This Britain
An ill wind for the Met Office?
The Big Question: The BBC is considering dropping the Met Office as its official weather forecaster.
Inside This Britain
A night on the town: Vomit, violence and God
Sunday, 17 January 2010
A Slice of Britain: Derby is the latest town to witness the arrival of Street Pastors, a group of Christians who volunteer to spend their Friday and Saturday evenings bringing succour to the drunk and the wounded.
Minor British Institutions: Darts
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Like many minor British institutions, this one used to be a lot bigger. Within living memory, almost every public house in Britain offered a darts board, with the design – doubles, trebles, bullseye and so on – and construction (of sisal) being more or less standard by the end of the 19th century.
British donations for Haiti already top £2m
Friday, 15 January 2010
Britons have donated more than £2 million to help earthquake-stricken Haiti in the space of just 36 hours, it was announced today.
How UK lived on rations
Friday, 15 January 2010
Terry Chapman: 70 years ago this week it was announced that food was to be controlled for the good of the war effort. How did the public react?
The explosive secret of Britain's mines
Friday, 15 January 2010
Deep beneath the hills of North Wales lies a deadly reminder of the region's industrial past
Try, try again works for Robert the Bruce – 130 years late
Thursday, 14 January 2010
A statue of the proud Scottish King is finally put up after over a century's delay
The world's oldest dog put down
Thursday, 14 January 2010
The world's oldest dog died today after developing stomach cancer, his owners said.
60 years on, the Women of Steel are honoured
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Jonathan Brown: Female workers who kept Sheffield mills working in Second World War were invited to 10 Downing Street
Many faces behind the veil
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
A symbol of female subjugation? These women believe Islamic headwear is a liberating way of expressing identities.
Why handbag contents are getting lighter
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
The average weight of the contents of a handbag has fallen by more than half, research revealed today.
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