In the towns and cities of western seaboard of Ireland, it rains more than 250 days a year, a notable wetness of the air which shifts from swirling moisture to pounding rain as weather systems roll in...

The plaque marks the remarkable life of a man brought to England as an enslaved child who later became probably Britain’s first Black schoolteacher.

Volunteers counted almost 1.4m common butterflies and moths, with painted ladies up 335% on last year The recording-breaking heat of 2026 delivered the second-best British butterfly season of the past 16 years, according to the Big Butterfly Count. The largest insect count in the world, in which more than 100,000 volunteers counted almost 1.4m common butterflies and day-flying moths, confirmed what many people experienced – a noticeable profusion of butterflies during the five-heatwave summer. Continue reading...

The inquiry found a "complete failure to protect babies on the neonatal unit" where the nurse worked.

Those in the medical profession say the HBO Max show about a US hospital emergency room is the most realistic medical drama yet.

Businesses at Gabriel's Wharf on London's South Bank are entering their final weeks at the site.