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Amazon's first ever book sale starts this month

Amazon UK Book Sale: Up to 70% off books, Kindles and more

Pierce Hudson scored his first goal for Boston Town at Ashby Ivanhoe - photo (c): Steve Davies

History beckons for promotion-chasing Boston Town

The WW2 bomb found by Adam Makewell and his son Cameron Makewell in the River Ure in Yorkshire.

Moment teenager crashes underwater drone into live 500kg WWII bomb

Rydal Mount (Credit: Ashdown Jones, The Lakes and Lune Valley)

William Wordsworth's Victorian cottage on Lake Windermere up for sale

A small dog being groomed

Watch quirky UK Shots! TV episodes

Remember the life of Foo Fighters and Sexual Chocolate drummer Taylor Hawkins, as March 25 2025 marks the third anniversary of his death.

Taylor Hawkins in pictures: remembering the late Foo Fighters drummer

Half of holidaymakers have tried to recreate foreign cuisines at home

Stuck for travel inspo? Take this quiz to find your next destination

History and luxury combine on superb Surrey stay

The Runnymede on Thames Hotel

History and luxury combine on superb Surrey stay

With Deftones set for three shows in the UK, including performing at Glastonbury Festival, why not go back 25 years to rediscover White Pony?

White Pony at 25: Deftones' defiance and artistic triumph

60 pieces of memorabilia from the Artic Monkeys early years are set to go to auction in late March 2025.

Arctic Monkeys auction set to take place offering 60 collectable items

Heart disease is a leading cause of death among women in the UK

UK women less likely to seek help for chest pain and heart issues

Feuds, fights and reconciliations? Here's the ten most searched for, vitriolic music feuds according to Google analytics.

Is Kendrick v Drake the most searched for music feud in history?

Why is Oasis and Knebworth such a hallowed combination for many music fans in the UK?

Why are Oasis fans thinking Knebworth is back on the cards?

Are the odds in favour for Remember Monday this early before the Eurovision Song Contest final, or are Sweden's KAJ set to see Sweden become the most crowned champions in Eurovision history this year?

Who is the early frontrunner to win the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest?

Tents at the National Jazz, Blues and Rock Festival in Reading, UK.

Five festivals that existed before the first Glastonbury Festival

All the tech, history and music you could want - all in one app!

Readly review: The best way to read tech and music mags

Footage released by Warwickshire Rural Crime Team shows the moment a lorry driver smashed into the 5ft-tall William Gladstone memorial cross in Lea Marston, Warwickshire, in August 2024.

Watch: Moment trucker smashes into 1905 memorial causing £40k damage

Amelia Earhart

AI artist Hidreley Dião unveils new collection celebrating icons

A case of different music ideologies or an oversaturation of a genre? What was said in the beef between NIN's Trent Reznor and Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst?

Limp Bizkit v Nine Inch Nails: the battle of commercialism vs art

We predict what Oasis could perform at their upcoming reunion shows in 2025 - but is Wonderwall their most played song live?

Which Oasis tracks are most likely to feature in their reunion shows?

Raffle House's £2.8 million prize sits alongside some rather prestigious postcodes

More details released about an incredible £2.8m dream house prize

John Cena is set to return to the Elimination Chamber structure this weekend, but has he competed in there the most since the match was first devised?

Explainer Who has the most wins and eliminations in WWE's Elimination Chamber?

Despite being considered a pioneer of rock music and a cultural icon, Jimi Hendrix's first live show saw him fired just after one gig.

Jimi Hendrix’s first stage debut - and why he was fired after one set

Take a look back at the moments that led to the heated feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, as Drake's team file a legal petition over "Not Like Us."

Will the Kendrick v Drake feud escalate at Super Bowl LIX?

The commemorative coins mark the 60th anniversary of the first Red Arrows display

The Royal Mint has just launched some special Red Arrows 50p coins

We own a £21m castle. We're selling up after 700 years in the family

Linda Adams plays Mrs Crossley - the Blackpool landlady who helped to get justice for murder victims of serial killer George Smith.

I found a dead bride in my hotel. I proved husband was a serial killer

Fred Durst 'hate' reaching fever pitch and mainstream success; it's been 25 years since Limp Bizkit's Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water was released.

Revisiting Limp Bizkit’s Chocolate Starfish & Hot Dog Flavored Water

Two-thirds of Brits would fail the citizenship test

Ad Feature Two-thirds of Brits stumped by UK citizenship test, research shows

TRIBE Paris - it’s more than a hotel, it’s about community

Paris with Tribe: How to rediscover most romantic city in the world

Local historian Caroline Foster is back running free sessions at Market Rasen Library

February focus at Market Rasen Library

Chris Brown has launched a defamation lawsuit over allegations made in a 2024 documentary.

Chris Brown files defamation lawsuit over claims made in documentary

Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Bernard Sumner, and Peter Hook, of the band New Order, at the Roxy, London, 1986.

Blue Monday 2025: How New Order's hit was a gamble for Factory Records

Free coins are available in limited quantities - you just need to pay a small postage fee

How to order a free 'gift to the nation' commemorative coin

The five new designs include coins commemorating the Red Arrows, the modern railway and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

Royal Mint unveils five special coins for 2025

Beyoncé has now become the most certified female artist in the history of the Recording Industry Association of America.

Beyoncé crowned the most successful female artist in RIAA history

Members of the public fill The Mall before a flypast during the Queen's Birthday Parade, the Trooping the Colour, as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in London in June 2022 (Photo: DANIEL LEAL/POOL/AFP/AFP via Getty Images)

UK to get extra bank holiday in 2025 to mark major historic event

Porto has lots of unmissable restaurants including Golden Catch

Portugal: 7 Stunning restaurants in Porto for a truly unique night out

The Beatles could make history at the 2025 GRAMMY Awards, should 'Now and Then' pick up a Record of the Year win at the ceremony next February.

GRAMMY Awards 2025: the records that could be broken at the ceremony

New podcast, 'Wise Words', caters exclusively for retirees - presented by David Hamilton

Over-65 spends less than an hour a day talking to other people

Replica of John Cadbury’s shop in Birmingham’s Bull Street at Cadbury World

Watch: We take a tour of Cadbury World featuring Beanmobile ride
Cadbury World is a famous tourist attraction but what is it really like inside? Here’s video journalist Richard Gullick’s detailed review.

A poll of 2,000 Brits found Michelle Obama, Bill Gates or Arnold Schwarzenegger would be the best next president of the United States

Brits reveal who they want as US president

Mark Cranston who has built an amazing collection of bricks.

I have a collection of 4,000 bricks...each one tells a story

Scotland is a diverse country, loved by explorers

Six idyllic cottages in Scotland perfect for a Christmas getaway

With this week marking 50 years since the release of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, what led to the film being banned in the United Kingdom - twice?

Why was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre banned 50 years ago this week?

Like it or not, pantomime season has arrived - but what is the history of the polarising artform we've come to love and/or loathe this time of year?

Explainer The complete history of pantomimes and their origins

The beautiful views of Istanbul

I spent a packed weekend in Istanbul and it was a treat for the senses

(Photos: Getty Images)

Iconic business that worked on the Titanic enters administration

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

Jake Daniels-Shipsmith with his incredible city map which he has been working on for seven years.

Detailed map of imaginary city took teenager seven years to draw

With the announcement that SEVENTEEN's Jeonghan is set for mandatory military service this month, are any K-Pop male artists exempt from their civic duty - and does the South Korean public think they should be?

Explainer Why are K-Pop musicians not exempt from mandatory military service?

Rare refurbished 1950s nuclear bunker for prepping and surviving an attack is up for sale at property auction

Rare 1950s nuclear bunker could be yours for less than £20k

Students celebrating GCSE results

Caistor Yarborough Academy best ever GCSE Results

Wunderhorse before making their Boardmasters main stage debut

Boardmasters 2024: Wunderhorse chat main stage debut and second album