16+ hour, 1+ min ago   (394+ words) Routes used by generations of workers travelling to and from historic shipyards are being celebrated with a special trail. The new Shipyard Trail gives visitors the chance to follow the routes between Bideford and Appledore yards in north Devon and…...

20+ hour, 36+ min ago   (566+ words) The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian woman has been removed from a museum exhibition after more than 200 years on display as part of efforts to respect "the wishes of the dead", curators have said. Layers of linen were carefully…...

20+ hour, 52+ min ago   (604+ words) "It's really humbling just to be there and think of all those huge decisions being made, but then you've got the reality of the people participating on the front lines losing their lives." The fate of the world hinged on…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (183+ words) Captain James Martin Stagg, the chief meteorological adviser who persuaded US General Eisenhower to change the date of D-Day, spoke to Richard Dimbleby in 1964. The Allied invasion was moved from the 5th to the 6th of June, due to Stagg's advice. The…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (288+ words) A unique hoard of artefacts depicting prehistoric life has received one of the highest honours available to museums in England. The Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery's prehistoric exhibits were among nine collections recently awarded designated status by Arts Council England....

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (616+ words) A set of giant monoliths known as the "Devil’s Arrows" were moved 18km (11 miles) across Yorkshire by Stone Age people, new research has found. The three columns have been standing in a farmer's field in Boroughbridge for thousands of years, with…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (415+ words) A "sponsor a brick" scheme to help buy and turn a former Victorian railway goods shed into a community hub has been started by a group of residents. They hope to transform the privately owned shed, which used to sit…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (597+ words) An "exceptionally rare" Anglo-Saxon ornament more than 1,400 years old has been blocked from leaving the UK by the government. The metal mount, depicting a four-legged animal, was discovered by a metal detectorist in Holme Hale, near Swaffham, Norfolk, in 2024. The…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (303+ words) In 1985, reports of a moving statue of the Virgin Mary drew thousands of people to the village of Ballinspittle in County Cork, Ireland. Helen Ledwick speaks to Ita Dungan, who travelled there as a teenager and remembers the crowds gathering…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (441+ words) Podcaster, author and comedian Andrew Hunter Murray revisits one of the most extraordinary media deceptions of the 20th century in a new ten-part series from The History Podcast, The Hitler Diaries Scandal, available on BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 4 from Monday…...