Almost 800 years of pomp and circumstance ensures the quality of Britain’s currency
A jury has convened in London for an ancient ceremony to certify that British coins meet the strictest of standards.
FTSE 100 Live 11 February: BP results, blue-chip index seen lower
The gold price remains near to a record high at $2916 an ounce, while the pound is at $1.236. The FTSE 100 starts the session at 8767 after rising 0.8% yesterday, with BP shares up 7% on the back of ...
Thessaloniki: ‘The Secret Of Me’ From ‘Three Identical Strangers’ Producer Grace Hughes-Hallett Among Titles Set For Newcomers Competition
The competition features films over 50 minutes in length created by young filmmakers. The films compete for the Golden ...
On This Day, Feb. 10: Treaty of Paris formally ends French and Indian War
On Feb. 10, 1763, the Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain and also the French and Indian War ...
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Never Had It So Bad: The Decline of the Great British Empire
It was during a Tory rally on July 20, 1957, organized to commemorate 25 years of public service by Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd, ...
How true is The Brutalist? The real-life history of Jewish immigrants in post-WW2 America
Historians and experts, along with the film's star and director, discuss how accurate the Oscars' best picture favourite The ...
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Sussex at War - a history on how our county was often on the front line
Whenever Britain faced conflict - from early invasions by the Celts and Romans to WWII when skies were criss-crossed with ...
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Seventy seven years later, what have we gained?
Sri Lanka acquired its dominion status exactly 77 years ago from the British. Today, Sri Lanka is commemorating this occasion ...
Leeds-raised author Lisa Carter inspired by Afghanistan veterans to write Six Poppies novel
Author Lisa Carter, who grew up in Alwoodley and Bramhope in Leeds, has released Six Poppies – a novel inspired by ...
I was so haunted by a soldier’s tattoo I had to tell his story
Rob, 42, who served for nine years in the Marines, had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and was clearly haunted by their loss, especially Ben’s. He’d been killed two weeks after Rob, ...
UK’s Starmer welcomes German chancellor to his country estate as he touts ‘reset’ with the EU
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to his country estate Sunday on the eve of seeking ...