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More than one in 10 people in Dundee struggled to pay funeral costs last year, a new report finds.

Millions of pieces of man-made trash are now orbiting the Earth. Some are tiny, but all pose a risk to space craft and satellites. And that threat is growing.

Toxic pollutants released by oil sands mining operations are accumulating in freshwater ecosystems, a study by Canadian researchers suggests.

Matthew Sweet explores how the things people accumulate reflect who they are.

Experts are increasingly worried that the virus can accumulate in stuffy rooms.

A coroner says inspectors failed to spot a blocked drain that caused large puddles to accumulate.

Snow will accumulate in south-east England and London, as well as Yorkshire and the Midlands.

Some chemicals should be re-assessed after new evidence that they accumulate in food chains, scientists say.

Cooks are being advised not to pour cooking fat down the drain where it can accumulate causing giant 'fatbergs'.