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Two hard-hitting safety films have been released where first responders share the devastating physical and emotional impact ...
Derby and Derbyshire are known the world over for being the home of Rolls-Royce, being the cradle of industrialisation, boasting that Florence Nightingale lived here - and having fantastic scenery.
A series of pictures give a fascinating insight into the lives and experiences of people more than seven decades ago, in a ...
The Bridge on the River Kwai is set to leave Amazon Prime Video imminently and fans of the 1957 war film are being urged to ...
The Bridge on the River Kwai, written by the author behind Planet of The Apes and directed by one of Britain's most renowned ...
This 1950s classic war movie went on to win seven Oscars, and fans can't help but agree that it's a 'masterpiece' ...
Seen on a railway map it almost resembles a river system: the mainline fed by the tributaries of its branch lines — from Newquay, Falmouth and St Ives — along with dried-up watercourses: those ...
Simon Calder Sat, May 24, 2025, 7:01 PM EDT High visibility: Politicians and officials at the ‘reveal’ of the first Great British Railways-branded train (Simon Calder) ...
South Western Railway (SWR) has been renationalised this weekend as part of the government's transition towards Great British Railways. The train operator officially came under public ownership at ...
The 6.14am service that runs each Sunday from London Waterloo station to Shepperton rarely carries many passengers. But this weekend, hundreds of rail enthusiasts will board that train, which ...
Completed in 1914 as the western end of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, the Skeena travels through some of British Columbia’s wildest backcountry, including the 24,700sq mile Great Bear ...
As part of his "Great British Railway Journeys" series, he visited various historic sites across the Braintree district. The episode "Chelmsford to Tollesbury" will be aired on BBC Two on April 30 ...