Environment Agency lists nine flood warnings and 70 flood alerts for England Via: UK weather forecast: Met Office issues 'danger to life' warnings as heavy rain and gale-force winds threaten fireworks displays
‘This election really is the most important one Scotland has faced in modern times,’ SNP leader will tell rally Via: Nicola Sturgeon says independent Scotland within 'touching distance' as election looms
Business secretary Andrea Leadsom says shale gas something the UK ‘will need for the next several decades’ Via: Government 'disappointed' by fracking suspension as campaigners push for permanent ban
‘British trophy hunters are among the worst in the world … they may shoot and bring home species including cheetahs, leopards, rhinos and hippos,’ say campaigners Via: Ministers seek views on banning trophy imports to curb hunting of endangered animals
Two arrested in Vietnam after 31 men and 2 women die Via: Essex lorry deaths: 39 migrants found dead 'were all Vietnamese', police say
Expert report finds it impossible to predict likelihood and magnitude of earth tremors caused by controversial gas extraction process Via: Climate activists celebrate suspension of all fracking in England
Home Office hits out at decision to broadcast programme so soon after Essex tragedyThe Home Office has criticised Channel 4 as “insensitive and irresponsible” after the broadcaster said a programme in which contestants attempt to “smuggle” themselves into the UK would go ahead less than a fortnight after the Essex Read more
Victory for green groups follows damning scientific study and criticism from spending watchdogThe government has banned fracking with immediate effect in a watershed moment for environmentalists and community activists.Ministers also warned shale gas companies it would not support future fracking projects, in a crushing blow to companies that had been Read more
Jeremy Corbyn to say new standard for housebuilders is part of the real change he is promising the countryLabour would introduce tough new standards forcing housebuilders to make new properties zero carbon within three years, Jeremy Corbyn is to announce.The last Labour government introduced regulations to make all homes zero Read more
The Nigel Twiston-Davies runner, who carried top weight to a nine-length win at Chepstow last time, can foil the market leaders at WetherbyLa Bague Au Roi is the obvious market leader for the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby as she steps out of novice company having failed only narrowly to Read more