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Blue Flags awarded but one beach misses out
Keep Britain Tidy awards six Blue Flags but Avon Beach misses out because of a slip-up.
BBC News · May 18, 2026 Science
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Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown
The proposed changes come after a cow named Beau Vine got approved for a waste removal licence.
BBC News · May 18, 2026 Science
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Rare plant makes comeback from brink of extinction
The Kentish milkwort has seen a seven-fold increase since conservation efforts in 2013.
BBC News · May 16, 2026 Science
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Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?
Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland river bathing sites due to conc
BBC News · May 15, 2026 Science
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US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal
A Texas-based company wants to expand its deep space communitcations network.
BBC News · May 15, 2026 Science
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A woolly solution to NI's peatland problems?
Could locally-sourced wool restore peatlands and reduce the carbon cost of conservation?
BBC News · May 15, 2026 Science
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BBC Inside Science
What do we know about the disease following its outbreak on a cruise ship this month?
BBC News · May 14, 2026 Science
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City's historic Assembly Rooms to be repaired
York Conservation Trust says the Grade I-listed building needs work to its roof and portico.
BBC News · May 14, 2026 Science
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Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth
The prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.
BBC News · May 13, 2026 Science
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White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings
Some farmers fear the reintroduction of the UK's biggest bird of prey will threaten their livestock.
BBC News · May 13, 2026 Science
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Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum
There are plans to install solar panels on the roofs of buildings at Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange.
BBC News · May 12, 2026 Science
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Award for scientist who brought space to millions
James O'Donoghue, from the University of Reading, is awarded the 2026 Carl Sagan medal.
BBC News · May 10, 2026 Science
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BBC Inside Science
We explore whether Pluto should regain its title as the solar system’s ninth planet
BBC News · May 7, 2026 Science
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Endangered eel population boost hopes
The European eel population has declined sharply since the 1980s due to environmental factors.
BBC News · May 7, 2026 Science
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Teens react to iconic David Attenborough moments
To mark Attenborough's 100th birthday BBC Bitesize invited teens to react to some of his encounters.
BBC News · May 6, 2026 Science
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Fears for 'hundreds' of young fish after pollution incident
'Hundreds' of salmon may have died at Tievenny Burn in County Tyrone, anglers say.
BBC News · May 6, 2026 Science
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'Fire weather' contributing to longer wildfire seasons, say scientists
Figures show that spring drought events are happening more often while there has been a sharp rise in "fire weather".
BBC News · May 6, 2026 Science
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Beavers spotted in nature reserve for first time
The pair are filmed swimming in the water at Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, near Ringwood.
BBC News · May 6, 2026 Science
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Companies pay out to charity after slurry incidents
The three companies has paid out a total of £33,500 after the Environment Agency's investigations.
BBC News · May 5, 2026 Science
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Wildlife park welcomes three male Asiatic lions
There are about 500 to 600 Asiatic lions left in the wild which only live in Gir Forest, India.
BBC News · May 5, 2026 Science
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