In 1884 a Sudanese boatman, turned religious seer, involved the British Empire in a sticky little ... into a frenzied jihad (holy war) against the Sudan’s Egyptian rulers. Since Egypt was ...

In the Sudan, in 1884 to 1885, Egyptian forces led by British General Charles "Chinese" Gordon (Charlton Heston) defend Khartoum against an invading Muslim Army led by a religious fanatic, Mohammed ...

With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now ...

Renee Zellweger returns to find love with Leo Woodall in the fourth Bridget Jones movie. Read the Empire review.

The Attorney General has described “almost every element” of the British Empire as racist and revealed he fought to get reparations. Lord Hermer, speaking on a podcast for his former chambers ...

Pinned to the top of David Lammy’s X profile right now there is a message: “We must not forget Sudan.” Accompanying this is a video in which the British foreign secretary, white shirt - one ...

Only a fifth of voters believe the British Empire is something modern Britain should be ashamed of, a new poll suggests. A third of adults (33 per cent) believe that the UK's colonial period in ...

Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

A woman who has volunteered her time for charitable causes for more than 50 years has been presented with the British Empire Medal (BEM). Marguerite Talmage was awarded the BEM in the 2024 King's ...

Safeena and Kasim, foster carers with Warwickshire County Council, were awarded the Order of the British Empire (BEM) in the ...