The Farne Islands are home to huge populations of breeding seabirds, seals and puffins - Hilary Morgan/Alamy Virginia-born George Washington, first president of the USA, had English roots stretching ...

Mostly sunny today with a high of 61 °F (16.1 °C) and a low of 35 °F (1.7 °C). Sunny today with a high of 59 °F (15 °C) and a low of 36 °F (2.2 °C). Sunny today with a high of 58 °F (14.4 ...

Newton was born prematurely on Christmas morning, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire. He was a tiny baby, given little chance of survival. The country he was born into was chaotic and turbulent.

It will become milder. A mild day on Tuesday, with plenty of sunshine for all. Observed at 16:00, Friday 28 March Report for Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire ...

Sunday will see plenty of sunshine, patchy cloud and a small chance of a light shower. Observed at 17:00, Wednesday 26 March Report for Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire ...

Lincolnshire Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham Quarantine may be a queasy memory for us, but for 23-year-old Isaac Newton, home for 18 months in 1665-6 to avoid plague, it was a gift.

To reassure potential explorers, he added: "You don't have to be a wildlife expert to appreciate the outdoors and with the help of our handy map we hope more people can experience the amazing ...

4. Newton’s Apple, Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire In the orchard at Woolsthorpe Manor is a tree that played a remarkable role in the history of science – the very tree from which an apple ...

It looks like you're using an old browser. To access all of the content on Yr, we recommend that you update your browser. It looks like JavaScript is disabled in your browser. To access all the ...

It looks like you're using an old browser. To access all of the content on Yr, we recommend that you update your browser. It looks like JavaScript is disabled in your browser. To access all the ...