Climbing, skiing and paddleboarding also feature in our round-up of this year’s charity challenges ...

We’ve borrowed so much from British sporting culture – but their fans sing with gusto, and we’re so sheepish in comparison.

The Oasis amusements arcade, located in Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, became engulfed in flames ...

A grieving widower took his own life on a railway line just weeks after losing his wife of 40 years, an inquest heard. Geoffrey Evans, 71, walked out from his home in Plympton, Devon, late one night ...

An inquest has opened into the death of a senior lecturer from Devon who was struck by a train. David Mark Richards, from Exeter, died on December 4, the coroner has said. Emergency services were ...

The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway is to feature in a new Channel 4 television series 'Britain's Favourite Railway Stations', ...

Conservationists have branded 2025 the “year of the octopus” after the eight-legged creatures were spotted in British waters in the highest numbers since the 1950s. Rising temperatures and a “warm ...

Swindon’s railway works, where generations built, repaired, and maintained trains for nearly 150 years, ceased operations ...

There is plenty about Christmas that remain the same every year. However, there are also many things that have changed over the years. These days, we watch countless festive films on streaming ...

Discover England’s most charming tiny museums, from quirky village collections to creative micro-galleries, all perfect for a ...

A wildlife charity has declared 2025 "the Year of the Blooming Octopus" after record numbers were spotted off the south-west coast of England. In its annual marine review the Wildlife Trusts says ...

It was a Saturday night in Albion, a small city just east of Battle Creek, Michigan, and teenagers lined up for a dance at the school gym. The price of admission? A bared arm. The year was 1958, and ...