The government's emergency committee Cobra is meeting to discuss the fungal threat to the nation's ash trees, which has already devastated trees in Denmark.

The Environment Agency said the wettest April-to-June period on record has soaked the UK to capacity, causing a flooding risk even after modest rain.

Drying laundry in the home poses a health risk to those prone to asthma, hay fever and other allergies, according to new research.

Astronauts preparing for a six-and-a-half hour spacewalk to perform maintenance on the International Space Station warmed up for the task by dancing to Madonna's Vogue.

Controversial plans to merge the British Antarctic Survey and the National Oceanography Centre have been ruled out, the UK science minister announces.