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Plastic in sea ‘like fast food for fish’

Young fish become hooked on eating plastic in the seas in the same way that teenagers prefer unhealthy fast food, Swedish researchers have said.

Their study, reported in Science, found exposure to high concentrations of polystyrene makes perch larvae favour the particles over more natural foods.

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MPs to hold inquiry into local planning process

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Review call over European GM crop ban

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County to invest £10m in road surfacing project

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Queen’s Speech 2016: new rules to speed up planning process

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Councils pledge to crack down on ‘toxic’ illegal tobacco market

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Shrinking bird pays the bill for warming

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Different lighting schemes buttress segregation

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Rising seas swallow Pacific islands

Five tiny Pacific islands have disappeared amid rising seas and erosion, Australian researchers say.

The missing islands, part of the Solomon Archipelago, were not inhabited by human beings. But six other islands were found to have seen swathes of land turn into sea, destroying entire villages.