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Knowsley, Merseyside: The Meadow Park community orchard started with just five trees, now there are 200 species of cherry, plum, apple, pear, quince and spindle

Trump team’s slashes to US health department threaten popular program that combats elder hunger and isolation

A bill in the Texas Legislature would protect the last 21 pristine watersheds. But for years, previous attempts have been defeated by powerful homebuilders.

Campaigners say targets for woodland creation are unlikely to be met because 95% of grants are for planting

In an age of growing hostility to migrants, there are 10 times more barriers on borders than when the Berlin Wall fell. But as well as the human cost, animals are unintended victims

Peak of 30C expected in Washington DC, while a heatwave is expected to intensify in Pakistan and parts of India

The Lunar Hatch project aims to blast eggs into space, hoping that aquaculture will provide protein for astronauts on missions

The Plastic Odyssey left France two years ago with the objective of finding ways to reduce marine plastic pollution in the 30 countries most affected. The vessel is currently in the Indian Ocean, exploring islands including Réunion and Mauritius. It is due to arrive in Madagascar on Tuesday.

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: At our livery yard, we and the vets are forever on the lookout for illness. I’m grateful that my own horse, Jamie, lived to nearly 30

Some residents of the world’s 12th tallest city fear returning to high-rise living a month on from earthquake.

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