Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited island ...

Voters to be asked whether province should remain part of Canada or hold second binding independence vote ...

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Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities ...

Consultancy says companies quoted on London stock market issued 65 in three months to end of September ...

Delays from building safety regulator mean Archway Heights is beset by security and vandalism problems ...

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Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world ...

When we can’t even afford to rent or buy somewhere to live, we have to ask: did we give the financial sector too much power?, asks the former UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, Leilani Farha ...

As Earth passes through dust left by Halley’s comet, observers may see 10-20 fragments per hour ...

Dick Cole is quitting Mebyon Kernow, which campaigns for greater self-rule for Cornwall, after 29 years at the helm ...

London-based property investors deny selling licences to casinos claiming to be based on Anjouan, a tiny Indian Ocean island ...