SCOTLAND faces a “rat epidemic” if strikes among council waste and recycling works are not avoided, a union chief has warned. GMB and Unite rejected a pay offer from Cosla …
THOUGH the blazing sun and 30C can seem glorious after a grey start to the summer, heatwaves in the UK can feel pretty uncomfortable. It can seem like you’ve barely …
TWO Just Stop Oil protesters have denied causing at least £52,000 worth of damage after “Taylor Swift’s private jet” was spray-painted. Scot Jennifer Kowalski, 28, of Dumbarton, and Cole Macdonald, …
AN ARMY of hungry and very toxic caterpillars is on the march – expanding its empire across Britain. The annual invasion of the caterpillars – the larvae of oak processionary …
GRINDING insects into flour could help people in the UK overcome their reluctance to eat them, scientists claim. The market for insects is growing as an alternative protein source to …
A NEW jumping spider species previously unknown to science has been discovered in the UK. No record of the exotic species, named the Anasaitis milesae, has been found anywhere in …
HUMZA Yousaf has been told to take responsibility for the Scottish Government’s “colossal failure” on climate change as environmentalists protest outside his official residence. Friends of the Earth Scotland are …
BRITS could be at risk of contracting a “brain-eating amoeba” when swimming, an expert has warned. Amoebas are single-cell organisms and Naegleria fowleri in particular lurks in rivers, lakes and …
DANGEROUS levels of bacteria have been found lurking in flood water from UK rivers, in some cases posing a risk of human life. Flood water samples collected from parts of …
BRITS can enjoy their Christmas turkey in peace — after a report said going veggie may not be as good for the climate as campaigners claim. A United Nations paper …