Crew shortages meant 39 engines were not available to fight London's wildfires last July, a review finds.
Ian Paterson is serving a 20-year sentence after he carried out unnecessary or unapproved procedures.
Scientists are concerned about the environmental impact if commercial deep sea mining begins.
Europe's drugs regulator has been alerted to a possible link to thoughts of suicide among some users.
Experts are predicting that the developing El Niño is likely to make 2023 the world's hottest year.
Scientists want to understand exactly how pathogens can jump species and what the next threat may be.
The Scottish government wants a change in UK laws to stop people found in possession of drugs for their own use being prosecuted.
Junior doctors in Scotland had been due to strike next week in a row over pay.
Countries have agreed to limit carbon from shipping by 2050 but green groups say the pact is flawed.
One group of scientists reported a third global high calculated with satellites and computer models.
Secret filming reveals that "dangerous" substances are widely available for sale around the country.
Record temperatures and smoke-filled skies have shown that the threat of wildfires can impact millions of people.
Archaeologists use a new technique to discover that a high-status tomb contained a woman not a man.
Researchers say the pandemic and cost of living crisis have contributed to worsening mental health.
BBC News understands a deal has been negotiated over UK association with the Horizon programme.
The world's need for fossil fuels is "desperate", Shell's chief executive told the BBC.
The climate activist blocked a port handling fossil fuels with a group of young activists in June.
The Wildlife Trust in Northamptonshire says the dam-building mammals will be released next winter.
We answer the questions you're asking about Alzheimer's disease, which causes dementia.
Anna and Barbara Rozycki were in 1970 the first conjoined twins in the UK to be separated.