WASSAILING is a very ancient tradition which involves drinking to the health of the apple tree, a ritual gulp of hot, mulled punch from a ...

Shortlisted finalists for the North East England Tourism Awards have been announced – with Northumberland well represented.

Professor Peter Heather, historian at King's College London, told BBC the research was "revolutionary," highlighting its potential to clarify the nature of relations between new arrivals and native ...

The traditional wassailing event will take place at Tumbledown Farm in Southill tomorrow, (Saturday, January 4), at 11am. Tumbledown is a 27-acre former farm owned by Weymouth Town Council.

The traditional wassailing event will take place at Tumbledown Farm in Southill tomorrow, (Saturday, January 4), at 11am. Visitors are encouraged to bring along their wellies and something loud to ...

Grab your best lawn chair, escape the city lights and dust off the old telescope -- several impressive astronomical events ...

The English village. Perhaps the beguiling habitat closest to the English heart, the place in which everyone dreams of living. What are the essentials of the quintessential English village? So ...

Researchers say new DNA research could shed new light on what history books say about ancient Britain.

Almost five years after Brexit, British nationals are still moving to France in large numbers. In some rural areas, they are ...

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Mike Henry will take another crack at buying Anglo American (AAL.L), opens new tab – with a partner. The BHP (BHP.AX), opens new tab boss’s previous ...

For hundreds of years, Stainforth, an Anglo-Saxon settlement featured in the Domesday ... but views to its south are radically different. It was in a farm field on the south-edge of Stainforth ...

After returning to Romania for work many years later, she was overcome by the urge to stay, attempting to save the centuries-old Saxon community she once called home. Schuster is a member of the ...