Science

Tokyo's latest attempt to combat extreme heat by allowing shorts in the workplace has hit a cultural snag, as complaints of visible leg hair prompt a rise in male grooming

Jersey Water warns that adopting stricter PFAS safety standards could force a £210m infrastructure investment, potentially doubling consumer water bills as officials weigh public health against the island's economic reality

A surge in breeding activity at Cumbria's Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve has led to a record-breaking year for ospreys, with five chicks successfully hatched and tagged by local conservationists

With record-breaking heat and rainfall shortages leaving three-quarters of England in drought, water companies have introduced widespread hosepipe bans affecting approximately 30 million residents across the UK

Storm surges up to 4ft are possible along parts of the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, officials

We visit Langford Lakes nature reserve in Wiltshire, home to the River Wylye chalk

Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, imprisoned after the 2021 protests, has been cleared to travel to the US after his whereabouts were unknown following his release.