Adam Vaughan

The number of deaths linked to hot weather is catching up to those linked to cold snaps, which used to be far higher, the Office for National Statistics says

The free service will send an alert when high or very high air pollution is forecast, so anyone with heart and lung conditions can be prepared

What caused the Nepal flash floods? In maps and video, how devastation from collapsing glacier near Tibet border unfolded

Dewan Rai, Richard Spencer and Adam Vaughan | Times Newspapers Nepal/Tibet

Barbara Young, chair of the commission, calls for firebreaks, lakes in woodlands and aerial support to combat blazes

Official documents suggest the risk of water supply failure to a large town is up to 25 per cent, owing to threat of climate change and cyberattacks

Police enforced an injunction after diggers damaged a site in Hertfordshire that is home to water voles and kingfishers

Campaigners called for a rethink after finding consumers spent about £8m on planning bids and sound tests for applications which were mostly successful

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb has not paid the wastewater payment for months and has received a ‘huge penalty charge’

They are bulky and there is admin to do before you buy one. But plug-in solar panels are simple to set up — and watching the results on an app is addictive