Jason Lewis pedals his boat up the river Thames After 13 years and 46,000 miles (75,00km) a British adventurer has completed a round-the-world journey using human power alone. Jason Lewis, 40, crossed five continents, two oceans and a sea to become...
Lewis Hamilton in his racing car All British fans of Formula One racing will look to Shanghai next weekend to see if British driver Lewis Hamilton can live up to the hopes that he can win the World Championship as a novice driver, in his first seaso...
Tony Blackburn prepares for his first broadcast on Radio 1 Radio 1, the BBC pop music radio station is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month. Before its launch in 1967, there was no commercial radio , and the existing BBC stations broadcast a...
How many mooncakes will you eat this year? On 25th September this year, people all over China will be getting together to eat with their families, look at the moon and celebrate one of the biggest festivals in the Chinese lunar calendar . However, t...
The Viking longship might have looked like this. A 1,000-year-old Viking longship is thought to have been discovered under a pub car park on Merseyside. The vessel is believed to lie beneath 2 metres to 3 metres of clay by the Railway Inn in Meols,...
Princess Diana's memory is undimmed in the UK. It has been ten years since Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed in a car crash with Dodi Al Fayed in Paris, yet she remains an iconic figure in the UK, whose image continues to dominate magazine covers...
What would you call your baby? Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed. They decided to c...
Amy Winehouse feeling the pressures of fame One of the UK's top young female vocalists has cancelled a series of high-profile European concerts following a short stay in hospital after suffering severe exhaustion . Smokey-voiced jazz and soul singer...
Traditional Scottish celebrations at the Military Tattoo Summer in Edinburgh, Scotlands capital city, is the time for festivals . Between the end of August and the beginning of September there are several different festivals which take place there....
Have you seen the Transformers film yet? Transformers is a new Hollywood blockbuster which has not only taken America by storm , it has also been a number one film in China as well. The film has earned over 100 million RMB and it has outdone all the...
