The WW2 drama also picked up six BAFTA awards and two Golden Globe awards, also appearing in the British FIlm Institute’s top 100 British films of the 20th century and the Guardian’s 25 best ...

David Burnett By contrast, the British historiography of the War of 1812 has generally consisted of short chapters squeezed between the grand sweeping narratives of the Napoleonic Wars.

At the end of 1944, teenager Aubrey Price sent what would be his last ever Christmas present to his mother in Shropshire. Mr Price had been conscripted to fight in World War Two and he sent a box ...

A British Army soldier who tried to 'outrun' police during a 'ridiculous' high-speed BMW chase has walked free from court. Private soldier Harry Smith - who is a trained army driver - was 'showing ...

Money blog: 'I gambled away £1m, two marriages and tried to take my life but still see ads - the UK needs to change' Hussain Vorajee's gambling addiction took him to the brink. With two-thirds of ...

In the course of this scholarly book, Richard Holmes tells us that he rose from private to senior serving officer in the Territorial Army – without becoming a freemason. As his fans know, he has ...

The show, which she co-created, is said to have directly inspired Downton Abbey. British actress Jean Marsh, best known for her role as Rose Buck in the series Upstairs, Downstairs, has died aged 90.

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But a journey to the hometown of the Chinese firm that owns British Steel would soon reveal to a traveller how closely Jingye Steel is integrated with the politics and strategy of the People’s ...

In Italy and fancy venturing to Venice for the day? On Friday and on other selected dates, that will cost you £8. Venice became the first city to start charging daytrippers for entry on key dates ...