The Chinese ship Xue Long that helped rescue passengers stranded on a research vessel in Antarctica confirms it is itself stuck in the ice.

A near-complete ichthyosaur skeleton discovered on the Dorset coast after Christmas storms was hours away from destruction, fossil hunters say.

Developers could be allowed to destroy ancient woodland if they agreed to plant many more trees elsewhere, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson suggests.

Thousands of people take to the beaches to protest against plans by the government of Western Australia to kill large sharks off Perth beaches.