The rediscovery of a fern, long thought to be extinct, is part of a rescue effort to save the plants of the tiny UK overseas territory of Ascension Island in the South Atlantic - a fitting success ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government has not ruled out a previously abandoned plan to send asylum seekers to Ascension Island. Home Office minister ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Home Office minister has confirmed the UK Government is looking at “additional measures” following reports that plans to send ...

The Government is reportedly considering reviving plans to fly people who arrive to the UK by unauthorised means to Ascension Island. Multiple reports say ministers and officials are considering the ...