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It's not the new record temperatures that concern the BBC's Roger Harrabin - it's the way they were smashed.

The Aspinall Foundation aims to fly the 13 elephants from Kent to Africa in bespoke crates.

A future ban on burning coal could "bring about the death of Thomas the Tank Engine," a peer says.

The cub was nicknamed Ruff because of the way the plastic looked like a collar around his neck.

The Ellesmere Port factory will get a £100m investment to build electric vehicles and protect 1,000 jobs.

A trip to Egypt led a carpet fitter to devise a prototype machine for transporting stones.

Researchers at Edinburgh's Roslin Institute aim to combat Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome.

'Unprecedented numbers' of pink salmon were seen in 2017 and the fish have been spotted again this year.

The one-day event - which dates back to 1838 - can see spending run into millions of pounds.

A documentary goes behind the scenes as officers investigate a "highly unusual" double murder.

Several birds, meerkats, an armadillo and a giant tortoise have died, the zoo said.

The storm is moving north towards Florida, but there were warnings of heavy rain as it left Cuba.

Musician Erland Cooper has buried the only copy of his new album somewhere in Orkney to decompose in the soil.

The New Zealand farmer was found guilty of animal neglect after officials had to put the sheep down.