4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (593+ words) A safety net against water pollution is widening across the country thanks to a growing army of fly-counting volunteers. More than 60 groups of voluntary river detectives have now been formed since the Riverfly Partnership scheme arrived in Scotland four years…...

5+ day, 4+ min ago  (338+ words) A book borrowed nearly 43 years ago has been returned to a library " so overdue it is no longer registered on its system. The book was handed back to Rye Library, in East Sussex, during an annual amnesty, when people can…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (437+ words) Flood protection around Boston could be strengthened after homes were damaged following heavy rainfall in January 2025. A report by Lincolnshire County Council recommends that households should consider installing pumps and that the Environment Agency (EA) should develop better warning measures....

3+ week, 8+ hour ago  (622+ words) A family of beavers is "very healthy" and "enjoying" life in the Midlands, just over a year after they were reintroduced to the area. The couple, named Beryl and Bertie by local children, were released into Shrewsbury's Old River Bed…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1130+ words) Predating the Aztec Empire, Merton College Library in Oxford has been used by everyone from celebrated 14th-Century mathematicians to JRR Tolkien. In an exclusive interview with the BBC for its 750th birthday, its librarian describes what makes it so special. At…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (282+ words) A stretch of river has drastically changed course, leaving some residents unsure as to how it came about. Part of the River Elwy near Llannefydd on the Conwy-Denbigshire border has moved about 50 metres, including around some trees, leaving a "dry,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (564+ words) A woman who bought a second-hand book while on holiday has helped return it to the family of its original owner more than 50 years later. Nicola Lomax, from Ramsbottom in Lancashire, spotted the copy of The House of the Pelican…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (173+ words) Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode swap film reels for fishing reels, to ponder why fishing onscreen has got us hooked. The net is cast wide to consider everything from industrial scale fleets showcased in films like The Perfect Storm…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1212+ words) A 7. 4-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia at 06: 48 local time on Thursday (22: 48 BST on Wednesday) Authorities have lifted tsunami warnings after earlier saying that waves were possible along the coasts of Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia Locals in nearby cities across the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (287+ words) A first-of-its-kind space mission is planning to reveal more about the magnetic bubble surrounding the earth. Scientists from the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Dorking, Surrey, will help to launch a spacecraft orbiting more than 120, 000 km (74, 564 miles) above the North…...