Julia Martha Thomas, a widow in her 50s who lived in Richmond, was murdered 131 years earlier by her housemaid. She was killed on 2nd March 1879 by Kate Webster, an Irish woman with a history of theft ...

Great is the rejoicing on the Left of the Labour Party about the apparently terminal disgrace which has made Lord Mandelson ...

Mohonk Mountain House is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their long-running Mystery Weekends next month.

For many of us, the exterior shots of our favorite TV homes are burned into our memories as symbols of comfort and nostalgia.

It will be a lot easier to visit the city this year as a new direct train line from London is launching in a few months.

Thousands of people claim they’ve experienced time slips — sudden shifts where the world changes into another era. The sensation is often the same: heaviness, dizziness, and a feeling that reality is ...

Dive into a world where past and future collide, as these six steampunk films blend Victorian aesthetics with advanced ...

The 1,000-plus publicans who have recently banned Labour MPs from their premises might take small comfort from the fact that the alehouse has been a political backdrop for at least half a millennium.

One of the most well-known parks in not only New York but the entire country may be one of the most haunted. Central Park isn ...

As I was rummaging through the bottom of my wardrobe at the end of last year, I found an old T-shirt adorned with the faces of several ‘gay icons’: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Keith Haring, Harvey Milk and – ...

There’s plenty of gripping drama to get stuck into this week, from the return of Call the Midwife, Industry and Hijack to Netflix’s new Agatha Christie adaptation Seven Dials – plus David Baddiel ...

Britain’s most famous lexicographer talks about swearing, self-doubt, her new television game show and the hidden dangers of ...