Developers withdraw plans for major Borders wind farm
Campaigners say it is a "great relief" that the plans for 52 turbines near Hawick have been dropped.
Two French firefighters die tackling blaze near Bordeaux airport
The blaze close to the parking lots at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport is said to have originated from a brush fire.
Three reasons why UK electricity prices are so high
The government has announced it will cut VAT on domestic electricity to zero but Britons still pay more for power than many other European nations.
Lindt's Easter chocolate sales fall after price hike
The Swiss chocolate maker adjusts its strategy in response to weaker demand after its price rises.
Introducing football to the country with one pitch
Nauru is the only nation to have never played an official international football match and hardly anyone there plays the game. Is that about to change?
At least 20 dead and more than 100 missing in Afghan floods
Afghanistan is among the nations most vulnerable to the extreme impacts of climate change.
Controversial farm subsidy scheme gets billion pound budget
The protest-hit Sustainable Farming Scheme has been introduced after almost a decade in development.
'Hidden time-capsule of UK biodiversity' unlocked
The specimens with links to Charles Darwin will soon be studied by scientists across the world.
Going with the flow: Renewable energy battery breakthrough
A 3D-printed battery designed at Queen's University Belfast could speed up energy storage research.
An American blue crab took over Italian lagoons. Now fishers are looking for new careers
Within three years, an Atlantic blue crab invasion has transformed Italy’s lucrative clam industry – forcing generations of fishers to give up their licenses...
What this desert city can teach the world about tackling heat deaths
Maricopa County in Arizona has some of the hottest temperatures, but it has reduced the number of heat-related deaths.
US Republicans accuse Canada of wildfire inaction
Canadian leader Mark Carney says both countries have a responsibility to fight climate change.
Too hot to fly: the airports at risk from climate change
Simon King looks at the threats posed to airline operations by hotter weather and rising sea levels.
Bananas! Surprise as back garden plant bears fruit
Stephen Hind believes the current hot temperatures and climate change have encouraged the fruit.