Michael RaceBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe bosses of Britain's biggest supermarkets have warned food prices could rise even further if higher taxes are imposed on the sector.Grocers including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's ...

Justin RowlattBBC Panorama andAnna LamcheBBC NewsGetty ImagesHousing Secretary Steve Reed says his job should be "on the line" over a pledge to build 1.5 million new homes in England ...

Australia's tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change, a study has found. Rainforests ...

PA MediaFood banks say they are struggling to cope with the levels of demand they are seeingThe number of people struggling with hunger has risen so much food banks ...

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter andJim ReedHealth reporterGetty ImagesAdvances in radiotherapy and other forms of cancer treatment are driving up survival rates of the diseaseSenior cancer doctors are warning that excessive ...

Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesPlans to fight climate change by manipulating the Arctic and Antarctic environment are dangerous, unlikely to work and could distract from the ...

SellafieldThe NDA said the "leak in the Magnox Swarf Storage Silo is contained and does not pose a risk to the public"The UK's largest nuclear site could continue leaking ...

Mark PoyntingClimate reporter, BBC NewsGettyThe world could see hugely damaging sea-level rise of several meters or more over the coming centuries even if the ambitious target of limiting global ...

Steffan MessengerEnvironment correspondent, BBC Wales NewsBBCLitter is a particular problem in towns and cities, campaigners have warnedLittering has reached a "crisis point," campaigners have said, after surveys of street ...

A failure to fix England's social care system is costing the country in financial and human terms, cross-party MPs have warned.Doing nothing to reform social care for older and ...

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentBBCShops and services may have to be forced to accept cash in the future to help protect vulnerable people who rely on it, MPs have ...

Andrew PickenBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesScotland's doctors have claimed a £290m funding gap for GP surgeries threatens the future of the NHS.The British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland said GPs' share ...