Known for its long whip-like tail, the threatened Thresher shark is among a number of marine species given extra protection at the Cites meeting.

The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three British-born scientists for discoveries about strange forms of matter.

The European Parliament backs the ratification of the Paris climate deal, the world's first comprehensive climate agreement.

The UK authorities in Cyprus are doubling the number of officers targeting illegal songbird trapping on British military territory.