Christians first celebrated Christmas as the birthday of the infant Jesus in ancient Rome on the 25th of December AD 336.

Originally a Christian holiday celebrating Jesus' birth, Christmas evolved into a global event. The tradition of celebrating ...

For more than 70 years, the greatest musicians in the world have been recording Christmas songs. Here are our picks for the ...

A tribute to the talent and character of a player Brian Clough called "the Picasso of our game", after his death at age 72 ...

Volunteers have cleared undergrowth at Worlebury Camp to reveal a dramatic view over Weston-super-Mare seafront.

1928: Johnny Weissmuller announced his retirement from amateur swimming. 2006: At 40 years and 268 days, Teddy Sheringham scored for West Ham United in a 2-1 loss to Portsmouth and became the oldest ...

This is the start of our top 75 of our essential 100 (or so) tracks to come out of Scotland in 2025. It marks the 11th year of this rundown of the best Scots tracks of the year.   As ever, in 2025, ...

The robin became indelibly associated with Christmas in Victorian times when the sending and receiving of Christmas cards ...

Dublin Port expects 2025 to be a record year for shipping containers, reflecting the resilience of the Irish economy. As The ...

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The two gold coins were minted almost 2,300 years ago, around the mid-third century B.C. "This makes them part of a very ...

Vikings, the History Channel's groundbreaking series, blended myth and fact to create a captivating historical fantasy epic.