The island is three and a half miles long by ... who introduced it in October 1582. The rest of Great Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752, but Foula stuck with the old Julian calendar.

When longitude was first understood sailors measured their position by degrees east or west of their port of departure. Later many countries established their own prime meridians. It was not until the ...

With the best intentions, the United Kingdom engineered a housing and energy shortage.

Partners Group has sold 504MW Greenlink Interconnector subsea electricity link between Great Britain and Ireland to Baltic Cable and Equitix.