Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back from 25 March to 19 April, and in 2026, we’re celebrating 40 years of funny!

The Irish often invaded and settled in both Wales and Cornwall, the English settled in all three other countries, Ireland’s patron saint Patrick is probably Welsh, or possibly from Cumbria, while ...

It was a balmy 17 degrees in the Square Mile yesterday, drawing crowds out for a lunchtime pint in the sun. But in other ...

Long before the famous Underground Railroad, those seeking freedom from slavery traveled on foot, by boat and under cover of darkness to Fort Mose in Spanish-controlled Florida ...

The RNLI is launching a fundraising appeal to raise approximately £900,000 to provide a modernised lifeboat station for the charity’s dedicated volunteers in Port Isaac.

TELEVISION presenter Helen Skelton says one 'gorgeous' Northumberland beach is a 'must-see'. The Cumbrian native, who regularly appears on BBC show Morning Live, picked her favourite spots along ...

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Robert Carradine, the youngest member of his prolific Hollywood family and whose biggest hit was the 1984 comedy Revenge of The Nerds, has died aged 71. In a statement to news outlets, his family said ...

One photo shows an intricately decorated shield held by a man from the Hervey Bay area for the procession of the Duke and ...

Met Office names Glenshiel Forest the UK's wettest place below 200m with 3,778mm of rain a year - but the Scottish beauty spot offers red deer, historic battlefields and breathtaking mountain views ...

Coach Preston's reputation and approach with prep school tennis players in the USA and abroad makes him the perfect ...

A MYSTERY big cat caught on camera prowling through the British countryside is thought to be a panther, an expert says. The ...