Keir Mudie

Beloved British artist and influential figure David Hockney has died aged 88. He was one of the most important figures in contemporary art of the 20th and 21st centuries

Sheffield has produced some of the UK's most iconic music acts, from Pulp to Arctic Monkeys. It's musical roots were first planted in the rubble of the war.

New research has found more than 700,000 people aged 16 to 29 have taken up an unexpected new hobby in Britain - more than a thousand per cent increase

Avalanches, concussions and full skirts - a fascinating new book by Rosemary J Brown explores the legacy of forgotten female mountaineers and uncovers the hidden heroines of exploration

As the four pelican chicks to ever hatch in London's St James Park celebrate their first month of life, they became the newest additions to the long and colourful history of the park's beloved birds

Eight striking miners from Northumberland inadvertently derailed the Flying Scotsman during the General Strike of 1926. And now, their story has been turned into a play

Some of the world's biggest music stars started out touring the UK's university circuit, playing to students for just pennies. And a new book reveals what life was really like on the road

Read this exciting story from Scottish Daily Express June 30, 2026 issue. Doing the student circuit showed the mettle and proved the making of many of our greatest acts as a new book recalls how gritty refectory gigs inspired lifelong fans

Once regarded as revolutionary new technology, it provided a lifeline for millions of radio listeners during World War II and brought us everything from the Shipping Forecast to the Test Match in its heyday, but now long wave has been switched off.

As the British Film Institute reveals a season of movies on trains, compiled by Booker Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro, film expert Amy Scott-Ringrow explains why directors love to ‘do the locomotive'