Britain went to war with Hitler's Germany on 3 September 1939. In History revisits people's recollections of that day and looks at the chilling announcements.

Supermarkets are beginning to question the divisive technology after years of criticism from shoppers.

The Home Office will look at hatred of women as one of the ideological trends that the government says is gaining traction.

Counter-protesters packed streets where anti-immigration gatherings had been anticipated.

Disorder in other parts of the UK has left people scared to go out, the Scottish Refugee Council says.

Changes to six lines of the London Overground mean an update to a 1931 design that went global, even sparking an uproar in 2009 when the River Thames was taken off the map.

From the Royal Family to Glastonbury, the Barbour jacket – in all its dishevelled glory – has come to symbolise Britishness. Lindsay Baker traces the story of an iconic garment.

Roald Dahl was an unpleasant man who wrote macabre books – and yet children around the world adore them. Perhaps this shouldn’t surprise us, writes Hephzibah Anderson.