This Britain

'Hitler wanted to recreate the aurochs to evoke the power of Germanic legends' says Derek Gow, farmer of rare breeds

Hitler has only got one bull (and it's alive and well in the West Country)

Ancient breed resurrected by Nazis to 'purify' the countryside set up home here

Inside This Britain

Spitfire sale: This munificent man and his flying machine

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

A Spitfire rescued from a South African scrapyard has been sold for £1.6m. Andy McSmith meets its new owner

Gush Hour: England's commuter-belt oil boom

Monday, 20 April 2009

In the verdant valleys of the Home Counties, prospectors have struck black gold – and landowners are cashing in. But not everyone is thrilled

Work until 70 and beyond if you want a decent pension

Monday, 20 April 2009

Study finds we must save more or work longer to match the income of today's retirees, writes Sean O'Grady

The IoS Happy List 2009

Sunday, 19 April 2009

Fed up with lists that celebrate the rich and the bonus brigade? David Randall introduces the antidote: 100 people who make Britain a better, happier place.

The IoS Happy List 2009 - the 100

Sunday, 19 April 2009

Sharon Thiruchelvam presents profiles of 100 people who make Britain a better and a happier place to live. If you would like to nominate someone for The Happy List click on the link below for the nomination form

You are where you live: the regional guide to personality geography

Sunday, 19 April 2009

Regional differences in personality types not only exist but are becoming amplified, as people move to areas of the UK where they feel most comfortable, according to researchers at Cambridge University.

The accident that turned Henry VIII into a tyrant

Saturday, 18 April 2009

Henry VIII became a tyrannical monster following a serious jousting accident. Michael McCarthy reports.

Minor British Institutions: The Barbour

Saturday, 18 April 2009

Sometime in the late 1980s the Barbour, or "waxed jacket", emerged from its country ghetto and found itself in the City. It was the sartorial equivalent of the Range Rover, a statement to the world that the wearer has a nice place in the country as well as in town, and is much more at home there. Not that all wearers are: it's often a tool of the impostor. It is, in other words, yet another manifestation of the English snobbiness about the rural being superior to the suburban, aided and abetted by Barbour's royal warrants to supply "waterproof and protective clothing" to the Queen.