No evidence for ‘witches’ marks’ claims at old English buildings, historian says
Author argues symbols such as daisy wheels are no more than the working marks of stonemasonsOver the years, English Heritage and Historic England have...
NHS to rate English trusts on tackling violence and racism towards staff
Exclusive: Published league tables will rank acute, ambulance and mental health trusts on six measures The NHS will rate trusts according to how well ...
Celebrating the World Cup, the English Ask: Who Owns the Flag?
The national flag of England, a white banner with a bold red cross, has been displayed by soccer fans during the World Cup. But it has caused tension ...
‘The things that connect us are fraying’: James Graham short film explores what it means to be English
Ahead of England’s first knockout game of the World Cup, Love Letter to England celebrates what English people have in commonWhat does it mean to be E...
Agnew: Ben Stoke's exit is unconvential for an English great
Ben Stokes' shock retirement as England captain during the third Test against New Zealand was unconventional - just like the great player himself, say...
Man Forced Boy, 3, Into Crocodile Pen at English Zoo, Police Say
A man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after a boy was critically injured when he ended up in a crocodile enclosure at a zoo outside Cam...
Bowler Sonny Baker lifts the mood around English cricket on day one of the second Test against New Zealand by staying true to himself after previous h...
Students could be required to pass GCSE English to access university loans
Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studyingUniversity students would face minimum gra...
Grade requirement for student loans would cut a financial lifeline for English universities
Institutions could lose out on at least £200m a year if 30,000 or so potential students without even one GCSE are excluded each yearIf universities th...
UK forces board sanctioned Russian oil tanker in English Channel for the first time, says Keir Starmer - UK politics live
Prime minister says British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the early hours of Sunday morningGood morning and welcome to our...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees say guards deny them food and clean water until they sign English documents
Detainees say they’re given ‘rotten’ water and denied meals for not signing papers in English that they don’t understandDetainees at Florida’s notorio...
English Green party leader Zack Polanski tells Australian colleagues to ‘connect with anger’ to counter rightwing populism
Australian Greens should ‘take on’ Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, Polanski tells Victorian conference, just as he took on Nigel Farage’s Reform UKGet ou...
English Heritage unveils recreation of 4,500-year-old Neolithic hall near Stonehenge
The Kusuma Neolithic Hall, based on Durrington 68 site, will allow visitors to ‘step back in time’ into the lives of those who built the stone circleI...
‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language row
Parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identityWhen the Jamaican MP Nekeisha...
Thursday briefing: How English football is pricing out its own supporters
In today’s newsletter: Behind the packed stadiums and record revenues lies a growing tension of a sport thriving financially while the supporters who...
‘A world-class producer’: English wines toast record gold medal haul
England wins highest percentage per entry at International Wine Challenge, with Kent the country’s best regionEnglish wines won the highest percentage...
Typical English roast dinner potentially ‘drenched’ in 102 pesticides, says report
Greenpeace finds cocktail of pesticides including seven banned in EU may have been used on seven categories of vegetables and soft fruitIt is a beauti...
Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections
Local, mayoral and parliamentary contests could upend political landscape as Reform, Greens and Lib Dems surgePolling has opened across England, Scotl...
Could Lib Dems become the biggest party in English local government?
With voter loyalty a distant memory, the Lib Dems’ cost of living policies and criticism of Trump could gain them ground It has been an election buil...
Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live
Robert Hayward predicts Reform will be big winner, taking seats from both Labour and the ConservativesGood morning. We are now into the final week of ...
