Category: World

Site to become world’s first peatland bog to gain world heritage status  Becomes Scotland’s first natural world heritage site, joining the likes of the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef The Flow Country has become the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, having been granted the accolade today, at the 46th session of the...

Settlement becomes Northern Ireland’s second UNESCO World Heritage Site and the 34th UNESCO World Heritage Site in the UK Joins the likes of the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon National Park and Machu Picchu on the World Heritage List The Gracehill Moravian Church settlement in County Antrim has become the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site at...

LONDON — The British royal family will be receiving a 53 percent raise, worth more than 45 million pounds ($58 million), thanks to a record increase in its estate’s annual profit, propelled in part by offshore wind farm leases on seabed plots owned by the monarchy. The Crown Estate, the organization that manages the sprawling...

“It’s certainly a central piece to it,” Harry told broadcaster ITV in the documentary Tabloids on Trial. “But, you know, it’s a hard question to answer because anything I say about my family results in a torrent of abuse from the press,” he added. “I’ve made it very clear that this is something that needs...

Article content An Edmonton man has been convicted in the United Kingdom of being a member of a proscribed terrorist group. RCMP said Khaled Hussein, a Canadian citizen, was convicted Tuesday of being involved in al-Muhajiroun, an organization linked to killings and attacks in London. Mounties say he was convicted alongside and shared information on behalf of...

The next world update is now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator. World Update: 17 United Kingdom and Ireland is the second pass at bringing this region of the world to the simulator in a new level of detail. Working alongside the latest data, you will be able to explore 16 all-new TIN cities, nearly 80...

In October 2023, the United Kingdom’s government announced a 10-point “policy framework” to greatly increase the nation’s resilience to disruption of vital positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services. Two months later, Vladimir Putin began regularly jamming and spoofing GPS for aircraft and ships across a broad swath of the Baltic and northern Europe. It was...

Toronto — The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is set to dazzle audiences with this year’s lineup of 63 films from the Gala sponsored by Dyson, and Special Presentations programmes. In addition to films from directors Jacques Audiard, Edward Berger, Gia Coppola, Mike Leigh, Morgan Neville, Walter Salles, Athina Rachel Tsangari, and...