Ripley Castle where The Flaxton Boys was filmed has recently been put up for sale for the first time - here is its history.

During this week in 1879 the News Letter, “with sincere regrets”, announced the death of Sir Capel Molyneux, Bart, DL, who ...

Whether we prefer Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, or Thomas Hardy, we must admit many of fiction's rockstars ...

Whole life orders have been issued in just over 100 cases since their introduction into the judicial system in 1983 ...

As Miss Austen, a new series focused on Cassandra Austen, debuts on the BBC, we delve into the history of the other Austen ...

The way teamwork works (or doesn’t) has changed in the past 50 years. Across all sorts of offices and industries, it used to be that stable teams could build trust by working together over time. In ...

The ceremonial county of Berkshire is smaller than the historic county of Berkshire; a large portion of the area was absorbed ...

Morgan Rogers hit a superb hat-trick in front of England manager Thomas Tuchel to help Aston Villa into the last-16 of the ...

All the pre-match chat had surrounded the futures of Ollie Watkins and Jhon Duran, but it was Morgan Rogers - an £8million ...

We love our bank holidays in Ireland, but where did they come from, who gets to decide when they are - and when's the next one?

1607: Massive flooding in England destroys around 200 square miles of coastline and results in approximately 2,000 casualties. 1647: After nine months of negotiations, Scottish Presbyterians sell ...

Calming classical music to set you up for the day with Dr Sian Williams.