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Slavery and Empire Still Mark the British Countryside
Time via Yahoo News UK· 22 hours agoIn Britain it is common for historians of empire to be told they are denigrating the nation’s...
British Empire Medals a ‘memorial’ for our daughter, say road safety campaigners
Express and Star· 4 days agoA husband and wife have said being awarded British Empire Medals (BEMs) for their work as road...
Plum Sykes: Why the British are obsessed with the Cotswolds
BBC News· 3 hours agoThe British writer Plum Sykes knows a thing or two about intense social groups. Now back in the UK,...
England batsman Joe Root vows to ‘give back’ to cricket after being made an MBE
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoThe batsman also said he wanted cricket to be a sport for everyone, and praised the development of ...
X Factor star-turned-activist Rebecca Ferguson made MBE
Shropshire Star· 4 days agoThe Liverpool-born performer, who was a runner-up on the ITV series in 2010, is made a Member of the...
Meet the Surrey couple made MBEs for raising £2.2 million for charity after son's devastating...
Surrey Live via Yahoo News UK· 4 days ago...Woodall said: “It blows our minds to receive recognition in this way and is so surreal to think...
T20 World Cup: What legacy will tournament have for cricket in the USA?
BBC News· 2 hours agoBBC Sport looks at how successful the T20 World Cup has been in the USA and the legacy it leaves for...
Opera champion overwhelmed by CBE honour in King’s Birthday Honours
Press Association· 4 days agoRoy Bailie, chairman...Bailie said: “I am completely overwhelmed by this award, which I would like...
The fight for speed cameras in one Surrey village where residents say 'I don't want anyone to die'
Surrey Live via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoJane agreed that the idea was popular within the village, and didn’t much care about what others...
Why the British pint is one thing modernisers haven't dared abolish
Daily Mail· 6 days agoShould the precise volume of a pint ever be subject to dispute, here was the official benchmark. ‘We...