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The island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, is the symbolic centre of Scottish Christianity. Through 1400 years of history its fortunes have fluctuated, from its heights as one of the greatest ...

A secret part of the Scottish coast has gained attention on social media with waters like The Bahamas or Thailand ...

Cast into a violent and bloody world of murder, Hereward, a novice monk, must deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne - a book of great beauty and power - to the safety of the Iona monastery ...

China has for several years been trying to relocate its embassy, currently in the British capital's upmarket Marylebone ...

The proposed move has sparked fierce opposition from nearby residents, rights groups, critics of China's ruling Communist ...

China has for several years been trying to relocate its embassy, currently in the British capital’s upmarket Marylebone ...

The new embassy, if approved by the UK government, would be the “biggest Chinese embassy in Europe”. Read more at ...

In the 13th Century Benedictines began to build an abbey on lona. Before he died, St. Columba had made a prophecy: In lona of my heart, Iona of my love, Instead of monks’ voices shall be lowing ...

China has for several years been trying to relocate its embassy, currently in the British capital’s upmarket Marylebone ...

LONDON—Hundreds of demonstrators on Saturday protested at a site earmarked for Beijing’s controversial new embassy in London ...

YEARS ago, a new app hit the scene that changed many Irish people’s lives. Since the foundation of Google Maps, it has helped ...