Legacy

Royal Mail is deploying 3,500 solar-powered postboxes equipped with digital technology across Britain in what the company describes as the “biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than …

Celebrations are sweeping across the Bradford district today and throughout the weekend as Yorkshire Day marks its most ambitious festivities yet, with Bradford and Ilkley joining forces as co-hosts for …

Donald Rose, Britain’s oldest Second World War veteran and believed to be the UK’s oldest man, has died at the age of 110, council officials confirmed on Friday. Rose, who …

Complete with helipad, private pier and holiday homes that sleep 52, Shuna Island is already attracting global interest – and no wonder, when the architect’s plans went down with the …

Built in the 11th century, the world’s oldest occupied castle holds jaw-dropping secrets that will leave you stunned Standing majestically above the Thames for nearly 1,000 years, Windsor Castle isn’t …

Educational charity tells PhD tutors to ditch ‘blonde Scandinavian’ stereotype and teach that Vikings had ‘diverse religious beliefs’ – as experts clash over interpretation of Islamic artifacts Schoolchildren are to …

A dramatic legal intervention has halted the UK government’s controversial plan to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. In a ruling that stunned Westminster, a High Court judge …

A heated debate is taking place across the UK’s education system, ignited by concerns over what is—and isn’t—being taught in schools. According to a new report from a leading think …

VE Day, short for Victory in Europe Day, commemorates May 8, 1945—the day Allied forces formally accepted Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, bringing an end to World War II in Europe. …