BBC's Countryfile, one of Britain's most loved (and longest-running) TV shows, promoted Kew's Grow Wild campaign, offering viewers 230,000 free packets of mixed wild flower seeds to sow in their gardens or in public spaces.

From mid-December till early January, the UK experienced a curse of extreme weather due to strong winter storms, which brought widespread impact on environment, business and daily life.

The first storm brought very strong winds to Scotland and northern England and a major storm surge affecting North Sea coastline.

A new policy has allowed all impotent men to get Viagra from the NHS. The expiry of the pill's patent set up a platform for development of cheap generic versions of the drug last year. Some men, who suffered impotence, were deprived of getting access to Viagra pills under the NHS program.

Food poisoning can be a risk when cooking outdoors, according to the Food Standards Agency. The agency also warned people that food hygiene risks may cause illnesses like campylobacter.

Allergy UK has raised some serious concerns that the people suffering from asthma are putting themselves at more risk instead of taking control of their condition and working towards its betterment.

Glossy ibis, a wading bird, is usually found in south-east Europe, France and Spain, but a pair of birds has been seen building nest in Lincolnshire RSPB. It is believed that drier conditions of Southern Europe have pushed rare birds further north. It is the first attempt by rare species to make a nest in the United Kingdom.

Cambridge University researchers have discovered the fossils of a bizarre worm-like animal that lived 505 million years ago -- a weird legged worm called Haalucignia. The creature has been linked with a group of modern animals for the first time. These particular fossils come from the Burgess Shale in Canada's Rocky Mountains, one of the richest Cambrian fossil deposits in the world.

Jaguar had revealed in an earlier-this-year announcement that it plans to revive its historic racing car --- the Lightweight E-Type. The company said that it would manufacture six more Lightweight E-Types in a new Heritage department on the site of the original Browns Lane factory in Coventry, England.