Crews and control centre staff say the fires were relentless with many firefighters still off work injured.

Crews and control centre staff say the fires were relentless with many firefighters still off work injured.

A Japanese spacecraft could become the first ever to bring Martian samples back to Earth.

Videos from the Arizona capital show people sheltering inside a car as hail smashes the windscreen, while intense downpours covered neighbourhoods in ice.

Volunteers say they have been campaigning for 30 years to keep a wild space free from development.

A Met Office weather warning is in place from 18:00 BST on Saturday until 15:00 GMT on Sunday.

The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.

The three year scheme is awarded £65,000 to collect seeds and plant them in the fells.

The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.

Scotland editor James Cook visits Rosebank - the UK's largest known untapped oilfield - in the North Atlantic.

Scotland editor James Cook visits Rosebank - the UK's largest known untapped oilfield - in the North Atlantic.

The Met Office has named a new storm, Boelo, which is set to bring another round of stormy weather to the UK over the weekend.

The UK government approves production from Jackdaw amid intense debate about the project's environmental and economic impact.

The UK government approves production from Jackdaw amid intense debate about the project's environmental and economic impact.

Scottish Green Mark Ruskell, the SNP’s Keith Brown and Scottish Labour’s Jenny Young weigh up the Jackdaw decision.

Scottish Green Mark Ruskell, the SNP’s Keith Brown and Scottish Labour’s Jenny Young weigh up the Jackdaw decision.

A committee hears that Northern Ireland could lose out on economic opportunities if action is not accelerated.

A committee hears that Northern Ireland could lose out on economic opportunities if action is not accelerated.