Melting glaciers, coastal areas wiped off the map and regular 40C heat in Europe. Climate experts warn the gloomy predictions of long term environmental change are no longer the future - they are already here. Last year was the third hottest on record, with the World Meteorological Organization this week warning that 2025 continued a...

In a bay of bush-clad slopes and quiet coastal homes, a hillside shrine of giant statues has become what locals consider an eyesore. For years, the unauthorised installation has drawn crowds, complaints, and council scrutiny, but after a long-running battle, the seaside landscape will remain after a compromise was reached in the Environment Court.  

The new food pyramid rolled out in US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) places animal-based proteins, including cheese and red meats high in saturated fats, above plant-based proteins, which has raised alarm bells among health and environmental experts. This rejiggered food pyramid is in line with Kennedy’s previous signals...