16+ hour 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…...

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…...

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…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (364+ words) A memorial has been unveiled to a much-loved RAF fighter pilot who died when his aircraft crashed during a snowstorm in Scotland. Flying Officer Andrew Crowther, 25, was taking part in an exercise over Lossiemouth on 18 November 1981 when tragedy struck. On…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (555+ words) David Olusoga explores our most comprehensive picture yet of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and its role in the making of Modern Britain A new two-part BBC history commission for BBC Two and iPlayer, Finding Britain's Slave Traders with David Olusoga,…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (823+ words) Researchers believe the first known humans to set foot on Ireland thousands of years ago were most likely from Wales, following the "exciting" discovery of ancient cave art. During the most recent Ice Age, when much of the British Isles…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (474+ words) When Shropshire metal detectorist Chris Langston heard the tell-tale beep of his device in a field outside Oswestry last year, he thought it was nothing unusual. It had picked up a small, heart-shaped object that he thought could have come…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (246+ words) Plans to revamp an 11th Century church are back on track after the project was awarded £2.65m, a council has said. The Holy Trinity Church is believed to be the oldest building still standing in Colchester, but it ceased being used for…...