Britain and Mauritius are finalizing a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands, a U.K. territory that is home to ...

Watch a live aerial view from a west London substation after a major fire forced Heathrow Airport to close on Friday (21 ...

Watch a live aerial view from a west London substation after a major fire forced Heathrow Airport to close on Friday (21 March). At least 70 firefighters and 10 fire engines have been deployed to ...

The United Kingdom is set to hand over the Chagos Islands to the small nation of Mauritius after the deal received approval from the White House.

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The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...

George Bird, a “local archaeology enthusiast,” had a theory about the Farley Moor standing stone. He suspected this decent-sized, slightly pointed, moss-covered rock in Farley Moor forest “might be ...