18+ hour, 56+ min ago   (541+ words) High up on a Manx hillside, Sarah Hickey effortlessly pushes a metre-long metal rod into the wet ground until it disappears almost to her hands. "This is pretty deep here," she says, reading the markings on the probe. Beneath her…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (617+ words) Temperatures are set to climb across the UK this weekend, reaching summerlike levels in some places. It will feel warm and muggy - especially where there are sunny spells - although heavy rain also features in the forecast. The warmth will persist…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (385+ words) A queen bee was killed when vandals damaged a community hive that had been set up on a playing field. Chris Place, 74, said bricks and wooden poles appeared to have been used to lever over the hive at King George…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (318+ words) A parkrun in Nottingham has been temporarily cancelled after some runners were stung by hornets, and at least one person went to hospital for treatment. Bestwood Village Parkrun said on social media it had an "unexpected issue" with a number…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (219+ words) New technology has been installed in Canterbury city centre in a bid to boost mobile phone signal. According to Kent County Council (KCC), equipment known as small cells can be attached to structures such as lampposts in order to increase…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (270+ words) The next phase of work to clear up a fuel leak that contaminated a village's water supply is due to start in the autumn. In May 2024, more than 600 homes in Bramley in Surrey were told not to drink tap water…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (311+ words) About 7,500 acres of peatland is to be restored following the £9m purchase of an area close to Kielder Forest, the buyer has said. Emblehope Estate in Northumberland has been bought by a group called Restore, which said it wants to re-wet…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (621+ words) Meteorological summer is over, schools are back and so is the UK's unsettled weather. After a heat spike on Sunday, low pressure systems will continue to bring wet and windy conditions, especially to the north of the UK at the…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (291+ words) Farmers have installed rain harvesting systems to improve water quality and help sites adapt to extreme weather. The project by West Cumbria Rivers Trust (WCRT) worked with nine farms in the Waver and Wampool catchment, North Cumbria, to capture rainwater…...