Source: Visit the USA. Head to these islands off the USA's Northwest coast for a spot of whale watching.

Max Richards' dog Pink refused to leave his side, after he was struck by a car on his morning walk.

White supremacist walked up to the couple and, without warning, yelled a racial slur and lunged with his knife.

Darktrace is a UK cybersecurity company that counts Cambridge machine learning specialists and cyberintelligence experts from GCHQ and MI5.

There's plenty to see in this vibrant North American city, writes Megan Singleton.

The US Navy is working on a robotic fish that will be able to swim undetected into hostile waters and send back information on opponents' ships.

Charging for plastic bags disrupts habitual behaviours and helps people draw a linkage between environmental awareness and actions.

Megan Singleton looks inside the giant building where Boeings take shape.

It's amazing what Americans get up to in the corn rows, writes Pamela Wade.

Live like the royals did - if only for a night. Lynn O'Rourke Hayes scopes out cool castles.

The Amtrak Empire Builder may not be the most elegant train in the world, but the wide Montana scenery more than makes up for it.

The most north-westerly city in the contiguous US, Seattle is a port but is separated from the Pacific coast by the forested bulk of the Olympic Peninsula. Famed for its coffee culture and being the birthplace of grunge, Seattle is gleefully idiosyncratic and a great place to spend a few days.

Chris Leadbeater suggests a two-day itinerary for the contiguous USA's most north-westerly city.

Seven states, two days and all that scenery ... Roger Hall takes the train.