The full moon in May will reach peak illumination at 12:56 p.m. on Monday, May 12, according to the Farmer's Almanac. A full moon can be seen clearly with the naked eye.

The Saxons named the town Dornwaraceaster (the suffix - ceaster being the Old English name for a "Roman town"; cf. Exeter and Gloucester and Dornsæte came into use as the name for the inhabitants of ...

Mochdre, in Conwy, translates to Pig Town and Swindon, Wiltshire, is said to mean 'swine' or 'pig hill', while Swinton in Greater Manchester is believed to have derived from Anglo-Saxon words meaning ...

Wharfedale valley is one of the Yorkshire Dales and is made up of many towns and villages where All Creatures Great and Small ...

A new website is bringing to light a long-overlooked body of poetry attributed to Merlin, revealing his role as a prophetic ...

"The town’s name is a survival from the Celtic past with lyn or lenn meaning ‘pool’ or ‘lake,’ as in Dublin or Lincoln," says Paul. "And then he takes us on his journey through the ...

“It’s going to be leaving behind more vulnerable people,” says Marina Boulos-Winton, executive director of YES Employment + Entrepreneurship. Dave Sidaway Montreal Gazette A Montreal ...

A stamp recently discovered in Denmark suggests the helmet was made there, not in Sweden as previously thought A discovery by a metal detectorist in Denmark has raised questions about the origins ...

A pedestrian walks past a De Beers jewellery store in the Central district of Hong Kong. RECENT reports suggest Anglo American is exploring listing options for De Beers. In my opinion, this is the ...