Heavy rain across the UK
Torrential rainfall across the UK has brought road closures, floods and evacuations to some areas; the Environment Agency has published flood warnings and coastal surges in Cornwall meant that people had to leave caravans and seaside properties until at least tomorrow
Plastic washes up on remote south Atlantic island
A huge number of plastic bottles (mostly from China) have been found washed up on a remote island lying between Africa and South America; it is thought that many bottles have been discarded from passing ships, and it highlights just how bad the problem of plastic waste has become
Torrential rainfall across the UK has brought road closures, floods and evacuations to some areas; the Environment Agency has published flood warnings and coastal surges in Cornwall meant that people had to leave caravans and seaside properties until at least tomorrow
Plastic washes up on remote south Atlantic island
A huge number of plastic bottles (mostly from China) have been found washed up on a remote island lying between Africa and South America; it is thought that many bottles have been discarded from passing ships, and it highlights just how bad the problem of plastic waste has become