With its rich and long history, spanning everything from ancient settlements to the world wars, Great Britain is dotted with ...

The island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, is the symbolic centre of Scottish Christianity. Through 1400 years of history its fortunes have fluctuated, from its heights as one of the greatest ...

Every year, the county of Surrey attracts many visitors to explore and enjoy the picturesque countryside. For visitors curious about the county’s history, there is plenty to discover, from the ...

The number of people left without power in Northern Ireland has dropped from its peak of more than 280,000 homes and businesses, to around 250,000 this evening. However, hundreds of trees have been ...

Archaeological analysis suggests that it may have been a royal estate built around 1450, and abandoned a century ... the stupas of the Erdene Zuu Monastery overlooking the site.

Scotland and Wales. Read on to discover Britain's best abandoned towns and villages. To enjoy these images on a desktop computer FULL SCREEN, click on the icon at the top right of the image ...

The abandoned monasteries – there around a dozen of them – are clustered in the hills to the south and the east of the city of Gjirokastër on either side of the Drino river, which winds ...

Three cats have been found abandoned in carrier bags in North Lanarkshire - and one of the animals had sadly passed away. The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a cat was discovered ...