18th April 1930 - A BBC radio news announcer came on air at the usual news broadcast time and simply said, "There is no news," before piano music was played for the rest of the time slot. 1930-04-18

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The European Football Championship will take place in Germany next summer, in anticipation the British Foreign Office has issued a dire warning. However, the warning is not because of the cars that, from a British perspective, drive on the wrong side of the road, at great speed. Nor because of the expected high temperatures and […]

In the leafy, usually tranquil confines of the Highland Wildlife Park in Scotland, a tale of mischief and escape unfolded that would have made Houdini nod in respect. The protagonist of our story? Honshu, a Japanese macaque monkey with a penchant for adventure, and perhaps, a secret desire for a little more excitement than his […]

The Piggy Bank: A Journey from Clay to Today Once upon a time, in medieval Europe, there was no such thing as a piggy bank. Shocking, I know! People had to stash their coins under mattresses or in pots. But then, something oink-credible happened! The Tale Begins: "Pygg" - Not a Pig, but Clay! Our […]

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace follows the lives of two young women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley,