Scotland environment, energy and rural affairs correspondentPublished13 October 2026Updated 31 minutes agoSusie Walker-Munro is one of a handful of tea growers in Scotland. She says the acidic soil creates ideal…
Wild bird populations in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since records began, figures show, with nearly half of species in decline. Figures produced by leading nature conservation…
If you want to get really good at French, Arabic or Hungarian, don’t start with rote learning vocabulary and grammar, focus on how they sound instead, research suggests. A new…
This July was the worst on record for wildfires in England, provisional data shows, with England experiencing a clear upward trend in the total number of wildfires recorded. This summer…
The World Meteorological Organisation outlined the forecast in its monthly climate bulletin El Nino will intensify before peaking in December and is nearly 100 per cent certain to last until…
Procrastination is the biggest problem that can harm students’ academic performance at university, according to a study of more than 65,000 young people who placed it above issues such as…
Experts have urged regular ‘monitoring’ for older adults living with the condition Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could be more vulnerable to experiencing memory and thinking problems in…
Marie Curie said its research has shown nearly one in three people in England die without adequate care and support A group of high-profile figures have shared personal accounts of…
The military unit will protect satellites used to warn of incoming missile attacks, provide communications and help guide ships The UK is set to launch an RAF squadron to disrupt,…
She is an unlikely harbinger of the climate emergency: a venomous black and yellow spider who spins mysterious patterns in her webs and eats her mates for breakfast. Native to…
