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Environmental controls key to coronavirus recovery, chancellor told
Strengthening environmental regulations must be a key plank of the UK's recovery from the coronavirus crisis to help prevent the spread of future pandemics,...
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A flock of starlings fly in the light of the setting sun in the village of Popielarze, near Warsaw, Poland.
Photograph: Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty...
2020 Mammal Photographer of the Year winners
Mammal Comedian Award winner:
Grey Seal by Philip Ryan
Elusive Mammal Category winner:
Breaching Common Dolphin by Dan Lettice
Young Mammal Photographer of the Year, aged...
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A water rail at Northumberland Park in North Tyneside
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
An adder,
Vipera berus, just out of hibernation basking in the morning sunshine
Photograph: Sandra Standbridge/Alamy
A...
2020 European Tree of the Year – in pictures
Belgium: the Tree of Freedom of the Waret Citizens
Age: 223-year-old.
Species: horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum).
Location: Waret-la-Chaussee, Wallonia. The tree symbolises the defence of the Waret...
Farmers hatch plan to return area the size of Dorset to...
Returning an area the size of Dorset to wild nature, reintroducing extinct lynx, pelicans and beavers and championing regenerative farming to restore soil health...
Country diary: preening avocets attract attention | Country diary
Marbled white butterflies are resting on the flower heads, stretching out their chequered wings towards the early-morning sun in ritualistic greeting, warming themselves at...
‘Compelling’ evidence air pollution worsens coronavirus – study
There is "compelling" evidence that air pollution significantly increases coronavirus infections, hospital admissions and deaths, according to the most detailed and comprehensive analysis to...
Team Lioness: the Kenyan women rangers risking their lives for wildlife
Her black boots brushing through swathes of yellow-brown bush, 24-year-old Purity Amleset is feeling tense. But fear is just part of the job, she...
Robot dolphins: the cruelty-free GBP20m ‘animal’ you can’t tell from the...
They can respond to questions, swim happily in shopping mall display tanks, and withstand close contact that would usually be harmful to real animals...
Planet of the apex: test your shark knowledge with our fin-tastic...
What is the collective noun for sharks?
A shiver of sharks
A conspiracy of sharks
A...
Making a beeline: wildflower paths across UK could save species
Andrew Whitehouse has been on the cliffs at Prawle Point, south Devon, searching on his hands and knees for a rare bee. He saw...
Missing lynx: how rewilding Britain could restore its natural balance
They once roamed in huge herds across the grasslands of Europe, but a century ago, following mass killing for food and sport during the...
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Parts of England could run out of water within 20 years, warn MPs
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