Nature
Britain braces for weeks of transport chaos
Jonathan Brown: Britain is gritting its teeth and its roads today in anticipation of the return of Arctic conditions, with heavy snow and ice storms likely to bring wide-scale disruption.
Inside Nature
Birdman's tale inspires National
Friday, 17 December 2010
Rob Sharp: Play based on lone scientist's 40-year study of Alaskan guillemots.
Elderly at risk as money for heating help runs out
Friday, 17 December 2010
Concerns are mounting that the icy conditions will have a devastating effect on those suffering from fuel poverty, especially the elderly, following yesterday's revelation that the Warm Front fund, which helps people with heating and insulation, would not take on any more cases until next April.With many of the big energy providers having already hiked up their prices, the immediate future looks bleak, with forecasters predicting that December temperatures will be as vicious as November, Europe's coldest on record.
Early white Christmas is bad dream for retailers
Friday, 17 December 2010
The British economy, barely crawling out of the worst slump in three-quarters of a century, could suffer a sharp setback as a result of the cold weather, some analysts predict – with retailers facing the worst financial damage in the run-up to Christmas. In all, the economy could lose as much as £13bn of output, about £1bn a day.
Big freeze could stretch struggling NHS to limits
Friday, 17 December 2010
The NHS is preparing for one of its toughest winters in recent memory with pressure on beds from winter viruses, staff cuts and icy weather as it prepares to make unprecedented efficiency savings.
Arctic's vanishing sea ice presents polar bear with a new danger – grizzlies
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Steve Connor: Fears for future of gene pool as interbreeding between vulnerable species driven together by global warming gathers pace.
Non-native species cost economy 1.7bn
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Invasive non-native species such as grey squirrels and Japanese knotweed cost the British economy 1.7 billion every year, a new report suggested.
Trillions of sums, but we can't predict a white Christmas
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Michael McCarthy: The 'big freeze' is set to return today, but forecasts that look even 10 days ahead always need an element of luck.
Conservationist tracks bird family struggling to survive
Tuesday, 14 December 2010
A British conservationist has become the first individual to view all 32 of the extraordinarily beautiful family of birds know as Pittas in the space of one year, as part of a drive to save many of them from extinction.
On a wing and a prayer: British birds under threat
Monday, 13 December 2010
What do the Bittern, the Tree Pipit and the Wood Warbler have in common? They are all British bird species that are under threat. Charlie Elder discovers the stark facts beneath the feathers
Iceland walks out of fishing talks
Monday, 13 December 2010
Britain and the EU are on the verge of a trade war with Iceland and the Faroe Islands after talks to agree a quota for fishing mackerel collapsed.
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