The African island nation will assume sovereignty over the archipelago – minus a military base – but the UK government has ...

The island is three and a half miles long by ... who introduced it in October 1582. The rest of Great Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, but Foula stuck with the old Julian calendar.

Hospitality is a tough gig, especially in the current economic climate, but accolades like this make it all worthwhile’ ...

One of the easiest islands to access from the mainland, with ferries taking around 35 minutes from Wemyss Bay. The island was once a popular day trip for people who came from Glasgow by paddle ...

Exploring Britain’s islands: a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb ... investigating a tomb as old as the great pyramids in Egypt. The team reveal burial chambers crammed full of whole skeletons ...

Alice joins a team of archaeologists digging in Orkney investigating a tomb as old as the great ... Islands excavating one of the most inaccessible archaeological sites in the whole of Britain ...

Great Britain has lost the lead and regained it to beat Canada and Australia in a thrilling three-boat final in the Sydney leg of SailGP.

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