St Andrews is to use a mix of rare-breed sheep, 28,500 tonnes of sand and 6,500 Christmas trees to protect the Home of Golf ...

Around 2,000 Olympic swimming pools worth of sand is estimated to be gone – 80% of Gold Coast’s beaches, according to city mayor Tom Tate. Much of it was gone before Cyclone Alfred even hit, giving ...

The UK’s coastline is under ... lined with healthy saltmarshes or dunes covered in marram grass. These natural features don’t just look beautiful – they act as buffers, absorbing wave energy and ...

A new parking system is planned at a popular Anglesey beach in an attempt to mitigate nearby traffic jams. At peak times the ...

David Beckham spent some quality time with youngest son Cruz this week as they hit the ski slopes in British Columbia, the ...

While most tourists stick to the Nile valley, Stanley Stewart heads west into a land of oases, temples, monks and miracles ...

The students also took part in dune measurements across the south of the island, analysing the size and origin of the sand particles ... providing evidence of past high-energy storm conditions that ...

Previously crowned one of the best beaches in the UK in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards, it is known for its long stretches of white sand and breathtaking green ... it’s at its most ...

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 date is early March 1897, and the SV Nornen is about to set sail from the port of Bristol, bound for the state of Georgia, USA.

Most people visiting the UK are unwise to the fact that England has some of the most beautiful stretches of coastline on the ...