IanVisits13h
Early photographs of 19th-century England to be digitised for public access
A leading collection of early English photographs has been saved for the nation after it was acquired by Historic England.
A Thousand Blows and the criminal girl gang that terrorised 1920s London
As shown in the Stephen Graham boxing drama, the Forty Elephants shoplifted from Harrods, blackmailed MPs – and died utterly ...
A Boneyard Along the Thames River Reveals London’s Ancient Burials
Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years old.
New Atlas12h
Ambitious "super sewer" finally complete after decade of construction
A decade after it was first revealed, London's "super sewer" is now finally complete. The £5 billion (US$6.3 billion) project ...
19th century England is brought to life with newly acquired photograph collection
Some of the oldest landscape photographs of England have been acquired by Historic England, providing a glimpse into the ...
The Big Issue20h
Stephen Graham and Steven Knight on class, boxing and new drama A Thousand Blows
A Thousand Blows is the new Disney+ drama focusing on the underground world of bare-knuckle boxing in London in the 1800s.
Interesting Engineering6h
London activates super sewer, stops 5 million tons of sewage from entering Thames
The new Thames Tideway Tunnel brings the entire system online to protect the tidal Thames from sewage pollution.