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The TelegraphNuclear waste to be buried 650ft under the English countryside
Swathes of nuclear waste are set to be buried in the English countryside after ministers agreed to dig a 650ft pit starting this decade.
- Liverpool Echo
Met Office issues urgent 10-hour warning as more rain forecast
The wet weather will be an issue into the night
- Birmingham Live
Weather maps reveal date of 'mini heatwave' as Met Office forecasts 'above average' temperatures
The sunny weather is predicted to continue for three days
- Birmingham Live
UK weather maps show when first 30C day of year will roast Britain
The UK is set to sizzle with rising temperatures as we head towards May and towards the sixth month of the year, June, and the first full month of summer proper.
- The Telegraph
Compulsory smart meters crucial to fight ‘real and growing risk’ of drought, experts warn
Smart water meters must be made compulsory across all households to protect the UK against climate change, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has warned.
- The Guardian
I’ve seen how deadly floods are devastating Europe – we are not prepared for what’s next
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- Birmingham Live
UK told to prepare for 'big and historic' heatwave before Saharan scorcher within days
Britain could be in line for a sizzling, record-breaking heatwave over the summer, Exacta Weather's James Madden said.
- Birmingham Live
CCTV installer slapped with £1k fine after council 'rummage through bin'
Philip Robinson has refused to pay the fine
- Birmingham Live
Met Office and BBC give verdict over rumours of next UK heatwave 'before end of May'
Reports from some forecasters, including WX Charts, which uses Met Desk data, show highs in the mid-twenties for 72 hours, kicking off on May 24.
- CNN
Floods could hit Gulf Coast after storms kill at least 4 in Houston, damage buildings and cut power for hundreds of thousands
Storms battered Texas and Louisiana late Thursday and early Friday with destructive winds and torrential rain, leaving at least four dead, flooded roads and more than 1 million homes and businesses without power — and more floods could plague parts of the Gulf Coast Friday.
- PA Media: UK News
Rare black-tailed godwit chicks hatch from rescued eggs
The birds will be ringed and named, with a cohort released back into the wild near WWT Welney in Norfolk.
- Wales Online
Source of cryptosporidium contamination 'found' by water company
People have been falling ill in a coastal town
- The Guardian
Devon residents told to boil tap water over risk of parasitic disease
South West Water has detected ‘small traces’ of parasite in drinking supply that can cause diarrhoea-type disease
- Bristol Live
Cryptosporidium outbreak blamed on 'animal waste' in Devon drinking water
A Devon MP has been critical of South West Water's response to the outbreak and has revealed that a damaged air valve resulted in the contamination of drinking water, either with 'animal waste' or 'contaminated groundwater'
- Time
How to Prepare for the Next Solar Storm
We face a year or more of peak solar activity. It pays to get ready.
- Storyful
'Tiny Babies With Huge Ears!': Four Nyala Babies Born at Australian Zoo
Staff at Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria celebrated the birth of four nyala calves, video released on May 16 shows.Staff from Zoos Victoria told Storyful the three males and one female have been named Nunuberry, Obie, Teshi and Malva, respectively, and were all born in the last five weeks.Werribee Open Range Zoo Savannah keeper Katie Jones said when the calves were born the mothers use a behaviour called “stashing” where they hide the babies in the long grass to protect them from predators.“The mothers come every day to feed the calves when they think the coast is clear, and the calves re-join the rest of the herd when they’re old enough.”Video shows a mother grooming her baby at the zoo. Credit: Zoos Victoria via Storyful
- Wales Online
Met Office issues weather warning for heavy rain in Wales
The warning covers the majority of Wales with of 40-60mm of rainfall expected in parts
- Birmingham Live
UK tourists in Canary Islands warned 'it's much bigger than previously thought'
Cumbre Vieja volcano last erupted in 2021 and more than 3,000 properties and hundreds of acres of farmland were destroyed.
- Birmingham Live
UK weather maps burn red with heatwave and new 'hottest day of year' to hit
A new hottest day of the year could be recorded across the weekend of May 25 and May 26 as the UK sees the mercury rise to the mid-twenties - threatening the current benchmark of 25C.
- The Independent
Company pumps ‘millions of litres’ of raw sewage into Lake Windermere
United Utilities pumping station dumped raw sewage into lake for 10 hours in late February