ENVIRONMENT

Best photos of the day: 17 February 2014.

Crew fantastic but Marco Polo poorly maintained says victim's wife.

Forecasters say UK could face record-breaking temperatures this summer, after one of wettest winters on record.

Thousands of mirrors create 500C deadly 'thermal flux' that appears to be killing birds in flight.

Two skiers missing and three injured after avalanche near Aspen, Colorado.

Extreme weather caused by climate change is a national security issue, warns Labour leader.

Extreme weather claims life of 77-year-old Bob Thomas.

30-foot sinkhole opens up in Hertfordshire after weeks of heavy rain.

Royal Princes help army pals in surprise visit to flood zone in Datchet, Berkshire.

Woman dies in central London as building collapses; man dies in Channel as freak wave hits ocean liner.

Flooding crisis means rail operators could make first class available to all.

Prince Charles has called for a clampdown on the poaching of endangered species at a meeting of leading world figures in London.

The Duchess of Cambridge wore a blue LK Bennett dress.

Flood expert Mary Dhonau says alternatives more effective than sandbags

The winners of the World Press Photo of the Year 2014 competition.

Toxoplasma gondii parasite affecting whales in the Arctic may pose a threat to humans.

Heavy snowfall from a second wave of a huge winter storm has hit the East coast of the United States, as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power.

At least 200,000 people have been evacuated from Java after a powerful volcanic eruption covered Indonesia's main island in smoke and ash.

Best photos of the day: 14 February 2014

Floodwater could be swarming with harmful bacteria or cause electrocutions.

Best photos of the day: 13 February 2014

Another rare winter storm cripples the US South.

100mph winds add to misery of wettest January since records began.

Gales leave ten of thousands without power while other households still mopping up floods.

IBTimesUK looks back at previous years when the Thames burst its banks.

GMB union launches attack on communities secretary.

Vladimir Dinets finds razor-toothed predators hiding in branches.

Met Office issues 100mph winds warning to North West England and Wales and coastal areas.

Best photos of the day: 12 February 2014.