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Britain’s marine environment is on its knees, according to a new report. Conservation experts from around the UK have compiled a list of 15 marine areas urgently in need of protection, each considered vital for the preservation of at least one species of marine animal or plant. MSN Environment investigates.

As the government takes the decision to completely ignore its own experts and upgrade cannabis from Class C to Class B, our incredulous news editor asks: "What?!"

The Austrian man who held his daughter captive in a cellar for 24 years, fathering her seven children, is expected to plead insanity in court.

Burma is refusing foreign aid after the worst storm to hit Asia in more than 25 years claimed as many as 100,000 lives. Special report.