A case of a highly-contagious deadly Victorian disease has been detected at a school in the UK. Health officials have confirmed that one person has tested positive for diptheria at a school in Luton. The deadly bacterial infection was detected at Wigmore Primary
The UK is in danger of sliding back into the Two Nations of the Victorian era, a study says (Image: Getty) Covid lockdowns had a “catastrophic effect” on Britain’s social fabric and the most disadvantaged are no better off now than at
A bizarre Victorian-era law, which remains in place, could see people playing in snowy streets fined £500 each. Part of Section 54 of the Metropolitan Police Act of 1839 forbids anyone in the capital from “sliding upon ice or snow in any
A group of battling residents is buying an abandoned Victorian graveyard to stop it being sold off to housing developers. The Chapel Street Cemetery in Bradford, West Yorks, opened in 1823 and contains the graves of around 891 of the city’s former
The Great Musgrave bridge near Warcop, Cumbria, was infilled by the government’s highway agency in July 2021 amid fears it might collapse. The agency poured thousands of tons of concrete under the 161-year-old bridge, which cost them a whopping £124,000. But opponents
Princess Beatrice of York has pursued a successful career as the King’s niece, despite not being a working royal. She briefly dabbled in acting in 2007 when she took on a role in a film that her mother, Sarah Ferguson, co-produced. Beatrice
Stack Rock Fort has been inhabited only by seagulls and weeds over the past decades. And its latest owner has decided the historic bastion will remain a “living ruin” – albeit works will be done to it to make it secure enough
Officials have sounds the alarm to UK holidaymakers over an outbreak of a Victorian-style disease that has emerged in 17 separate EU countries. Dr Jose Hagan, team lead for Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunisation at WHO/Europe, issued a stark warning: “All countries, including