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Charlotte Higgins was thrilled that her history book about Roman Britain was being adapted for the stage – until she realised it was being reimagined – and she and her partner were the romantic leads

The Tory frontrunner has performed many U-turns, big and small

Will the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham be Britain’s springboard to glory in two years’ time?

Neither has an adequate plan – but a joint announcement of a generous package of help would boost confidence

The UK Health Security Agency has repeatedly detected the poliovirus in London’s sewage works and is now calling on parents to make sure their children are fully vaccinated

Following June Spencer’s retirement as Peggy Woolley, Ken Barlow and Ian Beale are characters who also appeared in their shows when they first aired

Named Britain’s greatest postwar writer by the Times in 2008, Philip Larkin remains justly celebrated as a wry observer of life’s routines, banalities and quiet poignancies. He was a writer who once spoke of poetry as “enhancing the everyday”.

The Tory frontrunner has performed many U-turns, big and small

In 1947, the United Kingdom was exhausted. World War II had ravaged its military and economy, and anti-colonial movements had begun to challenge empires. Within the Indian subcontinent, the U.K. faced two powerful, seemingly irreconcilable nationalist movements: one calling for the creation of Pakistan, a homeland for the Muslims of…

After months of preparation and hard work, 18 volunteers have showcased their displays in Washington Village

Tory leadership hopeful ‘won’t leave London behind’ as pressure mounts over costs crisis