Potential problems with flooding on a housing development in Jersey were not underplayed, the planning minister tells a committee.

Some first-time buyers in Jersey could qualify for a shared equity scheme with a 35% discount.

Planners underestimated flooding issues at a site in Jersey where new homes were built, a report says.

Up to 3,000 homes in East Sussex are without water for nearly six hours after a mains pipe burst.

Nine schools remain closed because of unsafe drinking water after a parasite was found in supplies.

Plans to build homes on green fields in Jersey should be put on hold until housing needs are known, the planning minister says.

States plans for rezoning parts of Jersey to build more retirement and first-time homes are criticised.

Plans to rezone land for retirement and first-time buyer homes in Jersey go to public consultation.

Edinburgh Zoo officials send a warning letter to their members telling them of their fears for its future.

The increasing popularity of winter sports is placing an ever increasing strain on fragile mountain ecosystems.

As elections in the Republic loom not everyone can say they've benefited from the south's economic boom.

More than 400 retirement homes are to be built in Jersey under new plans by the States.

BBC NI environment correspondent Martin Cassidy says the assembly is being urged to address a housing crisis for low income groups by providing money to build 10,000 new homes and to bring more than 9,000 empty houses back into use.

Cape Town authorities approve plans to build a stadium for the 2010 World Cup after dismissing a series of appeals.

Stations on a section of the Central Line are re-zoned in an effort to attract more passengers.

A leading New York politician leads a campaign to cut the number of fast-food outlets in poor areas, Matt Wells reports.

Plans to build 23 new homes on a field in Jersey are to be discussed at a public meeting.

Work is being carried out to replace a sewer which was accidentally filled with 30 tonnes of foam concrete.

A broken water main disrupts water supplies to over a thousand homes in Derby and causes traffic hold ups.