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Work has now started chainsawing the felled tree into sections for its removal (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)

Beloved Sycamore Gap tree to be cut up and removed from site

A Draconid meteor near Skekarsbo at the Farnebofjardens national park 150 kilometers north of Stockholm in 2011 (Photo: P-M HEDEN/AFP via Getty Images)

The Draconid meteor shower 2023 peaks on 8 October - what to expect

Odds revealed for The Great British Bake Off 2023 winner

The UK’s perfect climbing tree is given the name Mr Silly Arms

Nicola Bulley, a mother-of-two, accidentally drowed in the River Wyre in Lancashire on January 27.

Nicola Bulley family reeling after pictures posted on dating website

Raising the value of benefits would have been preferable to sending out a string of lump sum cost of living payments to households, according to a leading UK economics thinktank which has dubbed the sporadic cash boosts an “ineffective sticking plaster”.

Cost of living payments are ‘ineffective sticking plaster’, warns IFS

Eight in 10 people in the UK admit to wasting their downtime - by mindlessly scrolling for hours on end

Many adults waste their downtime - by mindlessly scrolling for hours

Prince Harry

Prince Harry planning a major new Netflix project

Sarah Ferguson is recovering from breast cancer treatment, a royal spokesperson has confirmed - Credit: Getty

Piers Morgan reveals Sarah Ferguson text following cancer diagnosis

Nicola Sturgeon was released without charge

Nicola Sturgeon statement in full after release following arrest

Professor Brian Cox (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Professor Brian Cox brings Space Odyssey show to Waterside Theatre
The world famous physicist is coming to the Waterside

TUI competition for ‘thrill seeking’ over 60’s to win a break

TUI launches competition for ‘thrill seeking’ over 60’s to win a break

Bournemouth Pier in May 2020. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Tributes paid to 12-year-old girl who died at Bournemouth beach

What you should do if you find a stray, feral or lost cat

What to do if you find a stray cat according to RSPCA

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land

Doune Castle - or as fans of Outlander like to call it, Castle Leoch (Credit: STARZ/Historic Environment Scotland)

Outlander season 7: Cast list and release date

Orlando Bloom shared his meeting with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zalenskyy on his Instagram account (Credit: Orlando Bloom - Instagram)

Orlando Bloom meets with President Zelensky amid Russian conflict

Dating app Hinge down for many users as error message shown

Alton Towers (Getty Images)

Alton Towers to re-open after 4 month closure - how to get tickets

Changes to MOT’s could be on the way

UK Government consultation on date of first MOT test closes soon

M&S has apologised for displaying daffodils next to spring onions

M&S apologises after displaying poisonous daffodils with spring onions

Aldi launches new spring garden range for limited time only with trendy wellies for just £9.99 - how to buy

Aldi launches new spring garden range for limited time only

Alton Towers (Getty Images)

Alton Towers announces opening date for new ride opening this spring

The Queen Consort was set to carry out several engagements but has been forced to cancel due to illness

Queen Consort  forced to pull out of events after contracting illness

Emblem for King Charles III’s coronation unveiled

A general view of the waterfront in Kirkwall on September 6, 2021

UK’s Top 10 most welcoming places - does your town make the list?

Sir David Attenborough (left) speaking to the presenter Chris Packham for Winterwatch. (Photo credit: BBC/PA Wire)

Sir David Attenborough said BBC was reason for working abroad

A human skull has been found during a beach clean on the Cornish coast. Photo: Cornwall Council.

Human skull found by volunteers during UK beach clean

Experts say the find is ‘unusual’ after similar remains were found on a beach just over 50 miles away a few months ago.

US holidaymakers may need visa after visit to Cuba

The skies will be hopefully as clear as this for any celestial events in 2023

Celestial events 2023 - meteor showers, full moons and lunar eclipses

Handout photo taken with permission from the twitter feed of Extinction Rebellion of protesters who have superglued themselves around the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons chamber, as they call for a Citizen's Assembly. Picture date: Friday September 2, 2022.

Westminster reports reveal deliberate damage inside Commons

Pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95, press officials confirm

Florence Welch, lead singer of the band of Florence + the Machine

Florence and the Machine cancelled after Florence Welch falls at O2

Stormzy and Maya Jama were spotted together at the GQ Men of the Year awards.

Maya Jama and Stormzy rumoured to be getting back together

A fundraising appeal has been set up to help Claire Shipp who has diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour

£100k appeal to help Leighton Buzzard mum fight incurable cancer and spend more ...

These top baby names inspired by nature may just inspire you too

Ad Feature Top five gardening trends for 2022

Top tips to re-energise yourself over winter months

Top 40 reasons for going outside - according to kids

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Get creative about the highlights of life in Leighton-Linslade

Nature spotting has soared during lockdown, iRecord app shows

What is World Environment Day, what is the theme this year, and how can you take...

Parents are turning to nature to keep their children learning during the lockdow...

This common gut bacteria could be a cause of bowel cancer

Weather

Why Santa may have to mow his lawn this Christmas (well, he would if he lived in...
Forget presents and turkey, we’re all more likely than ever to be mowing our lawns this Christmas.

Nature red in tooth and claw - Beds based charity is on the lookout for new poet...

Blended image of Perseid meteor shower over Dunstable Downs, picture by Gary Nunn of Gary Nunn Photography

Nature’s fireworks light up skies

The launch of SEMLEP's repport It's the economy, naturally

‘Tree hugging is not part of bid to put nature on the agenda’

Environment: RSPB marks million step milestone

Environment: Summer wildlife stocktake’s boost for birds