The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country ...

Pic:PA Dame Emily, who now chairs the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, told Sky News she was "surprised but delighted" by her appointment as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

English actress Kate Elizabeth Winslet is best known for playing strong, complex female characters in independent films and historical dramas. Her iconic role in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic ...

The Fairtrade Foundation has appointed international development specialist Eleanor Harrison OBE as its new CEO.

Rather than being made to pay for its plundering, there’s something even more devastating and long-lasting that the British could do – educate itself properly about its colonial history, says Mihir Bo ...

A charity established in Cornwall has announced the passing of its founder, a woman described as a 'compassionate' and 'visionary' leader.

Enter the Labour government, which aims to reestablish the country’s global influence, investing in its soft power through ...

Safeena and Kasim, foster carers with Warwickshire County Council, were awarded the Order of the British Empire (BEM) in the ...

Yesterday—after 15 years of wriggling, delaying, lying, twisting and smearing—the British wing of Murdoch’s news empire shelled out more than £ ... detectives in a form of corporate espionage in order ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: No empire wins every fight, not even the vaunted British. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and... Here’s What You ...

Energy and development issues also dominated conversations with lawmakers during the first day of the session, which came the day after President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to ...

Seven Academics from the University Oxford have been recognised on the New Honours Lists for 2025, being awarded OBEs, DBEs ...