemitic and racist messages.
Consumers will get stronger protections with a new water watchdog - as trust in water companies takes a record dive.
Labour will eliminate unauthorised sewage spillages in 10 years, the environment secretary has told Sky News.
An independent review of the water industry is to recommend sweeping changes to the way the sector is managed, including the potential replacement of Ofwat with a strengthened body combining economic and environmental regulation.
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to address a postcode lottery for the only drug approved for a debilitating pregnancy sickness condition.
Antarctica's oldest ice has arrived in the UK for analysis which scientists hope will reveal more about Earth's climate shifts.
The chief executive of tech firm Astronomer has resigned after a video appearing to show two of its senior members of staff embracing at a Coldplay concert went viral.
Eight babies have been born in the UK with DNA from three people following a procedure to eliminate an incurable inherited disease.
Whether or not the UK will have a Royal Family in the future is something that often comes up in debate.
A scan which forms part of a routine eye test could help predict a person's risk of having a heart attack or stroke within the next 10 years, a study has suggested.
The East and West Midlands are officially in drought after the driest start to a year since 1976.
