Storm Ali
The met office has issued an amber 'be prepared' warning at Storm Ali begins to sweep across Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England; 80mph winds are expected causing some public areas to be closed and travel to be disrupted
Saving the UK's wildlife
Presenter Chris Packham has written a document called 'People's Manifesto for Wildlife', which calls for more to be done to protect the UK's wildlife; some of the measures called for include replanting hedgerows, creating wildlife ponds in industrial estates, and - controversially - banning dogs from nature reserves
Famine in the Yemen
Ongoing conflict in the Yemen has resulted in rising food prices; combined with a fall in the value of Yemeni currency, it is now estimated that 5.2 million children in the Yemen now face famine
Spread of microplastics
A study has shown that plastic can now escape from polluted water into the sky via flying insects; mosquito larvae were fed micro plastics which were found to remain inside them as they transformed into flying adults
The met office has issued an amber 'be prepared' warning at Storm Ali begins to sweep across Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England; 80mph winds are expected causing some public areas to be closed and travel to be disrupted
Saving the UK's wildlife
Presenter Chris Packham has written a document called 'People's Manifesto for Wildlife', which calls for more to be done to protect the UK's wildlife; some of the measures called for include replanting hedgerows, creating wildlife ponds in industrial estates, and - controversially - banning dogs from nature reserves
Famine in the Yemen
Ongoing conflict in the Yemen has resulted in rising food prices; combined with a fall in the value of Yemeni currency, it is now estimated that 5.2 million children in the Yemen now face famine
Spread of microplastics
A study has shown that plastic can now escape from polluted water into the sky via flying insects; mosquito larvae were fed micro plastics which were found to remain inside them as they transformed into flying adults