History3 hrs agoPlaques on slave trader statues reveal wrongdoingsThe City of London Corporation reinterprets the statues of slave traders Lord Mayor William Beckford and MP Sir John Cass.3 hrs agoLondon19 hrs agoWW2 bombing 'blackest day' in Guernsey historyThe bombing killed 33 people and marked the start of the island's involvement in the war. 19 hrs agoGuernsey22 hrs agoHow a Nazi war criminal's trial shook the worldIn July 1987, the "Butcher of Lyon" was sentenced to life in prison by a French court. Four years earlier, the BBC reported on how France felt about this reckoning with its dark past.22 hrs agoCulture2 days agoMurals mark 200th anniversary of railwayArtwork charting the history of the railway is being unveiled on the Barton to Cleethorpes line.2 days agoLincolnshire2 days agoA pioneering doctor remembers India leader Indira Gandhi's final momentsSneh Bhargava, AIIMS New Delhi's only woman director, was called upon to treat Gandhi after she was shot in 1984.2 days agoAsia3 days agoHistory festival hosts jousting and re-enactmentsWhile music fans are at Glastonbury, history lovers enjoy a very different festival in Wiltshire.3 days agoWiltshire3 days agoGladiator helmets preserved by Vesuvius on displayThe exhibition features gladiatorial weaponry and armour, exploring how they fought, lived and died.3 days agoWest Yorkshire3 days agoCanal-loving Poirot actor to open boat rallySir David Suchet will steer a narrowboat as part of a parade and his wife will be in a butty behind.3 days agoNorthamptonshire5 days agoCan AI speak the language Japan tried to kill?More than a century after colonisation, the Ainu language almost vanished. Now machines are listening to hours of old recordings and learning to give it a new voice.5 days agoFuture...
