26 h. ago Staycation inspiration: 7 of the UK's best holiday homes to rent, including a Scottish castle and a manor with a private island

Whether you're looking to stay in a remote Scottish castle or a manor in Lancashire with a private island, here are 7 of the UK's best holiday homes to rent right now...

Society

26 h. ago Twelve dead including famous singer in plane crash off remote island

At least a dozen people have been killed after an aircraft crashed into the water off the Honduran island of Roatan on Monday.

Events

6 d. ago Remote island for sale for less than price of average London flat

Eilean Mor, located within Loch Sunart on the west coast of Scotland, is up for sale for just £325,000 and it's a haven for birdwatchers, wildlife enthusiasts or those looking to go off-grid

Economics

8 d. ago Brit is arrested on remote Indian Ocean paradise island 'for sexually assaulting woman, 30, who had her drink spiked at scuba diving resort'

The UK national has been accused of raping the 30-year-old Indian tourist at the Govind Nagar beach on Swaraj Dweep, also known as Havelock Island, on February 26, Indian media reports.

Events

1 week ago Historic Scottish estate hiring couple on picturesque Isle of Mull with free accommodation

If you've ever dreamed of escaping to a remote Scottish island, a rare opportunity has opened up on the breathtaking Isle of Mull

Politics

1 week ago Most Greenlanders are Lutheran, 300 years after a missionary brought the faith to the remote island

Most Greenlanders are proudly Inuit

Events

2 w. ago World’s biggest iceberg runs aground after long journey from Antarctica

Scientists are studying whether the grounded A23a iceberg might help stir nutrients and make food more available for penguins and sealsThe world’s biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70km (43 miles) from a remote Antarctic island, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organisation said Tuesday.The colossal iceberg A23a – which measures roughly 3,300 sq km and weighs nearly 1tn tonnes – has been drifting north from Antarctica towards South Georgia island since 2020. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago World's largest iceberg which is twice the size of Greater London runs aground off remote British island

The 'megaberg' has run aground near the island of South Georgia.

Politics

2 w. ago World's largest iceberg which is twice the size of Greater London runs aground on remote British island

The 'megaberg' has run aground near the island of South Georgia.

Politics

2 w. ago Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up region

Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications The ageing leader of a Kurdish militant group imprisoned on a remote Turkish island has called on the group to disarm and dissolve itself, signalling the start of a fragile peace with Turkey after four decades of guerrilla warfare, attacks and reprisals.Abdullah Öcalan, a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK), a group long regarded as a terrorist organisation in Turkey as well as in Britain and the US, issued the message in a letter read out by allies in Istanbul. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Jailed Kurdish leader calls for group to disarm, in major shift that could shake up Turkey and Middle East

Abdullah Öcalan’s message, which follows four decades of guerrilla warfare, will have far-reaching implications The ageing leader of a Kurdish militant group imprisoned on a remote Turkish island has called on the group to disarm and dissolve itself, signalling the start of a fragile peace with Turkey after four decades of guerrilla warfare, attacks and reprisals.Abdullah Öcalan, a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK), a group long regarded as a terrorist organisation in Turkey as well as in Britain and the US, issued the message in a letter read out by allies in Istanbul. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Watch the heartwarming moment three tiny polar bear cubs emerge from their den for very first time

An adorable video shows the moment three tiny polar bear cubs emerged from the den with their mum for the first time on the remote island of Svalbard, Norway.

Events

2 w. ago Watch the heartwarming moment three tiny polar bears cubs emerge from their den for very first time

An adorable video shows the moment three tiny polar bear cubs emerged from the den with their mum for the first time on the remote island of Svalbard, Norway.

Events

2 w. ago Inside the Doomsday Vault: Rare footage provides a glimpse inside secretive bunker in the Arctic

Located on a mountainside on Spitsbergen, an island in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, the vault houses 'spare copies' of over 1.3 million seed varieties.

Politics

4 w. ago Video: Mass stranding sees more than 150 false killer whales wash up on Australian beach

More than 150 false killer whales — a species of dolphin — lay on a remote beach in Australia's island state of Tasmania in a mass stranding event on Wednesday, 19 February.

Events

4 w. ago ‘The last plant left’: can Rapa Nui’s extinct tree be resurrected?

Seeds from the last toromiro, unique to remote Easter Island, were taken away in the 1960s. Now, after a crucial discovery gave hope for its survival, it is making a returnIn the Mataveri Otai nursery on the island of Rapa Nui, Estefany Paté cradles a bag of soil with a 10cm sprout like it is a baby. She caresses its leaves. “It’s been so emotional to have it here,” says Paté, who works for Chile’s National Forest Corporation (CONAF).“It was here before us; it was here before the moai,” she says, referring to the megalithic statues that dot the island. “It has a sentimental value.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago More than 150 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia's Tasmania state

More than 150 false killer whales are stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania

Events

4 w. ago Hundreds of United Airlines passengers forced to spend days on remote island after emergency flight diversion

A packed United Airlines flight, with the archbishop of New York on board, was stranded in Canada for days after an emergency diversion.

Politics