Anja Popp , Reporter

We need wild bees. They pollinate 70 of the 100 crop species that feed most of us.

Pollution warnings have been put in place for almost 50 beaches in England and Wales, after untreated sewage was released into the sea in a number of places.

Tomorrow, for the first time, cameras will be allowed to show the judge handing down the sentence in a crown court trial. The first broadcast, from the Old Bailey, will cover the case of Ben Oliver who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his grandfather. The change is the result of a long-running campaign for…

English hospitals are short of 12,000 doctors and there’s a need for at least 50,000 more nurses and midwives – and England has 700 fewer GPs than it did just three years ago.

The governor of California has declared a state of emergency as a fast moving wildfire continues to spread near the Yosemite National Park, threatening thousands of homes. 

The head of the World Health Organization has declared that the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak is now a global emergency. 

Passengers travelling from Dover must have their passports checked before they sail by French border staff.

Thousands of members of the RMT union will join the industrial action, bringing most of the country’s rail network to a standstill.

As temperatures have been rising this month, so too has the number of people attempting to cross the Channel in small boats. Over 1,000 have made the perilous journey this week alone, with 2022 set to be a record year. We speak to those currently camped out around Calais about whether the government’s plan to…

Human rights activists have been demonstrating at a detention centre near Gatwick Airport against the government’s plans to send asylum seekers on a one-way ticket to Rwanda. 

Both had been members of the Ukrainian army for some years.

The family of a woman found dead after reporting being stalked by her colleague say a new Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation seems to confirm their worst nightmare that police didn’t fulfil their duty to investigate properly and that their daughter’s death might have been preventable.

In Bedford there’s a special take on the Platinum Jubilee, with a performance of ‘A Windrush Anthem’ by the Pegasus Opera company. 

Many pet owners may wish they could clone their beloved pets. And the idea isn’t science fiction – if you have the money.

A Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape, abuse of position of trust and misconduct in public office – relating to alleged offences spanning seven years.