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I visit UK's 'best beach' several times a year — one thing you must watch out for

I visit UK's 'best beach' several times a year but there's one thing you have to watch out for (Image: Getty)When you think of the best beaches the UK has to offer, your mind probably goes straight...

This 'obsessed' movie legend wants to 'deextinct' a 12 foot tall bird after 600 years

The prospect of reviving a species long believed to be extinct is becoming a reality. A colossal, flightless bird that disappeared from New Zealand approximately 600 years ago could soon take flight...

The incredible UK seaside island city that's one of Britain's 'best kept secrets'

The UK's only island city is one of the country's "best-kept secrets" and the "soul" of our seafaring nation. Just off the coast of Hampshire, Portsmouth sits on Portsea Island, a low-lying peninsula...

Horrified tourists watch as bison boils to death in Yellowstone hot spring

Tourists at Yellowstone National Park were left in shock as they witnessed the harrowing death of a bison that fell into a scalding hot spring last week.The tragic incident occurred at Midway Geyser...

Lyse Doucet: Tehran is coming back to life, but its residents are deeply shaken

Tehran is coming back to life, but its residents are deeply shaken 44 minutes agoLyse DoucetChief international correspondentReporting fromTehran, IranIn the heart of the Iranian capital, the Boof...

'Weird' mummified creature with human-like hands discovered by scientists

X-ray of the creature revealing humanlike hands (Image: Jerielle Cartales/Pen News)The mummy, dubbed the Capacabra, was found at Michigan State University in the US city of East Lansing, during...

The real reasons Beckham is finally getting a knighthood after years of disappointment

Bonding over their mutual love of gardening and bee-keeping, the King and Britain’s most famous footballer, David Beckham, hit it off splendidly at Chelsea last month. As they chatted away with...

France's descent and shame captured perfectly in horrifying antisemitic rampage

One would have hoped—nay, assumed—that the phrase “Never Again” still echoed with meaning through the boulevards of Paris, resonating in the arches of her synagogues and reverberating among...

Alexander the Great breakthrough as family tomb's findings thrown into doubt by new study

A tomb found in 1977 was originally "conclusively" believed to contain the remains of Alexander the Great's son Alexander IV, elder half-brother Philip III, and his father Philip II. However, a...

Fred and Rose West Netflix series unveils first look into 'house of horrors'

Netflix has teased true crime aficionados with a sneak peek of its upcoming documentary about the infamous British serial killers, Fred and Rosemary West, titled Fred and Rose West: A British Horror...

'Timeless' seaside village with 'world-famous' fish and railway journey named most scenic

City dwellers dreaming of a more tranquil pace can discover a wealth of coastal and rural retreats in the North East, promising idyllic seclusion, revitalising air, and captivating vistas. One jewel...

Eighty years on, survivors and families remember horrors of Bergen Belsen

Eighty years on, survivors and families remember horrors of Bergen Belsen22 hours agoDuncan KennedyBBC News at Bergen BelsenAFPThere had been rumours. There had been aerial photographs. There had...

Bites on gladiator bones prove combat with lion

Bites on gladiator bones prove combat with lion34 minutes agoAlex MossBBC News, YorkshireVictoria GillScience correspondent, BBC NewsUniversity of YorkBite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman...

Mystery of medieval cemetery near airport runway deepens

Mystery of medieval cemetery near airport runway deepens20 minutes agoRebecca MorelleScience editor•@BBCMorelleAlison FrancisSenior science journalistKevin Church/BBCA medieval cemetery unearthed...

Archaeologists make baffling discovery 16,650 feet deep in the Pacific on WWII warship

Explorers charting the wreck of a famous American World War II aircraft carrier have made a remarkable discovery more than three miles deep in the Pacific Ocean. The USS Yorktown and her crew fought...