The UK is almost certain to miss its EU 2020 targets for renewable energy, the National Grid has said.

Soggy summers in Europe and the UK are heavily influenced by the track of Atlantic storms

Birmingham City Council said no child in the city "should have their childhood or future life chances scarred by living in poverty"

Authorities in Nigeria's Lagos State have shut 70 churches and 20 mosques in an attempt to reduce high noise levels.

Prof Kibble has been awarded The Isaac Newton Medal by the Institute of Physics for his outstanding lifelong commitment to the field.

Babies with brains damaged by the Zika virus might still appear normal, a large study of Brazilian babies shows.

A world-leading climate change target up to the early 2030s is set to be confirmed by the British government.

Human disturbances are making the Amazon rainforest more flammable, according to researchers.

A single dose of an experimental vaccine can protect mice against the Zika virus, raising renewed hope of a vaccine for humans, say scientists.

Volkswagen has agreed to pay $10.2bn (£6.9bn) to settle some claims in the US from its emissions cheating scandal, according to reports.