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Rev Fred L Shuttlesworth giving a meal to fellow Freedom Rider (Credit: Getty Images)

5 restaurants that fed the civil rights movement

From a Memphis fried chicken joint to a tamale counter in Jackson, these restaurants didn't just feed civil rights leaders – they funded, sheltered and fuelled the fight for equality.

Viscountess Astor by John Singer Sargent, 1908 (Credit: National Trust Images, Matthew Hollow)

How 'dollar princesses' brought US flair to the UK

The rich, glamorous, American women who married into the English aristocracy faced prejudice on both sides of the Atlantic – but they were resilient, formidable characters.

A person holds a Gieger counter up to an antique document (Credit: Taufenbach and Bastien Pourtout)

Hunting Curie's radioactive fingerprints in Paris

Marie Curie worked with radioactive material with her bare hands. More than 100 years later, Sophie Hardach travels to Paris to trace the radioactive fingerprints she left behind.

A black and white photo shows a woman looking directly at the camera. She has short hair and glasses. She's wearing a police officers hat, and is in uniform.

Edith Smith: The woman who changed policing

Based in Grantham, she was the first female police officer with the power of arrest.

The outside of Powderham Castle. The castle is a light brown colour. In front of the castle is a garden with green grass and a pathway leading to the front of the castle. On the right the castle wall has a plant growing up it. There are bushes which have been trimmed in the garden.

Castle's 'treasures' make £540k at auction

The Earl of Devon says the money will go towards restoring parts of the castle.

Pictured is Rebecca Skeels smiling in a classroom. She has cheek length dark and grey hair and is wearing thick round glasses. She has on a red high neck jumper with a blue roll neck sweater underneath and a khaki apron.

What World Craft City award means for jewellers

Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter started 250 years ago and makes 40% of jewellery from the UK.

Birmingham & Black Country

A close up of a 7th Century gold coin. It shows a male figure with an oversized head, wearing a Roman-style headdress or diadem. Its left arm is raised up and appears to be holding a cross.

One of a kind 7th Century gold coin found in field

The design is a mash-up of Christian and pagan designs from the same era as the Sutton Hoo ship.

A black and white image of Elsa and William Hall. She is long dark hair pulled back from her face and is wearing a dark jumper over a dark skirt. He is sitting to her left and has white hair and a white moustache. He has a high white collar under a dark jacket and waistcoat and has his arms folded. Behind them is a garden.

Edwardian family photo album mystery solved

A researcher is "100% sure" she has traced the family shown in a photo album with Cambridge links.

A woman wearing bright green and blue feathered wings which radiate in circles from her and shoulders. She is also carrying a fan and her face is decorated with jewels and face-paint. Her long black hair is braided and she is walking down the centre of a rainy street, with others processing behind her and onlookers lining the pavements.

Hundreds gather for city's centenary parade

The centrepiece of the city's 100th birthday celebrations has giant puppets and live performance.

Stoke & Staffordshire