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I agree. You Canadians have Victoria Day because she is seen as a key founder of Canada. But we don't have national days celebrating monarchs here in Britain. But it would be nice to have one in honour of Elizabeth II. Whatever you may think of the monarchy I think it's generally regarded that...

In 1940, aged 14, Princess Elizabeth gave her first speech to her country as it was engulfed in one of the darkest periods of its history. She was sat alongside her younger sister Princess Margaret as she made the speech. Nobody at the time knew, of course, that the young Princess Elizabeth...

King Charles III has addressed the nation on what would have been his mother Queen Elizabeth II's 100th birthday...

Neil Oliver - "Love Letter to the British Isles'": The Red Laddie of Paviland

His Excellency Andrew Murdoch, Governor of Bermuda, is delighted to confirm the Royal Visit of the King to the British Overseas Territory. It will be the first Royal Visit of the monarch since that of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 2009 and the first visit by King Charles III - then...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will not meet with Epstein survivors during their State Visit to the United States from 27th to 30th April. The State Visit will occur during a period of strained relations between allies Britain and America over the Iran War. The United States is angry with...

I've been reading "A History of Ancient Britain" by Scottish historian, archaeologist, author and GB News presenter Neil Oliver. One interesting bit was the discovery of the "Red Lady of Paviland" in 1823 by the English archaeologist William Buckland in a cave on the South Wales coast...

Iron Maiden - "Hell on Earth" (2021) The London heavy metal band have famously had bust ups with Black Sabbath's Ozzy and his wife Sharon.

Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson has been in Jersey and has spoken to Britain's ITV News about how the small British island just off the northern French coast has given the veteran heavy metallers much inspiration. The 103,000 British inhabitants of Jersey speak either English or Romance...

This little boy is the son of Kelly Osbourne and Slipknot's Sid Wilson and the grandson of Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne ... https://m.youtube.com/shorts/dWKB5CHQ1zw

The Beatles - "We Can Work It Out" (1965) The Liverpool rockers had a No1 hit in five countries - including the 1965 UK Christmas No1 - with this. Over the next five years the band would become the most successful artists in history, even to this day. In 2026, the band's former bassist an...

Court of Appeal of England and Wales sentences killer to life without parole after declaring minimum of 42 years is too lenient A man who murdered his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn baby was originally given a minimum of 42 years with no possibility of parole before that time for his evil...

"Why this is one of the greatest photos ever taken" British science YouTuber Scimandan believes that the now famous Artemis II Earthset photo is one of the greatest ever produced. Humans are used to seeing sunsets and moonsets, but we rarely see earthsets...

Despite being born in Des Moines to British parents, Slipknot turntablist Syd doesn't speak English. He speaks in a strange alien-like language. I must hand it to Slipknot. Renowned for their hardcore heavy metal they sure know how to perform comedy routines after their performances...

First words beamed back from astronauts after re-emergence from far side The first words are now back from Integrity. "Houston, Integrity, comms check," were the first words from mission specialist Christina Koch, after a tense 40 minutes of radio silence while the crew was on the far side of...

And that's why so many people nowadays think the Moon has a dark side.

Artemis II crew see an Earthrise as they emerge from far side of the Moon and begin their journey home The Artemis II crew has made contact with NASA's mission control after travelling around the far side of the moon. Their Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth at 252,760...

Connection re-established with Artemis II Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent Right on schedule, Orion has reappeared from behind the Moon and checked back in with Earth. First came the reassuring return of the radio signal on engineers' monitors, then a burst of data, and finally a clear voice...

What the astronauts are looking for Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent Scientists say this close pass will let Orion’s crew study the Moon as if they were doing a low‑altitude aerial survey, without ever touching down. As they skim some 9,000 kilometres above the surface, the astronauts will...

Artemis II tells the world "Love Your Neighbour" just before she loses contact with Earth