All birders know that birding brings both highs and lows – hopefully more of the former than the latter. After more than 60 years in the field, I've certainly had my share of both. One of my most ...

More importantly, I wanted to discuss why it had come to this: why the great tradition of Australian brandy production had dwindled so. We resolved to hand the brandy judging over to a newly formed ...

An aircraft which will operate on flights serving Cornwall and the Channel Islands has arrived from Canada. The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group said a DHC6-300 Twin Otter plane had been added to its ...

The popular Taste of Scilly Festival is returning next month with some new additions. Each year, Visit Isles of Scilly brings a jam-packed programme of events that champions the many island suppliers ...

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 first ever four-person team to swim from Land's End to the Isles of Scilly completed the 35-mile challenge in 16 hours to raise thousands of pounds for cancer patients. The four men set off on ...

We’ve all been there, especially at this time of year, when the sun shines and the school break up; gridlocked on a country lane, elbow to elbow on the beach or queuing for ice cream in one of Britain ...

Ocean liner SS Schiller sank close to the Isles of Scilly on the night of 7 May 1875, with the loss of more than 300 lives including about 50 children. The ship went down close to Bishop Rock in thick ...

Like many ships of her time, SS Schiller used a combination of sail and steam power Ocean liner SS Schiller sank close to the Isles of Scilly on the night of 7 May 1875, with the loss of more than 300 ...

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group (ISSG), the primary provider of passenger and freight transport to the Isles of Scilly, has announced two Cornish companies to supply some of the hydraulic and ...

A detection dog is being deployed to search for signs of rats on some of the Isles of Scilly. Kuki and her handlers Laura Bambini, of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), and Tessa ...