At that time, a half crown made for a sizable gift: eight of them made up one pound. The half crown was a coin in our old ...

When Renée Zellweger first appeared on UK screens as Bridget Jones, critic Leslie Felperin was impressed by her fine comic timing in a film that ‘slips down as easily as Chardonnay’.

Treasure hotspots in England have been revealed following a record number of finds across the UK - from medieval gold to a Roman hoard.

In a nation where money is counted in pounds, the measure of coins is given great weight – and a lavish ceremony. Judges in red robes and white gloves convened yesterday in the ornate livery hall of ...

A treasure hunter unearthed a silver coin minted during the reign of Guthrum, a Viking commander of eastern England.

Malcolm Weale was in a farmer's field with his metal detector when he unearthed a tiny and dirt-covered object.

Judges in red robes and white gloves convened Tuesday in the ornate livery hall of London's Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths for an ancient tradition dating back to the 12th century to certify Britain ...

David Dunn, a plumber from Sapcote, Leicestershire, is auctioning off 50 coins that he found while metal detecting in summer 2023. The hoard dates back to Ancient Rome.

Despite its beauty, it's thought that no more than a few hundred 'Una and the Lion' coins were struck at the time. This is ...

The gold five-pound coin was minted in 1839, celebrating the inception of Queen Victoria's rule just two years after it began ...