island

It added: "Approving the proposal without the necessary supporting information would have gone against the planning policy framework and could have set a precedent for similar applications elsewhere on the island."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

“Rhoda the unflappable,” as Leonie thinks of her, makes short work of locating her quarry in a run-down villa on the small Maltese island of Gozo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Nyepi, also known as the Day of Silence, is an annual holiday during which the usually bustling tourist island goes quiet, as people stay home and refrain from making loud noises.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

In response, wildlife teams started to vaccinate birds in the colony this week, said James Todd, chief biodiversity officer for the state of Victoria in which the island lies.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Sometimes she even forgot that he wasn’t just somewhere else on the island, measuring the bubbles at the Hissing Stones or counting eggs in a kittiwake’s nest.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Glenn Wakai, a state senator, said new industries would help keep more residents on the islands where they grew up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

"It's a cracking day to be out. We've got very little wind, some nice temperatures. It's perfect," he says while we are kayaking alongside the islands in Loch Leven.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the islands depended first on sugar plantations and then the pineapple industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Yes, we do have that reputation on these islands, and I’m incredibly proud of it, because you know what it does?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

The country is comprised of more than seven thousand islands, most of which are smaller than one square mile.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly