The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country ...

Patricia Gregory has been supporting women’s football since its subdued beginnings in the 1960s, and said Scottish teams had ...

Pic:PA Dame Emily, who now chairs the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, told Sky News she was "surprised but delighted" by her appointment as a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

English actress Kate Elizabeth Winslet is best known for playing strong, complex female characters in independent films and historical dramas. Her iconic role in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic ...

The Fairtrade Foundation has appointed international development specialist Eleanor Harrison OBE as its new CEO.

IN the course of my interview with decorated and accomplished para-athlete Richard Whitehead, he struck me as someone who knows no limits, somebody who refuses to be a victim of his circumstances. The ...

Rather than being made to pay for its plundering, there’s something even more devastating and long-lasting that the British could do – educate itself properly about its colonial history, says Mihir Bo ...

Congratulations to two of our members, Penny Broomhead and Elspeth Robinson, who have both been honoured by the King with the ...

Safeena and Kasim, foster carers with Warwickshire County Council, were awarded the Order of the British Empire (BEM) in the ...

Enter the Labour government, which aims to reestablish the country’s global influence, investing in its soft power through ...

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From mothers campaigning to change murder sentencing, to people dedicating their lives to cancer fundraising, there are hundreds of unsung heroes from around the country on this year's New Year ...