Scottish ministers are being urged to rethink a “poor decision” to grant a licence to cull hundreds of gannet chicks in the first guga hunt for four years. Animal welfare campaigners at OneKind said ...

North Somerset is set for a wave of road and path closures, starting this summer. North Somerset Council has announced various temporary road and footpath closures across the region. The full public ...

A husband who "passed away unexpectedly" is among the lost loved ones commemorated in this week’s Leicester Mercury death ...

On average, from the point of view of the sun, the Earth completes one full rotation around its axis every 24 hours or 86,400 seconds, give or take a few milliseconds. A millisecond (ms) is 0.001 of a ...

The late 1950s and early 60s were a time of the Cold War, Sputnik, and the Mercury and Gemini space programs. Lionel’s entry ...

BAKING Brits made the most of the heatwave in highs of 30C today – as temperatures are set to plummet this week. Sunseekers ...

BRITS have spent the day basking in temperatures as high as 33C as thousands flocked to the beach to enjoy the glorious ...

REVELLERS have donned fancy dress for the Otley Run as the UK is set to bask in 30C temperatures. Cowgirls, union jack ...

Shannon Rovers were worthy champions with the Hannigan brothers providing a fulcrum around which their defence revolved. Wing ...

Venus is still shining brightly in the early morning sky. Go out at 5 a.m. and face due east and unless it’s completely overcast, our neighbor will be impossible to miss. And if you have a look this ...

The most eye-popping example of dams’ astronomical impact can be seen by analyzing the effects of China’s Three Gorges Dam, ...

Belmont's Becca Pizzi broke the women's world record at the North Pole Marathon, completing the icy race in 4:46:26 and joining an elite club of global marathoners.