The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and ...

02 January 2025 Northern Ireland volunteer awarded British Empire Medal in New Year Honours. Nathan Chambers, a British Red Cross volunteer from Enniskillen, has been awarded a British Empire Medal ...

The British Empire began in the 1500s, under Elizabeth I’s rule. The empire grew to rule over 400 million people, having a significant impact on people in Britain and the colonies. British ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: No empire wins every fight, not even the vaunted British. For centuries, the sun never set on the British Empire. But eclipses there were, and... Here’s What You ...

The British Museum is partially closed to the public after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer ...

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed ...

The conservative media mogul’s British newspapers division, known as News Group Newspapers (NGN), offered a “full and ...

The British architect has built an unprecedented factory of fine design. Inside the world of the man who creates exquisite ...

Once all recipients have been decided and checked, the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood at St James’s Palace arranges investitures for the presentation of medals. These ceremonies ...

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A Leicester man awarded with the British Empire Medal has died aged 89. The passing of Neville Turner, who was instrumental in the running of the New Parks Club for Young People, was announced in ...