Q: Why are so many counties and cities in the original 13 colonies still named after British nobility ... Have scientists searched the great desert of Turkmenistan for dinosaurs?

[3] Britain influenced the colonies more than any other country ... especially for slaves.[13] The first great reform era occurred between 1833-1853. Public executions were attacked as cruel.

Project Spire is the name that has been given to the Church Commissioner's decision to put aside £100m of their investments ...

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The Great British Menu is celebrating its 20th birthday. The winning chefs from the regional heats are back for finals week. But there is a wildcard twist that will shake up the show. The Great ...

The boss of Labour's Great British Energy will earn up ... New figures published today showed how public sector employment in Britain has risen to a 13-year high. A total of 6.14million people ...

A Great British Menu finalist ended up in tears after a "disaster" in the dessert round. The BBC Two cooking contest has reached the final stage and the episode that aired on Thursday, 27 March ...

Four of Britain’s top six female singles players and its top doubles player touched down in the Netherlands on Monday, a few days ahead of their Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round.

People have been asking why Google Maps shows Great Britain in a certain area just north of Burnley. Great Britain is located between Burnley, Blackburn and Clitheroe on the map - but there is a ...

A Georgian stately home where the Great British Bake Off was filmed is on the market for £7 million. The vast grounds of Harptree Court in Somerset previously hosted the famous Bake Off tent in ...

IT SMACKED OF desperation. British MPs were recalled from their Easter recess for a parliamentary session on April 12th to prevent the closure of Britain’s last remaining blast furnaces ...