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Britain’s Oldest Soccer Senior at 90-years-old Is Still the ‘Ninja’ of Goals–Playing 3x a Week

Britain's oldest striker is still banging in the goals for his local soccer team three times a week—at the grand old age of 90. Sprightly...

At 96 He May Be Britain’s Oldest Worker–And He Has No Plans to Retire: ‘You can’t sit back…Keep going’

Britain's oldest worker says he still has no plans to retire at the grand age of 96, after a career spanning eight decades. Bill Parton...

Archaeologists Discover a ‘Master Blacksmith’s’ Workshop Dating to the Very Dawn of the Iron Age in Britain

A routine planning application in Britain ended up uncovering the remains of an ancient British blacksmith's workshop that has so far yielded 10,000 artifacts...

A New Drinking Game Is Sweeping Britain: Sending Pints to Strangers Across the Nation

A new drinking game is sweeping the British nation—it involves losing money and no drinking. If that sounds farfetched, it's because the game consists of...

Fascinating Species of 200 Million-Year-old Flying Reptile Discovered in Britain

In fantasy fiction, the dragon is one of the most common mythical beasts, but these giant flying lizards defy the reality that flying lizards...

Ocean Lover Saves 1,000 Seals off Britain–and Even Built Them a Hospital

In the beautiful, blustery seaside city of Cornwall, a woman runs a hospital for injured seals amid volunteer work rescuing all kinds of sea...

A Zoo Is Fighting to Bring Lioness and Her 3 Cubs Abandoned in War-Torn Ukraine to Britain

Zoo animals are always in great danger during wartime, but the Yorkshire Wildlife Park has been working to get a lioness mother and her...

Largest Search for Loch Ness Monster is Using Volunteers for Scientific Study of Britain’s Largest Lake This Week

This weekend, the Loch Ness Center is holding the largest-ever search for the mythical monster, and will feature a horde of volunteers wielding hi-tech...

Prehistoric ‘Axe Factory’ Found in Britain Triggers Search for More Artifacts

In the rolling hills and green fields of Dorset, Dorchester, archaeologists have discovered a polishing boulder, known as a polissoir, which would have been...

Britain Names the First Two ‘Celtic Rainforests’ to Be Restored to Primeval Glory

Two so-called "Celtic rainforests" in the UK are to be restored with a mixture of native planting and natural reforestation. The hope is that they...

One of Britain’s Oldest and Greatest Oak Trees Gets $7,000 Hug from Community

In the southern Scottish town of Jedburgh, an old neighbor recently received a helping hand from the community. A 700-1,000-year-old sessile oak, known as the...

‘Astonishing’ 1,300-Year-old Gold and Gemstone Necklace is the Richest Ever Uncovered in Britain

Archaeologists have uncovered an “astonishing” 1,300-year-old necklace in Northamptonshire, England, discovered during excavations for a housing development. Researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA)...

“Britain’s Kindest Plumber” Hailed as Modern-Day-Hero for Charity Work that Has Helped Over 52,000 Families

A plumber in England is being hailed as a modern day hero after he founded a social enterprise which has helped more than two...

Britain’s Royal Mint is Salvaging Gold from E-Waste – Recycling Precious Metals for Green Investors

Perhaps the least-debated of all environmental dangers, unrecycled electronic waste is piling up around the world at alarming rates. Inside every laptop and smartphone is...

The Top 50 Things to Come Out of Britain (Fish and Chips was Voted #1)

Let's face it: what would the world be like, without Monty Python and The Beatles? Britain has produced a wealth of successful exports over the...

One of the Largest ‘Sea Dragon’ Fossils Ever Found in Britain Unearthed As a Complete Ichthyosaur

A fossil of a giant sea reptile found in England is being called the greatest find in the history of British paleontology. A complete ichthyosaur...

One of Britain’s Last D-Day Veterans Returns From France Completing His ‘Final Mission’ – and 68 Years of Charity

One of Britain's last surviving D-Day heroes returned home from France after completing his 'final mission'—and got straight back out collecting for the 68th...

Man Grows 18ft-Tall Plant – The Biggest in Britain – After Saving It From a Dumpster

A man has grown Britain's biggest echium plant after saving it from a dumpster. Tree surgeon Darren Wilson took the plant home three years ago...

400 Years After Being Wiped Out by Hunters Britain’s Wild Cranes Make a 
Comeback

Extinct for more than 400 years, common cranes are finding homes in the UK's wetlands and waterways once again. Because of conservation efforts that began...

Britain Helps World’s Most Remote Inhabited Islands to Establish Biggest Marine Sanctuary in the Atlantic

Centered around the small archipelago of Tristan da Cunha in the Southern Atlantic, governments and ecological organizations have created the fourth-largest marine protected area...