Military correspondent on rise in murders, shooting of Dee terrorists and BlueWhale unmanned submarine; environment reporter Sue Surkes on failed obligations and Tolerance Museum

A national response plan for marine oil pollution incidents was ordered in 2008; it was never implemented. Now the beaches are closed, seafood is banned, and further disasters loom

Andrew Wheeler, seen as a major player in rolling back environmental regulation in favor of business, invited to give keynote address at Tuesday's WATEC water tech conference

Environmental protection body upbraids owners of plant, demands explanation for failure of cooling system, after chemical leakage closes streets, trains and shopping mall

Elkin 'proud of the reductions' but watchdog group dismisses report showing 56% drop in organic pollutants as 'questionable' and 'saturated with manipulated information'