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The government is expected to announce on Sunday a programme to build 12 new towns across England in a bid to address the country’s housing crisis.The…

Wastewater from an industrial soya bean farm and processor has poisoned a Maryland town’s drinking water with Pfas, several lawsuits allege, raising questions about residents’ health…

Though 60 miles (100km) apart, the Brazilian municipalities of Presidente Kennedy in Espírito Santo state and Campos dos Goytacazes in Rio de Janeiro state have one…

Simon Jack, Business editor, and Huw Thomas, Business correspondent for BBC WalesBBCRyan Davies worked at the Port Talbot steelworks for 33 years and from his very…

Wish you were here? In recent years the fate of coastal towns has emerged as one of Britain’s most pressing social issues. Both the fishing and…

Young people living in the most deprived stretches of England’s coastline are three times more likely to be living with an undiagnosed mental health condition than…

Persistent and heavy rain has caused flash flooding in New South Wales, with emergency services responding to more than 2,000 calls and assisting with evacuations.Much of…