1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (574+ words) The weather is set to turn more unsettled this week as rain returns with a chance of thunderstorms and localised flooding. Some places could see a return to showery conditions by Tuesday, but it is from Wednesday onwards that more…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago   (465+ words) The world's largest lifting vessel has arrived in Shetland carrying a giant North Sea oil platform to be broken up. Allseas's Pioneering Spirit is 1253ft (382m) long and 407ft (124m) wide, with a 5,000 tonne crane for lifting the topsides of platforms. The twin-hull vessel…...

14+ hour, 7+ min ago   (848+ words) There are few places you would expect to stumble across a vineyard in inner London and a sunny railway embankment in south London is probably not high on the list. Yet just metres from the tracks at Denmark Hill station,…...

14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (610+ words) A house fire has renewed questions over why specialist firefighting equipment is based far from some communities despite a series of major incidents requiring its use. In Dorset, crews tackling a fire at a house in Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, had…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (488+ words) Two more sheep have been infected with the bluetongue virus in the south of Scotland, bringing the total number affected to eight. Latest figures released by the UK government showed the two new bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) infections were found in…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (236+ words) Teff is a very healthy, nutrient-dense ancient grain. It is naturally gluten-free, packed with dietary fiber, protein, and essential minerals like iron and calcium, but is this the new superfood? What is teff and is it the new superfood? Video,…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (696+ words) A livestock farmer has warned runners are risking their lives by trespassing on farmland and has called on running app operators to take action. Nicola Naylor said she had spotted persistent offenders jogging through Blackshaw Farm near Glossop, Derbyshire, where…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (308+ words) Farmers across the South East must vaccinate their animals against the potentially fatal bluetongue "as soon as possible", the National Farmers' Union (NFU) has said. According to government figures published on Thursday, there have now been 517 cases of the virus…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (100+ words) How could El Niño affect us? BBC How could El Niño affect us? Available for 29 days Weather experts are warning that a developing El Niño weather system could become the strongest since modern records began. The effects of El Niño…...

2+ day, 24+ min ago   (570+ words) After the spell of showery weather earlier this week, a strong area of high pressure is set to bring bright and sunny weather to much of the UK this weekend. Daytime temperatures will feel pleasantly warm - though a long way…...