Watch as Dr Uy Hoang from London discusses how he’s mapping Britain's waterways, having covered at least 75% of the nation's canal network so far.

He spends eight to 10 hours a day walking with his camera to capture the paths Google Street View cars can’t track.

Meet the man mapping Britain for Google – on foot. Dr Uy Hoang, 51, decided to act after realising he couldn’t see his local ...

Finally given listed status, a chain of pillboxes in Norfolk serve as haunting reminders of the Great War – and an assault that never came ...

New findings increase the known length of the Roman Empire’s road network by more than 60,000 miles ...

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) reports that three quarters of Britain’s canals face financial insecurity, as ...

Brits look set for an Arctic blast in the coming weeks when temperatures could plummet to -1C - and we could see snow in three areas of the country. After a chillier start to this week it has become ...

Prunella Scales, who died at the age of 93, was one of Britain's finest comic actors. But despite a long and distinguished career on stage and screen, she will inevitably be remembered as Sybil Fawlty ...

British actor Prunella Scales, best known for her performance in the iconic comedy Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 93. Prunella’s family issued a statement on Tuesday morning announcing that ...

A tourist who was visiting Venice, Italy, has directed her ire at Google Maps for what she claims were inaccurate directions — which led to an awkward splash. The Polish tourist posted a recent video ...