The quote of the day comes from English poet Alexander Pope, whose words continue to be shared widely for their clear message ...

As King Charles III's New Year Honours 2026 list is confirmed, we look back at the big names including David Bowie, John ...

Throughout English-speaking history, up until about 50 years ago, there had always been men famous in their day for writing beautiful poetry, from William Shakespeare, to Lord Byron, to Robert Frost.

Real Madrid against Manchester City has become one of the Champions League's biggest rivalries. A fixture that always delivers on drama - a game that always involves high stakes. For some, the stakes ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. On a rainy afternoon in Salford, Greater Manchester last week, Madina Jama was looking for comfort. She paused ...

The bakery which produces Mr Kipling cakes and pies will soon be powered by the sun thanks to a £2.1m solar farm installed at the site in South Yorkshire. The 2.2mw solar farm has been installed on ...

In the debut author’s The Poet Empress, set in a world where poetry is magic but women aren’t allowed to read, a peasant girl becomes a prince’s concubine. How did this story come to be? I’ve been ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Richard Kipling, former director of the Los Angeles Times Minority Editorial Training Program, has died at 81 ...

Letters dating back to 1915 have been discovered that show author Rudyard Kipling appealing for information about his son, who went missing on the Western Front during World War One. The writer and ...