A photographer on Oak Mountain State Park's King's Chair Loop captured video and a photo of a thick-bodied rattlesnake crossing the path, drawing online attention to snake encounters on public trails.
Remains taken to coroner for DNA testing as authorities continue investigation into the death of 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez and the role of nuisance alligators in urban waterways
Severe weather alerts issued across New South Wales as thunderstorms, damaging winds and coastal hazards spread into Queensland and Victoria
Decisions by BP, Shell, Lloyd’s and Ineos are cited as evidence of a wider retreat from the UK’s net‑zero push and a test for Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s 2030 target
Louis Bacon brands Britain’s largest biomass plant 'as toxic as working for tobacco' amid investigation into sustainability of imported pellets
Fire crews climb trees, lay sprinkler lines and wrap trunks as the Garnet Fire reaches the McKinley Grove; sequoias burned after an intense wildfire tore through remote slopes east of Fresno
Louis Bacon urges dismissal of CEO Will Gardiner as City watchdog opens probe and regulators probe sustainability of wood pellets at North Yorkshire plant
Campaigners urge tighter planning as UK expands solar capacity, citing declines in birds, bats and bees
Atlantic low-pressure systems likely to bring a cooler, wetter spell; longer-term forecasts point to a wetter-than-average autumn while drought recovery will take time