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Volunteers clear brook to reduce flood risk

Volunteers clear brook to reduce flood risk

With a hot summer drying out Syston Brook, volunteers have prepared the waterway ready for rain.

By Wire Report1 Min Read | Aug 3, 2026
'You can't describe the loss' - the reality of bovine TB on farmers

'You can't describe the loss' - the reality of bovine TB on farmers

Wildlife intervention proposals are controversial but farmers say they are needed to reduce bTB.

By Wire Report1 Min Read | Aug 2, 2026
Beaver dams 'helping boost drought resilience'

Beaver dams 'helping boost drought resilience'

Research shows beavers are creating more wetland areas since being reintroduced to the wild.

By Wire Report1 Min Read | Aug 2, 2026
Injured peregrine reunion 'brought tears to eyes'

Injured peregrine reunion 'brought tears to eyes'

The bird of prey was found injured on the ground but was nursed back to health over a month.

By Wire Report1 Min Read | Aug 2, 2026
Hundreds of dead fish in river linked to heatwave

Hundreds of dead fish in river linked to heatwave

The Environment Agency believes the fish were killed as a result of the heat and drain water.

By Wire Report1 Min Read | Aug 2, 2026
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.

By Wire Report1 Min Read | Aug 1, 2026
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert

Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.

By Wire Report1 Min Read | Aug 1, 2026
Free diver, 21, wants to 'give back' to the ocean that has helped him

Free diver, 21, wants to 'give back' to the ocean that has helped him

Iesetyn Morgan regularly free dives and shares the footage of marine life on social media.

By Wire Report1 Min Read | Aug 1, 2026