The jaunty image of the Victorian child chimney sweep is indelibly romantic, evoking the picturesque London glamorized in Mary Poppins. But the truth is that chimney sweep kids – and children living ...

It has now been 85 years since a Pembrokeshire town was hit by devastating air raids. The terrifying blitz in 1941, just 18 ...

Tottenham has taken a tentative step towards securing its Premier League status after a 1-1 home draw against Leeds. The result lifts the north London side two points clear of ...

London is not only the birthplace of modern insurance, but the world's leading reinsurance market. Let's celebrate it, says ...

Commentary: No prizes for second place in borough elections as the PM fights for survival after Nigel Farage’s Reform storms ...

It’s estimated that the Bayeux Tapestry is insured for something in the region of £800million, but its real worth surely ...

For centuries, William Shakespeare’s life in London has carried a strange gap that historians could never fully close. People ...

A researcher claims to have pinpointed the exact location of Shakespeare's so-called missing London home in Blackfriars, ...

Good transport links also help. Trains that shuttle City workers from all corners of Greater London in the week offer easy ...

The London Marathon returns on Sunday for its 46th edition. This year almost 60,000 runners will tackle the famous (and very ...

Historians say the newly discovered location changes what we know about Shakespeare's final years.

In his memorial poem introducing William Shakespeare’s First Folio, Ben Jonson memorably referred to the playwright as the “sweet swan of Avon,” poetically fixing him in the public imagination as a ...