The Hindu holy sites in the Indian cities of Rishikesh and Haridwar attract millions of pilgrims each year - but they are now the destination for another group of devotees.

A killer tree disease appears to have been eradicated in the Forest of Dean after work to fell some 100,000 trees.

Britain's child poverty plans are "doomed" to fail as 3.5 million children will be in poverty by 2020, says a watchdog chaired by former health secretary Alan Milburn.

Campaigners say they will continue to fight against a planned wind farm in Dorset despite proposals being scaled back.

The Brazilian three-banded armadillo serves as the inspiration for this year's World Cup mascot "Fuleco"

Global warming will lead to a significant increase in extreme summer downpours in the UK, a study suggests.

A new study finds that if temperatures rise and more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, it will reduce the total amount of water in rivers.

If you want to see the Giant Earwig of St Helena you may already be too late.

Antarctica is now losing about 160 billion tonnes of ice a year to the ocean - twice as much as when the continent was last surveyed.

The danger from a chemical leak into a Tayside river has passed, according to experts.