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Sir Richard Branson next to a solar-powered well in Kenya

Branson calls for green wells

Sir Richard Branson has called for more environmentally-friendly water wells to be built in Africa to prevent thousands of deaths a year through drinking dirty water. More

A rare crucifix beetle has been discovered on National Trust property

Rare crucifix beetle discovered

One of the UK's rarest beetles… More

Shao Fan in his garden 'I Dream, I Seek My Garden' at the Chelsea Flower Show

Last touches for Chelsea gardens

Teams of workers are putting the… More

An underground gas storage facility has been given the go-ahead

Green light for gas storage project

A £500 million project to… More

High temperatures reached record levels for May

Sunny May sets temperature records

The first half of this month was… More

Environmental noise maps are being made available on Defra website

Noise maps available online

Maps showing the level of environmental… More

WWF have warned that populations of species are dropping

Warning as species drop by third

Populations of animal, bird and… More

Companies say they are cutting down on the number of business flights they take

Firms aim to cut business flights

Almost nine out of 10 top UK companies… More

Ofwat has called for more competition in the water market

Call for water market competition

Water and sewerage markets could… More

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  3. Branson calls for green wells
  4. Sunny May sets temperature records
  5. Noise maps available online

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