Page 5 - Gracie Fields News Today

H​alf a century ago, the British portrait photographer captured ​regulars at a Northumberland game as part of his celebrated 14-month tour of England

Simon Heffer is the supreme Stakhanovite among British writers. Where the original Stakhanov moved 227 tonnes of coal in a single shift, within the past decade Heffer has produced four massive volumes of modern British history, each little less than 1,000 pages. Alongside them he has edited three equally voluminous diaries of the waspish socialite

Obscurity of Lucius Blake emblematic of erasure of minorities from early British film history, says researcher

Popular singer who made frequent appearances on light entertainment radio and television shows in the 1950s and 60s

Laughter is a universal language. From animals acting like humans to famous people joking around, these vintage photos will make you smile.

The then British Prime Minister believed - or desperately wanted to believe - that if he and Hitler were together in a room, having a gent-to-gent chat, a relationship of trust could be established.

QUENTIN LETTS: Autumns onset may plunge us into glumness but there is one reason to be cheerful: we are approaching the season of hot baths.

He awoke to find himself staring at two Chagall prints, which inspired his surreal lyrics about being painted and dressed in blue

EastEnders' Eve Unwin has become a well known face among viewers but the actress has now shared images of her life off screen - and her side job is unbelieveable

A Huddersfield exhibition explores the life and legacy of Sheffield-born improviser Derek Bailey.