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Man carries sandbag through flooded street

The New Zealand flood victims too scared to go home

Cyclone Gabrielle has sparked a nationwide debate about climate change and vulnerable homes.

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Man carries sandbag through flooded street

The New Zealand flood victims too scared to go home

Cyclone Gabrielle has sparked a nationwide debate about climate change and vulnerable homes.

Man carries sandbag through flooded street

The New Zealand flood victims too scared to go home

Cyclone Gabrielle has sparked a nationwide debate about climate change and vulnerable homes.

Mo

'A village's goodwill saved me from homelessness'

A new report has found that rough sleeping and homelessness has increased across the English countryside

The Marrams, north of Hemsby Gap, showing the spaces where three properties have been demolished with the last two remaining

How many other Hemsbys are waiting to happen?

What can be done to protect coastal communities at risk of being swallowed up by the sea?

Wildflowers and Mountains on a sunny day in a national park

Nature in danger as mountain forest loss quickens

Key mountain habitats are disappearing more quickly due mostly to logging and wildfires.

common octopus swimming along

World’s first octopus farm plans alarm scientists

Methods used on the Spanish farm would be "cruel" to such intelligent animals say experts, as details emerge.

An engineer inspects a turbine in a nuclear power station

How "green" and safe is nuclear power?

The government announced new support for nuclear power in the Spring Budget.

A rear view of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket at Spaceport Cornwall, at Cornwall Airport in Newquay

Virgin Orbit to pause all operations from Thursday

The decision comes after the failure of the first ever satellite mission launched from the UK.

Mo

'A village's goodwill saved me from homelessness'

A new report has found that rough sleeping and homelessness has increased across the English countryside

The Marrams, north of Hemsby Gap, showing the spaces where three properties have been demolished with the last two remaining

How many other Hemsbys are waiting to happen?

What can be done to protect coastal communities at risk of being swallowed up by the sea?

Wildflowers and Mountains on a sunny day in a national park

Nature in danger as mountain forest loss quickens

Key mountain habitats are disappearing more quickly due mostly to logging and wildfires.

common octopus swimming along
An engineer inspects a turbine in a nuclear power station
A rear view of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket at Spaceport Cornwall, at Cornwall Airport in Newquay

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