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Welcome to the loose collection of islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean known as South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Currently an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, the glacier covered main island of South Georgia was invaded by…

The Crystal Palace was a huge iron and glass building originally erected in Hyde Park to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 (photo tour). After the exhibition the building was moved to Upper Norwood where it stood from 1854 until…

This feels a little like ambulance chasing, so in no particular order, here are 9 (possible) traffic accidents. 1. Highway A13 just north of Rotterdam (there's a couple of vehicles on the hard shoulder, and traffic is backed up for…

Tired of planes in flight? School buses in flight not unusual enough for you? Well, soaring over cars and houses here in Elstree, London, there's a section of ghostly flying road! Bet you haven't seen one of them before! Thanks…

Somewhere off the east coast of England the alien army are preparing their assault on mankind, using giant doughnut warships. Thanks: Steve Wrona

Today we're looking at E-3 Sentry AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) planes - they're really just Boeing 707s with a 9.1m diameter rotating radar strapped onto the back, which provides airborne surveillance and battle management. Starting in Britain there's…