Tom Clarke
A sad entry into Ebola’s history books
A Spanish nurse has tested positive for Ebola after helping treat a missionary doctor who was repatriated to Madrid last month.
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Death and corruption in Peru’s Amazonian rainforest
Edwin Chota was one of four friends who died trying to protect the land in one remote area of Peru from illegal loggers. Now his people also fear for their lives.
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Has Lego bowed to Greenpeace pressure on Shell?
Toy brick maker Lego says it will not renew its marketing contract with Shell – but denies the move to break ties with the oil giant has anything to do with a Greenpeace campaign.
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Tom Clarke
Are we heading for Ebola outbreak in the US?
The US is now dealing with the first case of Ebola to spread outside of Africa. As the size of the epidemic continues to grow exponentially there is a very high chance it won’t be the last.
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Tom Clarke
What difference does a day make to climate change?
Today in New York the UN will sit down to talk about climate change. Again. But can one extra day of talking possibly make any difference to change the pace of action on global warming?
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Tom Clarke
Climate change: can the UN break the deadlock?
Organisers are expecting 100,000 people to take to the streets of Manhattan to call for global action on climate change. But will it translate to action in the corridors of the UN?
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Inside the badger cull: a whistleblower talks
Fraudulent activity and missed targets – as the latest badger cull gets underway, Channel 4 News speaks to a badger cull whistleblower.
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Flash floods hit India and Pakistan
The death toll from floods in Pakistan and India reaches 400 as armies from both countries scramble to provide help to victims.
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Tom Clarke
Can eating fatty meat and whole milk help you lose weight?
Cheese, butter, clotted cream and a brick sized rib-eye steak. Delicious… but it’s also all good for you – and can even help you lose weight. Complete fantasy? Not according to a new book.
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Tom Clarke
How long did neanderthals rub shoulders with our ancestors?
Neanderthals and humans definitely got together. Around 2 per cent of our genome is ‘neanderthal’ DNA.
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Tom Clarke
Bároarbunga: why air travellers needn’t fear another 2010
Iceland’s Bárðarbunga volcano looks like it’s about to blow. But don’t worry, say volcanologists, the eruption probably won’t ruin anybody’s travel plans – it’s the wrong kind of ash.
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Way Out West: Scandinavia’s most ‘PC’ festival ever?
It is vegetarian, has a low carbon footprint, and even the beer is locally sourced: Sweden’s Way Out West festival brings original hippy principles to the digital age. But is it fun?
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After backing it, authorities now attack diesel
Change to diesel – and help the environment, drivers were told and offered incentives to do so. Now, using it could hit them where it hurts – in the wallet.
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Tom Clarke
Fond and not-so-fond farewells to ‘four brains’ and OPatz
Owen Paterson, the outgoing environment secretary, was loathed by environmentalists and animal lovers. By contrast former science minister David Willetts was the darling of academics.
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Landslide kills 12-year-old as Typhoon Neoguri hits
Shocking footage shows a landslide uprooting cars and buildings as Typhoon Neoguri sweeps through the Japanese town of Nagiso, Nagano. The storm moved through to Kagoshima early on Thursday.
