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Robert Burns

Burns Night falls on January 25 and it marks the birthday of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns, who died in 1796.

Who was Robert Burns and why is Burns Night celebrated? Dennis Morton

Farthest throw and catch of a sausage roll in the mouth (photo: You Tube, David Rush)

First News: catch that sausage Nigel Booth

New Year tradition of the chimes of Big Ben at midnight (photo: Adobe)

New Year’s customs and traditions are brought to mind as 2023 welcomed Steve Cain

Beautiful view of traditional Gondola on Canal Grande with historic Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in the background on a sunny day in Venice, Italy

Book a place on rail trips to literary landscapes - including Bronte country and... Sue Wilkinson

First News: Puppy power! Christine Emelone

Here is 'Address to a Haggis' in full - and why the Scottish dish is celebrated ... Chelsea Rocks

Simon Schama finds that music has perhaps the strongest claim to generating the emotion of national belonging

Simon Schama looks at the ‘romantics and us’