Globale Börsen verzeichneten starke Verluste, als Trump mit neuen Zöllen weitermachte, obwohl ein Gerichtsurteil seine rechtliche Befugnis in Frage gestellte.
Yorkshire Water has been fined £733,333 for three sewage pollution incidents that contaminated a stream near Chesterfield, killing fish and insects and affecting water quality for over half a mile.
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a landmark climate accountability case involving Suncor Energy USA and ExxonMobil, potentially reshaping the landscape of climate litigation in the US.
British explorer Chris Brown has completed his yearslong mission to visit the Earth's 'poles of inaccessibility'—the most remote spots on each continent.
A blizzard warning covers New Hampshire's coastline from Sunday evening through late Monday night, with heavy snow and winds gusting to 45 mph expected. The National Weather Service forecasts 4 to 12 inches of snow across southern New Hampshire as the nor'easter peaks Monday.
Authorities in Cape Town plan to relocate two chacma baboon troops from Simon's Town to a sanctuary later this year after repeated incursions into homes caused property damage and injuries. The proposal has sparked legal challenges from animal rights activists who favor ranger patrols with paintball deterrents.
Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority awarded a contract for Phase II of the Hessa Street Development project Tuesday. The work targets the busy corridor between Al Khail Road and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road.
Residents in Killin, Perthshire, face several days without reliable tap water after diesel spilled into the River Dochart from a failed fuel theft at a local petrol station. Scottish Water shut down the nearby treatment plant and is delivering bottled water for a second day.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued an ultimatum to the International Energy Agency, demanding it abandon net zero emissions goals or face the loss of the United States as a member. The threat came as European nations at the agency's Paris meeting reaffirmed their push for cleaner fuels.
Horsey Beach in Norfolk has landed at No. 13 on Tripadvisor's Travellers' Choice Best of the Best beaches for Europe in 2026. The ranking beats white-sand spots in Ibiza, Rhodes and Sardinia.
Lough Carra in County Mayo has suffered a sharp ecological decline over 35 years due to agricultural runoff, including a single 1993 incident dumping the equivalent of six tonnes of effluent into the lake, a longtime local fisherman and councillor said.
A canine distemper virus combined with bacterial respiratory infections has killed 72 tigers at Tiger Kingdom, a private animal park in northern Thailand's Chiang Mai province. Authorities confirmed the outbreak through testing announced on February 20.
Dozens of volunteers wielded axes and saws at Pengelli Woods in north Pembrokeshire to master the ancient craft of coppicing. The hands-on session with Cwm Arian staff and Coppicewood College students highlighted sustainable woodland practices dating back thousands of years.
Experts and residents clashed in letters to The Guardian over Norwich's pigeon problem, with some urging controls on people who feed the birds rather than the pigeons themselves. Others called for celebrating the birds' wartime heroism or letting peregrine falcons handle the population naturally.
Coffee-growing regions in the world's top five producers now endure an average of 57 additional days per year above 30°C due to human-caused climate change. The heat surge, already hitting Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia, threatens Arabica and Robusta crops that supply 75% of global coffee.
South African property owners grapple with simultaneous floods, wildfires and water shortages this summer. Government declarations of two national disasters within weeks highlight the crises, with 45 deaths from flooding in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, nearly 3,750 homes damaged, and 132,000 hectares burned in the Western Cape.