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It's here - we preview The Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition ahead of its weekend opening which includes an immersive experience inviting visitors to spend time in contemplation at an emotional moment in history

Jane Austen’s works are globally renowned, but they were unknown in China until 1935 when two different translations of Pride and Prejudice were published. Today, her novels are increasingly popular and have been translated into Chinese many times – notably there have been 60 different retranslations of Pride and Prejudice.

Camden’s “inspirational” first black headteacher has been honoured with a 15 metre long mural outside her old school.

That the arrival of Europeans in the New World in 1492 led to a massive shift in the ecological landscape has been widely accepted for the past 50 years. Suddenly a trans-Atlantic exchange – maize for wheat, tomatoes for apples, tobacco for horses – meant that plants and animals were…

The Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards are the UK’s longest-running book awards for children and young people.

A hilarious - and bizarre - tête-à-tête has played itself out over Twitter between our beloved soft drink and the national library of the United Kingdom that needs to be seen to be believed.

An estimated 92 percent of UK radio is not being preserved.

BIPC Liverpool City Region enjoys record year

This fascinating and dazzling exhibition of texts embellished with gold shows how the precious metal speaks the same language across continents