The Australian National Maritime Museum is proud to present a year-long program of Navy‑focused public activities as Australia marks the 125th ...

The name itself has evolved over time from the Latin 'Colonia Victricensis', meaning Colony of the Victors, and the Celtic 'Camulodunum', meaning Fortress of the war god Camulos. The name was ...

A jury is told how leaving Esther Martin alone with 10 XL Bully dogs was "a recipe for disaster".

Frinton-on-Sea in Essex derives its name from an Old English term, likely meaning "Fritha's farm/settlement" or an "enclosed settlement". The name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Frietuna or ...

BBC Senior international correspondent Orla Guerin joined a special operation over Colombia's cocaine heartland, tasked with destroying crude cocaine labs hidden deep in the jungl ...

Clacton Local History Museum began, in some form, in 1978 when Clacton Rotary Club donated to the library to install a local history room.

The name Jaywick, first recorded in 1438 as Clakyngewyk, originates from Old English, likely meaning a "farm/dwelling associated with a man named 'Clacc'" or a "farm frequented by jays". The name ...

In 1796, when slavery remained both legal and common in New York, a white man named Aquila Giles set out to free Hannah, a 30-year-old woman he enslaved, and her daughter, Abigail, who was about 5.

The New England Patriots faced off against the Seattle Seahawks in the 2026 Super Bowl, with the Seahawks winning 29-13. Since the first Super Bowl in 1967, the Patriots have won six titles, most ...

In just a few decades, mobile phones have gone from a luxury reserved for the elite to an essential tool for billions of users. From the first in-car phones of the 1940s to the best smartphones of ...