One in 10 patients in some parts of England have to wait more than a month to see someone at their GP surgery, NHS figures ...

The Saxons named the town Dornwaraceaster (the suffix - ceaster being the Old English name for a "Roman town"; cf. Exeter and Gloucester and Dornsæte came into use as the name for the inhabitants of ...

The spur for Radstock North Railway Station was dismantled in 1973. The idea of getting a glamorous film actress to mark such ...

The rain is expected to extend from Belfast to London, with weather maps showing a storm front crossing the Atlantic.

The UK’s once-vaunted seaside towns are experiencing a remarkable revival, clawing themselves back from the dark days of the end of the last century. What’s driving this resurgence — and what does the ...

Eight UK cities have seen their average hay fever season extended by 29 days a year as a result of climate change ...

Some cities are designed like well-planned grids, while others seem to have been pieced together with mischievous labyrinths and alleys. If you’ve ever found yourself staring blankly at a map ...

The connection upgrades began when Gigaclear started extending its network from neighbouring towns, Henstridge and Milborne Port, using fibre optic cables.