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A few years ago, we fea­tured here on Open Cul­ture the Freedmen’s Bureau Project data­base, which con­tains search­able infor­ma­tion on for­mer­ly enslaved peo­ple in the Unit­ed States after its Civ­il …

EXCLUSIVE: In an op-ed during the Edinburgh TV Festival this week, Sky’s content chief Cecile Frot-Coutaz extolled the virtues of UK public service broadcasting as the Comcast-owned company finalizes its …

The passengers landed in the UK on Sunday and none have reported symptoms, but they will will be monitored in hospital for 72 hours.

With his new album Britpop breaking a record set by the Beatles, the singer takes a moment to celebrate.

Jockey Tom Marquand said he and wife Hollie Doyle, also a leading rider, could be forced to move abroad if the funding of British racing is hit. “It seems pretty …

The English actor was best known for starring as the arch-villain in the original Superman films and for depicting the title character in Billy Budd. (Image credit: Sonia Recchia)

Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the Hollywood hits “Superman” and “Superman II”, has …

Alina Akbar considers herself “a bit of an activist”. “I like to stay in tune with what’s happening in the world,” she says. The 24-year-old is a Manchester-based visual artist …

Louisa King BBC News, Liverpool Stephanie Boyce-Williams Stephanie Boyce-Williams said she pleaded with her husband not to go to Ukraine A British father who volunteered to fight for Ukraine in …

Ozzy Osbourne, whose gleeful “Prince of Darkness” image made him one of the most iconic rock frontmen of all time, has died aged 76. A statement from the Osbourne family …