Common Sense was a provocation in 1776. Maybe it’s the provocation we need now. This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, ...

History buffs are no doubt familiar with the story of Shadrack Byfield, a rank-and-file British redcoat who fought during the ...

After buying his own liberty, the Marylander covertly assisted conductors on the Underground Railroad, including Harriet ...

250 years after Thomas Paine published 'Common Sense', what can we learn from the revolutionary work today?

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of ...

The Scandinavian winter months are a challenging period. Long, dark nights and days with hardly any sunshine allow melancholy ...

The Maternal Care Bundle (MCB) sets best practice standards across 5 areas of clinical care, for implementation by NHS providers and commissioners across England. The aim is to reduce maternal ...

The term 'chimera', according to Wikipedia, describes any mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals, or anything composed of disparate parts or perceived as wildly ...

In December 1953, Hollywood film stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy spent a few weeks at the Bull Inn, Bottesford, Leicestershire, while they performed a show at the nearby Nottingham Empire. Stan’s ...

The Reed of God, a meditation on the humanity of Mary by Caryll Houselander (1901-1954), the English Catholic spiritual writer, has long been considered a “spiritual classic,” but in the final weeks ...

The Reflections and Initial Impressions interim report from the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, published on 9 December 2025 and led by Baroness Valerie Amos, further illustrates the ...