Geographic: Great Britain

Nigel Slater has kept notebooks of curiosities and wonderings, penned while at his kitchen table, soaked in a fisherman's hut in Reykjavik, sitting calmly in a moss garden in Japan or sheltering from a blizzard in a Vienna konditorei. Nigel records the small things, events and happenings that gav...

Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams lets you in on the secrets of the royal palaces in this exploration of regal residences, past and present.

As one of the most famous and influential couples in the world, David and Victoria Beckham have attained iconic status. The ultimate power couple have together built a multi-billion-dollar global brand. For decades, adoring fans have been captivated by the glamorous world they have created, while...

How ever gifted a particular forensic scientist or police officer might be, crimes are solved by teams, not individuals. In this book, world-renowned forensic scientist Dr Angela Gallop and highly acclaimed former Detective Chief Superintendent and Head of CID for West Yorkshire Police Chris Greg...

In '1984', writer and musician Ian Wade charts where these artists, including Queen, George Michael, David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Madonna - who all enjoyed chart success in 1984 - were during that epoch-making year. It studies the impact these groundbreaking musicians...

Jeremy Clarke was first diagnosed with cancer in 2013. These columns cover the period from that shock diagnosis up until his death in May 2023. He chronicled his battle with the disease with humour and defiance, but never self-pity. He also met Catriona Olding in 2013. They would fall in love and...

Spanning 400 years, this exhibition follows women on their journeys to becoming professional artists. From Tudor times to the First World War, artists such as Mary Beale, Angelica Kauffman, Elizabeth Butler and Laura Knight paved a new artistic path for generations of women. They challenged what ...

1947 was a momentous year in Britain. For three months, people endured the worst winter in living memory, with drastic fuel shortages and power cuts, and continuing food rationing post-WWII. Heavy snow gave way to widespread flooding in the spring, and by the summer, the economic crisis had deepe...

Darwin Nunez always had to fight to realise his dreams, overcoming adversity and serious injury to dominate the Portuguese Primera Liga, before Liverpool made him their record signing. A powerful, unpredictable striker, Darwin's goals have propelled his team to the top of the league - and made hi...

Although never formally diagnosed, Frank Merritt was on the autistic spectrum. He was also dyslexic and it was rare for him to write anything down. When he was called up for National Service in the 1950s, during the Korean War, he could have deferred, as he was a farmer's son and farming a reserv...

Queen Elizabeth II was the most famous person on Earth and first appeared on the cover of Time magazine at the age of three. Nowadays, only those over the age of 100 would have any chance of recalling a time when she was not a fixture of British identity. Her countenance has been reproduced - in ...

George Pointon asks his class a lot of questions. What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you reckon your parents do while you're at school? Can you put that down, please? JJ, the stapler - can you put it down? He's also got a few for himself: what is he doing here? Who was he kidding, t...

This annual handbook provides comprehensive coverage of all social security benefits and the tax credits scheme. It is fully indexed and cross-referenced throughout to the relevant legislation.

British prisoners have to endure the most inhumane and barbaric conditions imaginable, so why do so many of them keep going back? Former inmate and documentary maker Chris Atkins has spent the last six years tracking the fortunes of a dozen repeat offenders to understand why the state fails to ke...

Joe Tucker's Uncle Eric was a beloved yet unconventional figure throughout Joe's life. A shambolically dressed man who lived with his mother for almost eighty years, he had an almost compulsive need to charm strangers with working men's club comedy routines, and appeared to exist only for daily t...

Six-year-old Ralph has only been in the care system for three days and has already been rejected by three different foster carers. After hitting a teacher at his school and causing mayhem since he arrived four months ago, staff are unable to get a hold of his mum and her partner. Social Services ...

It's harder than ever to get a GP appointment. Burglaries go unpunished. Wages have been stagnant for years, even as the cost of housing rises inexorably. Why is everything going wrong at the same time? It's easy to point the finger at dysfunctional or even corrupt politicians. But in reality it'...

Mother to three young children and struggling to cope, Janie is considered at risk by the social services. At first, experienced foster carer Cathy Glass is brought in to help the family get ready for school each morning. But after Janie's eldest, Riley, 7, is involved in a fight, he starts to st...

'The Rough Guide to Rewilding in Britain' reveals 15 destinations to take travellers across Britain to some of its most beautiful and wild escapes in nature. With an introduction to the importance of rewilding and an in-depth overview of what it entails to explanations on the importance of soil h...

Why is it radical for women to walk alone in the countryside, when men have been doing so for centuries? 'The Hard Way' is a powerful and illuminating book about addressing this imbalance, reclaiming fearlessness and diving into the history of the landscape from a woman's point of view. Setting o...