Nine communities in Edinburgh have applied for fireworks to be banned from their areas in the days around Bonfire Night.A ...

How to have fun on November 5 – without a bonfire or fireworks. Traditional Bonfire Night celebrations can be harmful to animals and the environment, so what can we do instead?

Another small town in southern England, Ottery St Mary, is also famed for its Bonfire Night traditions. On November 5 (or the 4th if the 5th falls on a Sunday) tar barrels are set alight and ...

If you've seen "V for Vendetta," you're well acquainted with the rhyme about Guy Fawkes, who famously tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament on Nov. 5, 1605.But more than 400 years later, the ...

November 5 is Bonfire Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Night and Fireworks Night, and you have probably celebrated it since you were very young.

Bonfire societies parade through the streets of Lewes in Sussex, during the traditional Bonfire Night celebrations on Nov. 5, 2014. Justin Tallis—AFP/Getty Images By Dan Stewart ...

Controversy has been raging over Bonfire Night for years, on issues from public safety to animal welfare. But during the cost-of-living crisis, some councils across the UK have cancelled events ...

Thanks to the increasing cost of putting on a public display, 5 November is fast becoming ‘No-Fireworks Night’ – but there’s a good reason why we musn’t let our civil festivals of ...

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Every year on November 5, skies across England, Scotland and Wales are illuminated by fireworks as Brits head out into the night to enjoy Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.

Every year on November 5, skies across England, Scotland and Wales are illuminated by fireworks as Brits head out into the night to enjoy Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.