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‘I could watch her for hours’: the woman who rescued a bee and created a buzz

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:35 +0000

After bringing injured queen Phoebee home in July, Gilly McArthur expected her soon to die, but she’s bumbling on

Fifty-two days ago, Phoebee was lying by the side of a road in the blistering sun with a broken wing. Today, she’s clambering up the arm of Gilly McArthur, around the nape of her neck and disappearing into her hair.

“I couldn’t leave her by the roadside,” McArthur says. “So I bought her home and made her a bed of flowers. I thought she’d be dead in a day or so.”

Reform continues to cast doubt on climate science. Do its supporters agree?

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:00:34 +0000

Climate scepticism is common at the Reform party conference, but many also criticise Labour for failing to protect Britons from hot weather

UK subsidence claims surge after hottest summer on record

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:00:30 +0000

Insurers in England and Wales tell of busy August with one reporting near-140% jump in claims

UK insurers are experiencing a surge in the number of homeowners making claims for subsidence after the hottest summer on record, with Hastings Direct reporting a near 140% jump to an all-time high for August.

Beekeepers warn of Asian hornet threat and call for UK awareness campaign

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:29 +0000

Experts say invasive species are creating ‘pollinator deserts’ and could have serious impact on food security

British beekeepers have called for a national awareness campaign about the impact of Asian hornets as they warned the invasive species was creating “pollinator deserts” and threatening food security.

Native to south-east Asia, the yellow-legged hornet is thought to have arrived in Europe in 2004 and has continued to spread ever since, its numbers probably boosted by increasingly warm springs and summers.

Sydney reaches 33C in potentially warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:00:54 +0000

A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditions

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Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:50:41 +0000

Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species list

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act and to contemplate whether the agency could make it easier to authorize killing them.

A mysterious 'island' appears and then disappears in Canada – video

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:09:02 +0000

A mysterious island has emerged in Williston Lake in Canada. A local resident shared a video of a floating 'island' with trees growing from it – which has appeared, disappeared and appeared again within two months. Satellite imagery has confirmed its existence and disappearance, and experts say the rising water level has set free trees that have been growing on woody debris on the shore

Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:21:45 +0000

Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield

Ministers are poised to approve a controversial new gasfield in the North Sea this month, according to government sources, and are considering approving a major oilfield later this year.

Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, will give her recommendation to approve the Jackdaw field off the coast of Aberdeen as soon as next week, according to people close to the decision, and the formal approval could follow a week after.

Week in wildlife: a hitchhiking crab, a shy wallaby and penguins in little jackets

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:02 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Moveable feast: myna birds on Sydney train looking for food not ‘joyride’ in viral video

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:35:41 +0000

Mynas are ‘incredibly good learners’ and likely hopped on the inner-city train to scrounge, expert says

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