Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupts, spewing ash into the sky
Videos show Indonesia’s Mount Merapi spewing a column of ash around 2 kilometres high in West Sumatra.
Exact time you should take bins back by in on collection day – rules explained
Households across the UK are being urged to follow simple bin etiquette rules after collection day. Experts have warned many…
On-street EV charging in UK is postcode lottery as drivers face council objections
An electric car is charged on a residential street in London using pavement cable protectors. Gully makers say their products…
‘Nature’s soap opera’: how a wildlife artist’s nestboxes became a YouTube hit
‘Nature’s soap opera’: how a wildlife artist’s nestboxes became a YouTube hit The births, fledgling flights and even first dates…
Why are our homes and cities all so hot? – podcast
Why are our homes and cities all so hot? – podcast 00:00:0000:00:00 In the week when the hottest May days…
Enfield council withdraws from government’s new towns programme
The project to build 21,000 homes was one of seven selected for the programme by ministers earlier this year. Photograph:…
‘They’re a private company, run for profit!’: fury in Kent at South East Water’s outages
People who were left without tap water due to high demand are given ‘courtesy water’ in Whitstable in Kent. Photograph:…
Poisonous invasion: What is the ‘devil’s trumpet’ harming crops in Iraq?
The spread of datura is forcing the Iraqi Interior Ministry to urge farmers and citizens to report if spotted.
Hottest year on record almost certain to occur by end of 2030, UN warns
Warning comes as Western Europe experiences a heatwave, with temperatures reaching highs not expected until the summer.
Britain ‘sleepwalking into a food crisis’ without urgent action, experts say
Food prices were already on track to be 50% higher this November than they were five years ago, and the…