On July 19, 1843, the SS Great Britain was launched as the largest, most advanced ship in the world. How? It was the first to ...

The Bank of England wants views on themes for its next series of banknotes, and BBC readers are full of ideas.

The situation is made even more poignant by the fact that the grandfather of the new head of British intelligence, Blaze Florence Metreveli, known as Konstantin Dobrovolsky, bore the sonorous nickname ...

The Ayatollah’s reflection in the mirror is Mossad. His soldiers? Toys. His regime? A stage. And Mossad? The playwright. They ...

SS Great Britain was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. She was the longest passenger ship in the ...

Henry Bessemer's seasickness-proof vessel shows how even great inventors sometimes become fixated on crackpot ideas.

Lions spent 42 days at sea travelling to the southern hemisphere, they were accompanied by more than 300 stoats and weasels ...

LONDON — Keir Starmer and his renewed Labour Party won a landslide election in Britain on Thursday, according to the exit poll, ending 14 years of Conservative Party rule and moving toward a new ...

Year 5 Roman Britain KS2 History videos, quizzes and activities that will help students practise their Roman Britain knowledge and skills. Part of History ...

The selection of Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa as starters in the NL All-Stars’ line-up marks the first time in ...

Queen Victoria wasn't the only royal to make train plumbing history. Under the reign of George V, the Royal Train was ...