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Parts of California, including Big Sur, south of San Francisco, are preparing for a new storm.

Councillors in Essex are worried the plan, covering 79 hectares, will damage the environment.

Researchers have created eggs from the cells of male mice, raising the prospect of male couples having their own children.

Widespread snowfall is disrupting travel, with severe weather predicted for north Staffordshire.

The world famous steam train was operated entirely by women to mark International Women's Day.

Facebook users likened the "bizarre" cloud to an alien invasion and a wormhole.

The first international agreement to protect the world's oceans for 40 years has been reached.

Freddy, which has caused the deaths of 21 people, may become the longest-lasting storm on record.

New estimates suggest that plastic pollution in the oceans has risen dramatically since 2005.

Millden Estate's licences are suspended for three years after police find evidence of shot buzzards.

The dig in March will look for further remains of the historic mills, the borough council says.

Research suggest losses of Scotland's upland species including snow pearlwort could be down to declining snow cover.

The settlement in the North York Moors National Park will be further excavated this month.

The tiny badger cub was found "frozen solid" in woodland by a dog walker.

A 20-year survey of plants shows how agriculture and climate change is affecting UK flora.

Welsh Water says it will help reduce phosphate levels in the river, benefiting aquatic life.

It is hoped the cockatiel, which went missing from Shropshire, will respond to its favourite songs.