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In 1853, a Roman vase was found being used as a container for ashes in a grave outside Roman Colchester. Dating to the later second century AD, it depicted four gladiators with their names scratched into the surface of the vase.

A former prime minister of Britain, Harold Wilson, is famous for remarking that a week is a long time in politics. But in the world of finance, it seems everything can change in just two days.

In Britain, people imagine poverty as mainly an urban phenomenon. We think of poverty as rundown housing estates or tower blocks, far from the idyllic countryside scenes of shows like Escape to the Country.

The BBC secured a draw on Monday in its showdown with Gary Lineker, reversing the former football great's suspension from the airwaves for a tweet that criticized the UK government’s new migration policy. The about-face followed a weekend of chaos and crisis for Britain's publicly funded national broadcaster, which faced…

Soaring profits are a bonanza for executives and shareholders, but all that’s on offer for workers are real-terms pay cuts, says Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

Parker review shows progress – but a handful of top companies still fail to bring end to all-white boardrooms

With his win over Thomas Faure in Paris, Azeez made his mark among Britain’s greatest ever group of light-heavyweights

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to increase U.K. military funding by 5 billion pounds ($6 billion) over the next two years in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the challenge posed by China

Interview: After dethroning Usman in dramatic fashion, Britain’s second ever UFC champion defends the welterweight belt against his rival in London