20 h. ago Google Maps users are baffled after spotting a mysterious SKULL off the coast of a Canadian island

Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what appears to be a massive skull lurking in the waters of a Canadian Island.

Politics

45 h. ago Homeowners paint VERY blunt message on the roof of their house for anyone looking at their property on Google Maps

With the property blurred from Street View, some social media users have speculated it was to do with the homeowner's privacy.

Society

6 d. ago Urgent warning for homeowners: Why you should blur your house on Google Maps

An expert has warned there's one thing homeowners are forgetting to do that could be putting their house at risk.

Events

1 week ago Scottish village that vanished without a trace in 18th century but lives on in old folklore

"That's the magic of the old Highlands, not everything needs to be on Google Maps to exist.”

Politics

2 w. ago Experience: I’ve walked across three countries in a straight line

I didn’t train for my first attempt and got stuck on a mountain with no signal, darkness falling and hypothermia setting inGrowing up, I loved the outdoors. I gallivanted through the Staffordshire countryside with my stepbrother, Greg. We used to pick a point in the distance and create “missions” to walk towards it. It was a mischievous challenge that saw us hopping fences, wading through rivers and sneaking around farmers.I was also obsessed with maps, and even read the Birmingham A-Z for fun. When Google Earth came out in 2005, I spent hours studying satellite images. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Mysterious 'flying saucer' in the Sahara Desert is discovered on Google Maps

Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what they claim is a 'flying saucer' buried in the Sahara Desert.

Politics

3 w. ago Google, Spotify and other major platforms go down in massive internet outage

Google products including Maps, Search and Gmail were all affected by huge problems – but others who rely on its infrastructure, such as Spotify and Snap, have also been hit.

Technology