Lauren Franklin

Why some places are more 'thankful' than others. Discover the shameful secret behind the villages with no war memorial

You don’t need a telescope to see awe-inspiring night-sky wonders. Here are 6 naked-eye starry sights to look out for

More than 6,000 non-native stoats have been removed from Orkney – an archipelago off the north coast of Scotland.

As science proves the health-boosting benefits of eating 30 plants a week, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shares his tips to hit the magic target

Did you know land that once connected Britain to mainland Europe? Here's what it would have looked like

Seaweed farms promise rural investment. But are the benefits overstated?

Should you stop eating meat to tackle the climate crisis? We meet an experimental farmer who says we don’t all have to become vegetarians

Where was Wolf Hall filmed? A guide to the BBC historical drama's filming locations, from Hampton Court Palace to Dover Castle

The tiny bird, thousands of miles from its home, was blown off course during its annual migration, say experts.

But not everyone is convinced. While one expert says "the form is possibly of a large black cat like a leopard", another believes it is a “well-fed but otherwise totally typical moggie”.