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Environment Agency submits Portreath flood defence plans
Plans include stream channel upgrades, new footbridges, erosion protection and improved flood defences
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Thursday 24 September 2026
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Bristol robotics team awarded international XPRIZE for wildfire drone technology
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What’s next for liquid biopsy in cancer diagnosis and treatment?
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Research reveals the science behind the fight against infection
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Recruitment begins for 600 future medical researchers
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Successful woodland expansion in Scotland’s Cairngorms revealed in aerial maps
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Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Tuesday 22 September 2026
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Sheep grazing may pose greater threat to Scotland’s wild pollinators than honey bees
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The plants of Eigg 1
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Bumblebee Conservation Trust leads major national effort to restore threatened Moss carder bumblebee
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World Cup viewers exposed to junk food, alcohol and gambling branding every seven seconds, study finds
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Country diary: A little love at Larkrise has worked wonders for wildlife | Virginia Spiers
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NHS to expand ‘life-saving’ Martha’s Rule to all A&Es
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Thursday 17 September 2026
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International search begins for Dean with a radical vision to lead Rokos School of Government
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Press release: People’s Trust for Endangered Species awarded £143,000 development grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Government unveils plans to unlock over 15,000 new homes
First plan under new Nature Restoration Fund to help deliver up to 15,780 new homes in Norfolk
Nature
Maths in nature: Scotland’s Wild Maths Week 2026
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How a simple game of 20 questions could help make AI fit for the future
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Bristol Innovations Zone welcomes first members as Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus opens
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Tuesday 15 September 2026
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Stopping gum disease before it starts with AI
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BBSRC publishes refreshed EDI action plan for 2026 to 2028
Nature
Rare species help Dorset nature reserve gain national recognition
Lyscombe, part of a nationally important landscape in Dorset which inspired Thomas Hardy, has become a National Nature Reserve.
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Thursday 10 September 2026
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Extension proposal for Surrey Hills National Landscape submitted
Natural England submits proposal to the secretary of state for the environment to extend the boundary of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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Fun and games at Montrose Basin
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Busiest summer ever for NHS but A&Es see record numbers within four hours
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Patients to get quicker treatment for migraines, acne and 3 other everyday conditions at pharmacies
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Tuesday 8 September 2026
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Proposal submitted for new Yorkshire Wolds National Landscape
A proposal to designate a new Yorkshire Wolds National Landscape, marking the first new Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England for over 30 years, has been submitted.