When using surnames as first names became common after 1700, Russell was one of the first to turn up. It was the surname of two noble families in England.
Today is the 202nd day of 2023. There are 163 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT
1873: Jesse James and his gang pull off the first train robbery in the US, taking US$3,000 from the Roc.
There were moral and practical considerations to ending the barbarity of state executions in Britain. They are still relevant today, says writer and former Guardian crime correspondent Duncan Campbell
Michael Adams new book, Hanging Ned Kelly: Elijah Upjohn, the hangmen and the underbelly of colonial Australia, exposes how executioners were forced to do the colonial ruling classes' dirty work. Alex Salmon reviews.
First woman to win this prestigious award Al-Bahar receives the award from Abdulaziz Al-Khuraiji, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Bankers Association in London, and George Kanaan, CEO of the Arab Bankers Association. KUWAIT CITY, Nov 12: Shaikha Al-Bahar, Deputy Group CEO at Nat