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 ...

This cosy Vale of Glamorgan country pub is a brilliant spot for a romantic yet relaxed meal. Tom Watts-Jones, the chef-owner, trained at two of London's most iconic restaurants St John and Anchor & ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Police have issued a plea for help to find a distinctive penny-farthing bicycle that was stolen from a Nottingham home. The green bike was last seen by the owner in her garage in Lenton Road ...