When Laurel and Hardy spent Christmas at an English pub

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Union Jack flown at the Battle of Trafalgar is saved from being sold abroad: £450,000 flag that was damaged by splinters in 1805 victory over the French is hit with expor…

The flag, valued at £450,000, flew from HMS Royal Sovereign, the ship that led the British charge in the naval clash with the ...

Tom Hardy’s $250 Million Franchise-Ending Masterpiece Scores Big on Streaming

Tom Hardy's $250 million bone-crunching action masterpiece scores big on streaming ahead of MobLand Season 2. Read on for ...

Wales international calls out 'unfair' treatment of team as snubbed exile won't come back

Wales international Jonathan Davies says it is unfair the Ospreys and Scarlets' futures are in doubt while the Dragons are ...
Country Life

Dragonflies, flowers, dogs and lobsters: The 17th century nature brought back to life by the paintings of Alexander Marshal

Alexander Marshal — this country’s first major botanical painter — deserves to be better known, writes Tiffany Daneff, after ...

Watkin back after 'hardest 11 months of rugby life'

Wales centre Owen Watkin is ready to put the "hardest 11 months of his rugby life" behind him when he returns to action for ...

The serial killers whose horrors were committed in Greater Manchester

In the 19th and 20th centuries, the region has had to live with the tragic aftermath of the crimes of several high profile ...
Norwich Evening News

Lord Nelson anniversary: His funeral was one fit for a hero

On board, preserved in a barrel of brandy and spirit of wine, was the body of the nation’s revered hero, Admiral Lord Nelson. In the following days, as Victory’s commander, Captain Thomas Masterman ...