The Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust have raised £20.7m from over 23,000 donors towards the £30m needed to buy the Rothbury Estate, with two months left to secure the remaining £9.3m.
Towels can be restored after one wash with a simple tip that doesn't involve white vinegar.
Tonight, the Perseid meteor shower peaks as the UK experiences a partial solar eclipse, with up to 100 shooting stars per hour visible in moonless skies.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham calls on retailers to withdraw disposable barbecues as England and Wales record 1,017 wildfires this year, matching 2025's total.
Britain's potato crop is shrivelling due to multiple heatwaves, leading to a potential crisp shortage and higher prices. Farmers struggle with irrigation as the UK faces its hottest summer on record.
Andy Burnham urged retailers to pause disposable barbecue sales after chairing an emergency Cobra meeting over the fifth heatwave, warning of wildfire risks and considering a summer ban.
Great Britain faces an electricity supply shortfall on Wednesday evening as a near-total solar eclipse cuts solar power generation, prompting grid operator warnings and potential payments to generators.
Just 20 of 6,600 Defra staff work on climate adaptation, leaving England 'desperately unprepared' for drought, heatwaves, and wildfires, a freedom of information request shows.
A proposed 600MW datacenter in western Palm Beach County could harm the Everglades by increasing water temperatures and fueling toxic algal blooms, environmentalists warn.
LandPaths' outdoor violence-prevention program takes at-risk youth from Santa Rosa into nature, helping reduce gang involvement and offering first encounters with the land.
Britain faces a fifth heatwave, with drought in most of England and all of Wales. We want to hear from gardeners and allotment holders about how the dry weather is affecting their plots.
The government will consider banning disposable barbecues as wildfires continue across the UK, Andy Burnham has said, though campaigners say action must go further.
Ongoing drought across England, Wales and Europe is making supermarket fruit and veg smaller or misshapen, with retailers relaxing cosmetic standards and food inflation expected.
Residents at Cwrt Coles in Tremorfa say uncollected waste is attracting rats, seagulls and flies. Council says collections stopped due to unsafe conditions.
Whipsnade Zoo and London Zoo will close early on Thursday due to extreme heat, with the Met Office forecasting temperatures up to 38C in parts of the UK.
Scottish Land & Estates says grouse shooting is a major contributor to the rural economy, citing a study showing £6.6m annual expenditure in the Angus Glens.
Andy Burnham says he is considering a temporary ban on disposable barbecues to reduce wildfire risk as extreme heat and drought grip parts of the UK.
London's streets look and smell worse than usual due to a four-month heatwave and lack of rain, making grime more visible and intensifying odors, residents and experts say.
A 'very high risk' wildfire warning has been issued for parts of Scotland, urging the public to exercise 'extreme caution' as hot, dry weather continues.
A new map reveals Britain's worst wildfire hotspots as Andy Burnham chairs an emergency COBRA meeting. Nearly 1,000 wildfires have hit England and Wales this year, with temperatures set to reach 38C.
UK households are urged to avoid using washing machines and dishwashers between 6pm and 8pm on August 12 as a solar eclipse cuts solar power generation.
Families in Co Armagh gathered to watch the partial solar eclipse, with the planetarium packed out. The Moon is set to cover more than 90% of the Sun, the deepest since 1999.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is considering banning disposable barbecues to prevent wildfires, as Britain faces its hottest summer on record and an emergency Cobra meeting is set for today.
As the UK faces its fifth heatwave, with temperatures up to 37°C, the government advises turning off non-essential electronics like TVs and laptops to reduce indoor heat.
Andy Burnham suggests banning disposable barbecues to prevent wildfires, as he chairs an emergency Cobra meeting amid extreme heat and fire risks across the UK.
Andy Burnham has said he will consider imposing a ban on disposable barbecues amid the risk of further wildfires as extreme heat continues to grip parts of the UK.
Andy Burnham will consider banning disposable barbecues to prevent wildfires as extreme heat continues, with Cobra meeting set for Wednesday.
A key Government adviser has warned 'this is as good as it gets' for the heat and drought-ravaged UK without action to drive down climate emissions.
Stew Pond in Surrey has dried up amid drought conditions affecting nearly three quarters of England and all of Wales, with a fifth heatwave expected.
Parts of the UK face a fifth heatwave with temperatures up to 38C, prompting an amber warning and an emergency Cobra meeting.