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Celebrations are underway for the centenary of the Forestry Commission, which was created in September 1919 in a bid to promote forestry and woodland across the country.
The results of the 13th annual Shed of the Year competition have been announced and no, the winner is not David Cameron's hut.
Today marks the start of a worldwide strike to demand urgent action to end the climate crisis. People from 150 countries are expected to join in the event, which is an evolution of the Fridays for Future school strikes launched by teenage activist Greta Thurnberg and will see adults from all walks of life protesting alongside students.
The National Trust for Scotland is inviting people to come and squirt water at Hill House, Charles Rennie Mackintosh's 'domestic masterpiece' to check whether its new protective covering works.
A new report by the House of Commons' Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee puts the spotlight on the technology gap between town and country and asks for urgent solutions.
Don’t leave it this way: urgent help is needed to save ten significant Victorian buildings, including a Grade I-listed country house and a Grade II*-listed former church.
In today's news round-up, we look at Banksy's derisive view of Parliament, discover which melodies people find most relaxing and view the 'one-in-a-million' kingfisher shot taken by an amateur photographer.
A clip posted by the Ness Fishery Board appears to show a long creature sliding through the water, supporting theories that the Loch Ness Monster is in fact an eel.
Doug Allen has spoken about his unrivalled love for the Scottish seas.
Listening to birdsong, rustling leaves and a gentle stream can positively affect our wellbeing, a Natural Trust study has found.
In today's round-up we bring you research on hedgehogs from Reading University, a boost for the UK's oldest working suspension bridge and a record-breaking farmer.
Rutland is the only county in England without the global fast food chain, and many of its residents are keen to keep it that way.
Country Life rounds up the best things to see, do and book this week.
The Keswick Mountain Rescue Team came to the aid of a Lake District walker and his exhausted canine companion.
In today's round-up we share the MET Office's most detailed long-term projection, bad news for arachnophobes and the passing of a quacking star.
This morning's news looks at an extraordinary theft from Blenheim Palace, re-visits William Wallace's most famous victory and enjoys the sight of giant vegetables in Yorkshire.
Each year, the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show Giant Vegetable competition sees a quite unbelievable array of giant fruit and veg.
In today's news round-up we bring you great news for butterflies, and take a look inside a cat hotel that looks plusher than many places we've stayed in.
A team from the University of York have found evidence of milk consumption in prehistoric British farmers.
