A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) – the first UK published, ...

A new map of the South Orkney Islands has been released by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) - the first UK published, ...

The Met Office has expanded a huge yellow warning for wind covering much of the UK from 6am on Sunday until 6pm on Sunday.

Gusts of 50-60mph are expected through Sunday morning and afternoon along with rain in parts of England, Wale and Scotland.

As many as 98 UK areas have been warned that power cuts are possible after a Met Office warning for wind as well as rain.

Iceberg alley starts on the northeastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula and generally heads northeast past the South Orkney Island and South Georgia Island into the South Atlantic Ocean.

The megaberg recently broke free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands, and began drifting in the Southern Ocean. Over the last few weeks, large slabs have started breaking off the ...

The iceberg had been stuck in a rotating water column near the South Orkney Islands since last April, said Andrew Meijers from the British Antarctic Survey. "It has now come loose from this ...

A nationwide freeze on the levy ends in April meaning local authorities can increase it by however much they like.

Despite Antarctica not belonging to any state, as many as seven countries have made historical territorial claims on it.