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Neighbours in Caversham have raised the alarm over standing water and flooding on the roads, taking dramatic footage of cars wading through the…

It's almost time for Potters Bar Theatre Company's production of Calendar Girls. Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's musical opens on April 26 at the Wyllyotts Theatre.

The gleaming jewel in New Zealand's tourism crown could be about to lose its lustre, after a Queenstown business leader predicted the whole town could be c

The Addicted Gardener: Plants, animals added to 'Red List' of endangered species Donna Lane, Columnist On Dec. 10, the International Union for Conservation of Nature updated its Red List, an inventory of threatened species maintained by the organization and a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. In this Red List update, 31 species were declared extinct. And, of the now 128,918 species listed, more than 35,700 species are currently threatened with extinction. That’s almost 30% of all plant and animal species evaluated by the group. The species listed include all o...

The latest IUCN Red List has declared 31 more species extinct, and about 30% of plant and animal species on the Red List are at risk of extinction. While much of the news is grim, there were a few bright spots, with several species showing signs of recovery for their populations. The International Union for Conservation of Nature regularly updates the list to reflect ongoing changes in plant and animal populations. The newly declared extinct species included three species of Central American frogs, which have been decimated by chytridiomycosis disease. Seventeen kinds of freshwater fish ende...