This neighborhood of 16 high rises, called Hulhumalé Phase II, is built on an artificial island that was created out of sand pumped from the sea floor. Residents from around the Maldives are ...

A 320-mile wide band of rain is set to bring wet weather to large parts of the UK, with weather maps showing that Wales and parts of England will be worst hit. According to WXCharts' latest forecast, ...

A 320-mile rain bomb is likely to smash into the UK as the latest weather maps show the unsettled conditions ... breeze coming down the North Sea. It soon brightens up, allowing the temperatures ...

A 320-mile 'rain bomb' is set to drench swathes of the UK, with weather maps indicating unsettled conditions sweeping across Wales and half of England. WXCharts' latest projections, utilising ...

A Second World War bomb was detonated by the army, after being spotted by a member of the public who picked it up from a beach. Coastguards at Southend-on-Sea in Essex said the person picked up ...

A PLEA has been issued to the public to avoid going onto off-limit beaches in Southend and Shoebury after a WWII bomb was found yesterday ... on the beach or in the sea, do not touch it, move ...

Vast swathes of the UK are set to enjoy a heatwave this weekend, with temperatures potentially soaring up to 22C. On May 17, northern England and areas north of the border could be basking in ...

Abstract: In this letter, Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry (GNSS-R) delay Doppler maps (DDMs) acquired by the U.K. TechDemoSat-1 (TDS-1) mission are analyzed to identify sea ice ...

As the Second World War spread across the world, life changed for millions of people who were forced to live under bombing campaigns and to contribute towards a war effort. Cities like Leeds, ...

From the BBC Oral History Collection.Image: Bomb damage at BBC Maida Vale, 10 May 1941. In the end, the BBC – and those who worked for it – had to accept that they were likely to remain under ...