Hay Festival has unveiled the full programme for its 38th spring edition in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, with more than 600 events over 11 days, 22 May–1 June 2025.

Diplomatic sources in Washington revealed the US President's displeasure at seeing photographs of the King warmly shaking hands with the Ukrainian leader, reportedly making Trump feel "less ...

It thrived in Great Britain between the 16th and 18th centuries. The country enjoyed the greatest benefits of mercantilism between 1640 and 1660. During that time, the prevailing economic wisdom ...

It first arrived in Britain in the 1650s, when it was served as a novelty in London’s coffee houses. Back then, tea was a rare drink that very few consumed. The famous diarist Samuel Pepys wrote ...

But which towns and cities have the most bangers on their streets? A new study claims these are Britain's locations with the oldest motors... A review of Office of National Statistics data by ...

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial ...

CHARLES DARWIN: Hi fans, followers and friends, Charles Darwin here, the man who's going to give you the theory of evolution and natural selection. My theory is plants and animals do not stay the ...

A University of Chichester academic is set to speak about British society and how it has changed over the past 100 years, in his Inaugural lecture as Professor of Modern History. The title of the ...

Britain's Got Talent 2025 is back with hopefuls from across the country hitting the BGT stage, all with one thing in mind — impress the judges and voting public enough to win a spot at the Royal ...

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? Was it because they were particularly ingenious and industrial people or just luck of history? Various theories have been proposed, but which ...

These members of the weasel family are being reintroduced across Britain, but the Scottish Highlands offer the best chance of spotting them ...