June 17, 1885. The gift from France was a commemoration of the American Revolution. Designed by French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and Gustave Eiffel, the Statue of Liberty was shipped across the Atlantic in 350 pieces.
Harry and Meghan have been made over as historical royals for a series of new pictures... and fans had some thoughts
Three cheers for Bethany Hutchison, Lisa Lockey, Annice Grundy, Tracey Hooper and Joanne Bradbury. Their names are unknown as yet, but these brave nurses could easily become as significant in the annals of feminist history as the Ford Dagenham women and the Suffragettes. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, the five nurses who work at Darlington Memorial Hospital, which comes under the control of County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, have filed a legal action against the Trust c
A mum was baffled when she looked outside and found a stranger had pitched a tent in her front garden overnight. Erika White, 38, said her son initially spotted the makeshift home on the lawn of her end-of-terrace urban home at 6.35am. The baffled finance analyst confronted the brazen trespasser - and said initially he ignored her polite request to move on from her front garden in Dartford, Kent. She "couldn't believe the audacity" of the sleepy camper and it was only when she told him she'd call the police he upped and went.
Prince Harry is reportedly planning to 'fly over' to the UK to face the Royal Family and repair his relationships with his relatives after being 'snubbed' by them
Several reports have been made to police about potential sightings of the teenager since he went missing more than a week ago
Elizabeth Hurley never fails to impress with an unbelievable bikini photo and she didn't disappoint on Sunday when she donned a strapless number. See photo.
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have launched another attack on Gareth Southgate’s team selection and tactics after England were booed off in their final European Championship group game against Slovenia.
Top royal author Tina Brown claimed Prince Harry "couldn’t understand Prince William's obsession with his Middleton in-laws" and their lives in the countryside "bored Harry to tears"
Jamie Oliver shared an image of himself and his wife Jools Oliver getting married in Vegas and the chef's wife donned skinny jeans and heels, as well as a laced top for the nuptials.
Fans of ITV's hit show This Morning were left fuming at their television sets after it was revealed that a famous reality star would be appearing on the show this week
How did the players fare in England’s goalless draw with Slovenia in their final group game at the Euros?
A question that was submitted to the recent Chalfont St Peter hustings was removed from the list due to ‘being completely and utterly racist.’
A British hiker was rescued by police searching for Jay Slater in the same Tenerife national park where the 19-year-old disappeared.
I'm American but live in the UK. On a recent trip to the US my kids were surprised at how big cars and portions are, and how there's always AC on.
Officials at the Foreign Office have highlighted symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia after 14 cases of the lethal meningococcal disease have been detected in people returning from Saudi Arabia - including some in the UK
Residents have taken to the streets and held demonstrations on beaches calling for a cap on holidaymakers to Majorca
The unidentified woman – a resident and retiree – initially denied the allegations until she was confronted by video evidence of the crimes
Emmerdale is facing a sex crisis after a major star quit the soap after five years, it has been reported. The hunky actor will bow out of the soap in a major storyline later this year
There were more cases of this ancient sexually transmitted infection in England last year than at any time since records began more than 100 years ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. and Russian defense chiefs spoke by telephone on Tuesday in rare communication between the two powers and with tensions rising after Moscow blamed Washington for a deadly Ukraine attack over the weekend on the Russian-annexed Crimea. The two sides gave widely divergent accounts of the conversation - the first one between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russia's new Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, who replaced Sergei Shoigu in May.
