A man took the mickey out of some of the ridiculous laws that still technically apply in the UK as he broke them in front of ...

Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The penny farthing was named after the British currency of the time, because it looked as if the larger coin, the penny, was 'leading' the smaller ...

This cosy Vale of Glamorgan country pub is a brilliant spot for a romantic yet relaxed meal. Tom Watts-Jones, the chef-owner, ...

The Penny Farthing Cafe, Cowbridge This cafe is as ... food - and co-owner Adam Bannister won the Welsh title on the Great British Menu. Think it sounds too fancy? It's not, just great food ...

At that time, a half crown made for a sizable gift: eight of them made up one pound. The half crown was a coin in our old ...

Before then the bike of choice was the now ridiculously comical penny-farthing, so named because the difference in wheel size mirrored that of two British coins: the penny and the farthing. Speaking ...

At the time the translation was written, two mites equaled one British farthing, and a farthing was worth one-fourth of a penny. Wutka said there are several parallels that make the story of the ...

An appeal has been made after the theft of a bicycle - a Victorian style penny farthing. It was last seen inside a garage in Lenton Road, The Park, Nottingham on 15 December, with the victim ...

An appeal has been made after the theft of a bicycle - a Victorian style penny farthing. It was last seen inside a garage in ...

(AP Video by Tom Rayner) An early medieval silver penny of Guthrum of East Anglia, the first silver coin minted by a Viking ...

Perched atop a penny farthing, Simon Weir looks like he's escaped from a steampunk convention — but he's something of a local celebrity in Canberra. "Swirling" around Lake Burley Griffin ...