"Oh my word, just look at this: a native laurel! This is just absolutely magical!" A quivering peak of botanical ecstasy had been noisily attained by one of our party. As so often with such ...

From afar Pico looks like a child's drawing: an atoll appearing in a cerulean sea, the mountain in the center with a small, slightly off-center triangular peak. It's a rugged four-hour climb to reach ...

As the UK gears up for the arrival of a colossal Azores storm, red-hued weather maps paint a stark picture of a heavy rainpour. Britons across the nation are urged to prepare for a drenching, with ...

Weather maps have turned red as a 32C heatwave is predicted to sweep across the UK. The mercury is set to rise once again, with balmy conditions expected to hit many parts of Britain. According to ...

THE UK is braced for a heatwave in July bringing temperatures of up to 37C as a blast of high pressure from the Azores has been forecast. Temperatures are set to start warming up from the second week ...