Ohio River flooding near Louisville this week marks the eighth highest river level on record, coming within a foot of major ...

The museums you should visit in the UK, from contemporary art galleries to local history exhibitions - There are around 1,800 ...

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has published a follow-up report into the funding and delivery of public services in ...

Opening five years after the first Tube services of the Metropolitan Railway, the line was built by the Metropolitan District Railway. The tunnels were made by digging a long trench, laying track and ...

Water always flows from higher terrain to lower elevations, but getting from high to low is not an easy (or always direct) ...

Ukrainian ceasefire looks no closer, Sir Alex Younger tells The Independent how the UK is too detached from the threat posed ...

An exhibition which aims to increase interest and engagement in a town’s history is set to open. At the end of last year, ...

A MAJOR change to stamp duty rules tomorrow will see first-time buyers having to fork out thousands of pounds more. Stamp duty land tax (SDLT) is a one-off payment you have to make if you buy a ...

The Hammersmith & City line was largely built on a viaduct across fields in west London, also using the “cut and cover” tunnels of ...

Bangor Castle Walled Gardens is a top-rated attraction in the town and is a fun day out for the whole family. Tripadvisor ...

Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give ...

these are tragic maps, those of Raven’s of 1625. 400 years ago, in around 1625, Thomas Raven surveyed and mapped much of the lands that had been planted in Ulster over the previous two decades.