Pytheas of Massalia, an ancient Greek geographer, was the first Mediterranean person to reach Great Britain and the Arctic ...

A young woman who lived nearly two millennia ago along the southern coast of England has been the center of scientific ...

An Emirates flight from Dubai to Newcastle was forced to divert to Edinburgh today after it was unable to land due to strong ...

New weather maps have revealed a sharp polar blast sweeping across the UK on Friday, January 30, with snow forecast to push ...

Explore the rich history of the British Isles, year by year, through detailed historical maps. This video covers various ...

The UK is bracing for 40 hours of non-stop blizzards, with forecasters revealing the exact date the snowfall will begin. According to WX Charts, which utilises data from Met Desk, the UK is set to ...

This is the context for the Mercator map, the one that shows Greenland looking like a hulking prize to Donald Trump. The ...

The return of humans to the British Isles after the end of the last ice sheet, which covered much of the northern hemisphere, happened around 15,200 years ago – nearly 500 years earlier than previous ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A submarine was spotted mapping British undersea gas pipelines linking Britain and Ireland. Last November, a submarine shadowed the Yantar, a Russian vessel officially described as a research ship, as ...

An Taigh Mòr served as a shore station for Flannan Isles lighthouse keepers, including three men who vanished in 1900 A community group is to restore a historic building linked to the mysterious ...