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Mads Peter Iversen Captured 48 Landscape Photos That Feel Like Scenes From A Fantasy Film

Mads Peter Iversen doesn’t just photograph landscapes; he builds entire moods around them. Based in Denmark, the full-time photographer is drawn to places that already feel larger than life, from Iceland and the Faroe Islands to Norway, Italy, the British Isles, and the quieter corners of his home country. But…

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Doggerland: The lost land that once connected Britain to Europe before the sea swallowed it

What makes things strange sometimes is when we see something for a long time, and it suddenly disappears. Eventually, the same thing happened with a land bridge that used to connect Britain and Europe. Thousands of years ago, Britain and Europe were connected by a bridge, Doggerland. This large area…

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Old Songs by Amy Jeffs and Gwen Burns review – ancient tales of murder, maidens and magic

These interconnected short stories of love and death, inspired by traditional ballads from the British Isles, are narrated with immediacy and warmth

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Humans returned to British Isles earlier than previously thought at the end of the last ice age

The return of humans to the British Isles after the end of the last ice sheet, which covered much of the northern hemisphere, happened around 15,200 years ago – nearly 500 years earlier than previous estimates.

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The Atlantic Gulf Stream was unexpectedly strong during the last ice age – new study

Twenty thousand years ago the world was locked into a great ice age. Ice sheets two miles thick covered much of North America, Scandinavia and the British Isles.

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Readers reply: why isn’t professional darts more popular outside the British Isles?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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Why isn’t professional darts more popular outside the British Isles?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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Tan France on eyeing up a London move, British comfort foods and whether Queer Eye is coming to the UK

EXCLUSIVE: The Netflix star, 40, revealed he has been asking Queer Eye bosses to bring the show to the British Isles

Evening Standard

'Something special, otherworldly': why so many people are making maritime pilgrimages

On an April day under a cloudy sky earlier this year, professional yachtsman Russ Fairman embarked on a 2,400-mile circumnavigation of the British Isles. Departing Southampton on a 34-foot yacht christened Mintaka, Fairman sailed anti-clockwise in what he described as “a prayer hug around Britain”.

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One Of The Largest Asian Hornet Nests Ever Uncovered

The enormous nest is the largest one to have been spotted on the "Uk's frontline" in Jersey.

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Tourist complains highest mountain in UK is 'far too steep and doesn't have any shops'

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles and loved by many climbers but for one tourist the trip to the summit was far from enjoyable as they blasted it for being too steep in a list of complaints

Daily Mirror

The best places to see the Northern Lights in the UK

Where to see the natural phenomenon in the British Isles

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The curious origins of Glasgow's Sighthill Stones as fenced-off landmark reopens to public

The Sighthill Megalith has finally found its new home and is fully open to the public. We take a look at why Glasgow is home to the first stone circle built in the British Isles in more than 3,000 years.

Glasgow Live

Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches France

The smoke from wildfires that have ravaged Canadian forests have reached France, creating what the weather channel described as a “milky hue” that was milder than the darkened skies that temporarily clouded the British Isles.

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Ancient Britons built Stonehenge – then vanished. Is science closing in on their killers?

New clues from an ancient plague are pushing us to rethink where Britons were ‘really’ from, says academic and author Jonathan Kennedy

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How archaeologists can help us live with wild animals

For thousands of years, people in the British Isles lived with and depended on wild animals for food and clothes. The land teemed with species such as deer, boar, wolves, lynx and beavers. Then came farming, population growth and industrialisation. Many species were hunted to extinction and their habitats were…

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Shakespeare's environmentalism: how his plays explore the same ecological issues we face today

Climate change, urban sprawl, air pollution, deforestation, depleted fish stocks, biodiversity and species loss: these are not exclusively modern problems that only sprang up in the last few hundred years. In fact, the common but misleading phrase “industrial revolution” masks the long history of resource extraction and ecological degradation in…

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How to watch Wild Isles: David Attenborough's look at the wildlife of the UK

Sir David Attenborough takes us on a journey through Britain's wildlife. It's celebrating the natural wonders of Britain, as you've never seen them before.

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What's the most sustainable way of dealing with Japanese knotweed? Here's what we found

When it was introduced to Europe in the mid-19th century as an ornamental plant, Japanese knotweed, known as Reynoutria japonica var japonica, quickly went rogue. Despite not being native to the British Isles, it was able to rapidly form self-sustaining colonies in the wild.

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