Saturday 04 June 2011

Earth

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Government warns dog owners: don't jog with your dog during hot weather

Doubtless very few people will be contemplating going for a jog with their dog in the sweltering heat this weekend, but just in case you were: the Government has warned that this is a bad idea.

04 Jun 2011

Penguin thinks glove is its mother

Abandoned penguin chick thinks glove is its mother

Zoo keepers are fooling an abandoned penguin chick into thinking a black industrial glove is its parent.

03 Jun 2011

Red kites attack schoolchildren

Pupils banned from school playground after attacks by red kites

School pupils have been banned from playing outside after dozens of youngsters were attacked and had their lunches stolen by red kites.

03 Jun 2011

Tiger triplets born in China

China's Mount Huangshan Tiger Habitat welcomed the arrival of tiger triplets, their first cubs born this year.

02 Jun 2011

Ben Fogle: why I want to buy Taransay

Ben Fogle on Taransay, his beloved Outer Hebrides island

Ben Fogle hopes to buy the uninhabited Outer Hebridean island of Taransay, where he lived for year for the BBC reality show 'Castaway'. Here, he explains why he'd turn the remote outpost - on the market for £2 million - into a wildlife reserve

02 Jun 2011

Birds' nests in odd places

Traffic lights, an engine, a traffic cone and lots of ashtrays.

01 Jun 2011

How to take better photos

Deborah King goes on a one-day photography course to learn how to take better photos

01 Jun 2011

Shale gas drilling suspended after earthquake near Blackpool

The UK's only shale gas drilling project has been suspended after a small earthquake was registered in the area.

31 May 2011

Cate Blanchett features in advert for Australian carbon tax

Actress Cate Blanchett appears in a short advert backing the introduction of a tax on major carbon polluters in Australia.

31 May 2011

Whale dies on Redcar beach

A 30ft sperm whale has died after becoming stranded on Redcar beach.

31 May 2011

It’s crunch time for the English apple

As battle begins to revive traditional orchards, Rose Prince meets a lifelong campaigner .

31 May 2011

Warmest UK spring since 1659

It might come as a surprise to those who tried to hold a barbecue in the rain yesterday, but this spring has been the warmest since records began more than 350 years ago.

31 May 2011

Space shuttle Endeavour heads back to Earth

US shuttle undocks from space station for the last time.

30 May 2011

Moth balls back in fashion

Moth balls are making a come back amid fears the night time bug is on the rise.

30 May 2011

Nightingale heading to extinction

Britain's most celebrated songbird, the nightingale, will be extinct within 30 years, scientists have warned.

29 May 2011

Fine weather for daisies as the sun shines in April

Fields across Britain are being invaded by an abundance of daisies after the unusually hot and sunny weather.

29 May 2011

Blackpool hit by earthquake

Blackpool was hit by a small earthquake yesterday, the second in as many months.

28 May 2011

Animal photos of the week

All creatures great and small in our ever popular animal gallery.

27 May 2011

Power to the people: Dale Vince, green energy pioneer

Dale Vince, the founder and sole shareholder of Britain's largest green energy company, is a one-time hippie dropout whose business nous has impressed the Prime Minister

27 May 2011

Man breaks leg driving into tree while being attacked by goose

A retired dentist suffered a broken leg after driving his quad bike into a tree while being attacked by a goose.

26 May 2011

Volcano travel disruption

Iceland volcano ash cloud and travel disruption in pictures.

24 May 2011

The Milky Way over the desert

Bret Webster's amazing pictures of the Milky Way over the Utah desert.

24 May 2011

Chelsea Flower Show: awards for smaller gardens

A ‘spiritual toilet’ won best artisan garden while a design celebrating offshore wind farms won best urban garden.

24 May 2011

Chelsea Flower Show: the winners

Diarmuid Gavin’s flying garden and B&Q towering allotment both won gold at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, while the Daily Telegraph won Best in Show. Here are the main results:

24 May 2011