The navies of Britain and Belgium became alert regarding this incident and monitored the Russian convoy. This incident occurred at a time when tensions in Ukraine are at their peak and the United ...

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We speak it, we read it, we write it … and we know doodle-squat about it. And more’s the pity when it comes to English, because I find its length and breadth fascinating. For one thing, if English ...

In 927, Athelstan became the first king to rule over all of England — and it hadn't been an easy journey. Though he was the son of Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons, he was born not to his ...

stating that the designation "cannot be an opportunity for the US to invade our sovereignty" adding that any approach to the such matters in Mexico should be based on "collaboration and ...

Welcome to our new section of articles about Post War Britain; everyday life and events in the 1950s and 1960s. For those of you who remember these days, we hope you will enjoy reminiscing! Please ...

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is one of the most important artifacts of English history. As a text, it is a remarkable record of events that helps shine a light onto the so-called “Dark Ages.” However, ...

Recognising a deal may be forced on Ukraine imminently, Starmer and Macron are now organising a ‘coalition of the willing ’ to help protect whatever deal is cut between Trump and Putin. The coalition ...

It is not a surprise that the west’s influence in the world has waned, as evidenced by its failure to build a global anti-Russia coalition following the invasion of Ukraine. The UK will need to ...

At the heart of the issue is spending. European countries, including Britain, have long accepted that they should raise their defence budgets: the Nato summit in Cardiff in 2014 – years before ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Britain has an uncharismatic, accident-prone, over-regulating but ultimately serious prime minister.