Bitterns, a secretive species previously threatened with extinction in the UK, have had yet another brilliant breeding season ...

Conservationists are celebrating a record year for bitterns as the population of the UK’s loudest bird was found to have increased by 20% last year. Large-scale efforts to protect the well-camouflaged ...

During an interview with Al-Arabiya channel, on the sidelines of the emergency Arab summit in Cairo, Sharaa said that, “Egypt and the Levant are two wings of one bird. This is the natural state ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The garden was first created in the 19th century by horticulturist James Bateman for his collection of plants from around the world from China to Egypt - which is why it doesn't look like it ...

Experts suggest it could provide insights into ancient Egypt and offer a unique look at ancient gold extraction methods. Aten was once a centre for gold extraction during the reign of Amenhotep ...

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced on Sunday that Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan is complete and will be presented at an emergency Arab summit in Cairo on Tuesday. The plan ...

From 16-18 February 2025, a high-level delegation from the UK visited Egyptian universities: Ain Shams University, and European Universities in Egypt (EUE); with a planned visit to New Cairo ...

Archaeologists have unveiled the complete site of Egypt's 'Lost City of Gold' that was buried beneath the sand for 3,000 years. The site, once a booming gold mining city called Aten, was ...

A flock of nine birds of prey have been spotted roosting in a rare close encounter. A photographer, who wishes to remain anonymous, caught the picturesque scene at golden hour - when daylight is ...

Heron Foods, which has over 340 stores across the UK, will add to that number with a branch at The Viewley Centre in Middlesbrough. Opening day is 8am on Thursday, March 20. The first 100 ...

The museum covers an impressive 500,000 square feet, making it the biggest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilisation - ancient Egypt. Visitors will enter the museum through a ...