Ben Cooke

The hobby is taking flight among young people as social media and birdsong apps encourage them to put down their phones and get out their binoculars

Visitors will soon be able to watch major surgery, routine treatments, CT scans and post-mortem examinations thanks to an anonymous £20m gift

A study of children in London suggests that exposure to pollutants in the first 13 weeks after conception has measurable effects on communication skills

The traditional British favourite would never have graced our pies and crumbles without the famous tree in Southwell. But can a campaign save it?

In 2026 the weather system could push summer temperatures in the UK above 40C and cause global droughts that drive up food prices

Households are increasingly turning to heat pumps, EVs and solar panels to avoid big rises in the price of fossil fuels triggered by the Iran war

The Met Office and the RNLI have advised Britons to be wear sunscreen and check sea conditions as 19 million people are expected to head for the seaside

UK weather today as highs of 35C expected for bank holiday Monday

Scores of NHS hospital facilities have proved unable to deal with heavy rain and will have to adapt to cope with the changing climate, experts say

Britons have also been urged to be careful while swimming in the high temperatures, as nine people died this week after getting into trouble in the water