Mary Seacole was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on 23 November 1805. Her father was a Scottish soldier and her mother was Jamaican. Seacole was born at a time when many Black people in the Caribbean were ...

Alison Steadman, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Zoe Ball join Dame Mary Berry as she celebrates our favourite festive traditions in a magical BBC Christmas special The beloved home cook, Dame Mary Berry ...

20:30, Tue, Dec 2, 2025 Updated: 20:30, Tue, Dec 2, 2025 BBC icon Mary Berry has been a staple on our screens for years, presenting her various cooking shows, including The Great British Bake Off, and ...

The cookery writer and broadcaster Dame Mary Berry says returning to the area she grew up in "is like coming home". The TV personality is in Bath to take part in an event at St Stephen's Church, on ...

Frankenstein and his monster are household names - even if one is often confused for the other. But what of their creator? In this episode we are meeting Mary Shelley. Did she really lose her ...

A recycling point on the Isle of Man has been granted a new 25-year lease, taking effect in April 2026. The Southern Civic Amenity Site (SCAS) which is funded by contributions from each of the five ...

More than 200 pupils were kidnapped by gunmen from a Catholic school in central Nigeria on Friday, the second mass school kidnapping this week. The latest attack targeted St Mary's School in Papiri, ...

Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. An Amazon lorry was caught on film struggling to get past Salisbury's ...

The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated on May 24. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics ...

An Amazon lorry was caught on film struggling to get past Salisbury's so-called 'killer kerb', which has damaged a number of cars according to the Salisbury Journal, external. Burnham-on-Sea.com, ...