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England sewage spills hit record 3.6m hours last year Sewage spilled into England's waterways for a record number of hours last year, the Environmental Agency says.
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Fears 19th Century canal could start to run dry in days The operators of a 225-year-old canal warn of an "urgent" water shortage without imminent rainfall.
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Unique two-clawed dinosaur discovered Duonychus is one of the few species of theropod dinosaur that evolved two-fingered hands.
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Archaeologists find 'unprecedented' Iron Age hoard Archaeologists say they have found more than 800 items dating back about 2,000 years.
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Why earthquake predictions are usually wrong On social media a self-proclaimed earthquake predictor says he can forecast big shakes, but experts say it's pure luck.
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New national forest to see 20m trees planted The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.
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Schools and hospitals get £180m solar investment The government has announced the funding for 200 schools and hospitals apiece across the UK.
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Dark Energy experiment challenges Einstein's theory of Universe New research could force a fundamental rethink of the nature of space and time.
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Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth Dolphins circled their capsule after it landed off the coast of Florida.
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Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.
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Small electric cars were said to be the future – but SUVs now rule the... Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads.
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Thousands of high-risk toxic sites unchecked due to lack of cash BBC investigation finds nine out of ten high-risk contaminated areas have not been tested.
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BBC travels out to 'blistered and burnt' oil tanker in North Sea While at least two million litres of jet fuel are in the water, there is some positive news.
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Accredited official statistics: Historical statistics notices on agricultural price indices, 2024 Previously published monthly National Statistics publications on the agricultural price index (API). A set of indices of the prices paid and received by UK farmers for agricultural goods and services.
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Accredited official statistics: Local authority collected waste management - annual results Provisional annual results for local authority collected waste generation and management for England.
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Research: Climate adaption reporting fourth round: food and agriculture Adaptation reports to Defra by the food and agriculture sector. Part of the fourth round of the adaptation reporting process under the Climate Change 2008 Act.
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Research: Climate adaption reporting fourth round: water Adaptation reports to Defra by the water sector. Part of the fourth round of the adaptation reporting process under the Climate Change 2008 Act.
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Reed: Sewage spill data a “disgrace” New sewage data shows small drop in the number of sewage spills in 2024, but duration has increased.
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Accredited official statistics: Historical statistics notices on UK milk prices and composition of milk, 2025 Previously published Accredited Official Statistics notices on UK averages of the farm-gate price and composition of milk.
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Research: Climate adaption reporting fourth round: local authority Adaptation reports to Defra by local authorities. Part of the fourth round of the adaptation reporting process under the Climate Change 2008 Act.

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