Powerful waves spat out a chunk of the wooden boat, one of hundreds that had wrecked around the island in the 19th century.

William Morris’s relationship with literature was ambivalent. He read voraciously but fitfully, often preferring...

Conservationists voice concern that the Ontario theme park will struggle to find suitable homes for its animals Canada’s embattled Marineland theme park is to raise money to “expeditiously” remove animals from its grounds, including the world’s largest…

Sadler's Wells East will open in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, as part of London 2012's legacy.

In just a few years, the only free-roaming bison herd in the U.K. has already made a tangible difference in the surrounding ecosystem.

The remote ​west of Ireland, so used to being left alone, seems to come alive for outsiders in search of something...

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The late singer made her share of bad decisions – but someone this artistically adventurous and unafraid was never going to have an ordinary life • News: Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78 It is difficult to think of a moment…

Rescue workers have swung into action to board, feed and treat displaced animals – and find those who may be trapped As the wildfires besieged Los Angeles, marauding through hillside suburbs at an impossibly fast and ferocious pace, 500 miles away…

Mystery, magic and mayhem reigned behind the scenes as well as on screen. Mädchen Amick, Joan Chen, Dana Ashbrook and others recall the making of the beloved TV series – and the genius of David Lynch

The sound artist Ruby Colley, whose brother is non-speaking, has created a touching reminder that people can express themselves in other ways I have long thought that each family has its own unique dialect. A panoply of words, references and turns of…

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Artists are to spend a year trying to improve life for commuters and workers on the London Underground.

A dig near Bicester has uncovered spectacular tracks in what was once a Jurassic lagoon There are many reasons to be excited about the dinosaur footprints whose discovery was announced last week. They will bring new understandings to the Jurassic world…

Gas power stations remain the top producer, but this might change next year.

The New Year’s Day shooting shocked a country where gun ownership is widespread.

On that day in 1936, members of my Jewish family stood up to the Blackshirts. Their fight against racism inspired our adaptation of The Merchant of Venice In the weeks leading up to the battle of Cable Street, Oswald Mosley, inspired by his friend…

A local organization is partnering with country music icon Dolly Parton to improve literacy rates in Oregon.

His display of mysterious mind-reading powers on TV made him a pop culture phenomenon in the 1970s.

The tracks may have been made as close as hours apart.

Famed comedy writer and director, who was also involved in Ruthless People and Hot Shots!, died of natural causes Jim Abrahams, the writer-director involved with hit comedies Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has died at the age of 80. According to his son…