- Nicola Sturgeon is to resign as Scotland's first minister after more than 8 years in the role - Scottish National Party leader is expected to make the announcement at a hastily-arranged news conference in Edinburgh bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

Since today is the Ides of March, I cannot help but wonder whether the economy announcement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today has any parallels

wow!

Long live the King

The Doors of Brussels, Art Nouveau style. How beautiful. Please look after them if you live there folks !

How did he get away with that one?🤔 #rugbyworldcup #englandrugby

Today, we marked the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a special Service of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey. It's the 80th time we've gathered here since 1944 to remember this historic battle & the 1,497 RAF & allied aircrew who gave their all. More: ow.ly/ELJC50PMu2i

I absolutely love this story........ It made me cry. "An 87 Year Old College Student Named Rose The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my

possibly the best letter to the FT of all time

The same street, 70 years apart. Hale Road, Walton, Liverpool. It looked immaculate in the 1950s compared to today. Why did people stop caring about their communities?

Known Unto God. A poignant statement on the gravestones of unknown soldiers in Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries. Selected by British poet Rudyard Kipling who worked for what was then the Imperial War Graves Commission during the First World War. #LestWeForget

Happy Birthday to the Greatest Living Scotsman, Billy Connolly. 81 today. Bless his cotton 🧦!!!! #billyconnolly

Published OTD - 19/12/1843 - 'A Christmas Carol'. The initial print run of 6,000 sold out. CD "Over which Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens wept, and laughed, and wept again, and excited himself in a most extraordinary manner, in the composition." To C.C. Felton 02/01/1844

Angela McWilliams and her pet leopard Michael, take a walk in London and Hyde Park. Filmed in the 1960s, when the public could still buy leopards and lions on the second floor of Harrods.

On the morning of 28th September 1066, a fleet of about 700 ships carrying William the Conqueror's army landed at Pevensey Bay. The Norman invasion ushered in Norman rule, reshaping English culture, language, and history.

“England expects that every man will do his duty.” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, died on this day 21st October 1805 at the Battle of Trafalgar on board HMS Victory. #OTD

Gm everyone! Giant is waking up!

99 today, Sir #DavidAttenborough

One of the most intense and profound moments in history. 11am on the 11th November 1918 when the guns fell silent. This should be shown in every school.