Aerial images show work being commenced to build a bypass near Banwell (Image: Tom Wren / SWNS)The costs of the Banwell Bypass in North Somerset have increased by £14m after the project has faced...

A final investment decision (FID) on the Sea Lion oil field offshore the Falkland Islands could be reached by mid-2025, with operator Navitas Petroleum accelerating efforts to bring the long-delayed...

A little-known Cornwall town has been spotlighted as one of the best places to live in the UK, bypassing some of the more predictable choices. The famous Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide has...

Protesters heckled Nigel Farage as they interrupted a Reform UK press conference – but the insurgent party leader had the last laugh with a brutal four-word putdown. Mr Farage was announcing...

How an iPad dug up from the Thames solved museum thieves' murder plot54 minutes agoThomas MackintoshBBC News, LondonMet PoliceA Ming vase stolen from a Swiss museum. A shooting at a comedian's house...

Remainer MPs erupted at Brexit in a debate on rejoining the European Union. Labour MP Stella Creasy branded the UK's exit from the bloc as a "disaster" while also taking a swipe at arch-Brexiteer and...

Vladimir Putin is could be attempting to blame the boss of Russia's central bank for the country's economic issues as businesspeople criticise wartime economic policies, reports have suggested. The...

New research is suggesting that we might have more people on Earth than the current count of 8.2 billion, with hints that by 2080, there could be over 10 billion of us. According to some analysts, we...

A new underwater cable project in the Canary Islands, connecting Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, is set to give the archipelago a major technological boost. Marine surveys have now been...

Experts to investigate student loan fraud claims3 hours agoAndré Rhoden-PaulBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe education secretary has asked counter-fraud experts to lead an investigation into reports...

Covid memories: Giving birth alone, pavement pubs and hugs outside funerals4 hours agoGrace DeanBBC NewsNik BarrattFor some, lockdown was a time of baking banana bread, rekindling relationships with...

Located off the northwest coast of Africa is the Portuguese island of Madeira. Thanks to its tropical climate and volcanic landscape, it has been dubbed the 'Hawaii of Europe'. This stunning island...