Despite monarchy being largely constitutional at the start of Queen Victoria’s ascension, her 63-year reign saw her preside over the abolition of slavery, the expansion of workers’ welfare, the speedy ...

A TV director who helped launch the careers of Victoria Wood and Lenny Henry died from sepsis after surgery, an inquest has found. Paul Stewart Laing directed New Faces - the show that produced ...

A musical celebration of Victoria Wood's work is coming to Pembrokeshire. "Looking For Me Friend: The Music of Victoria Wood" will be performed at Queens Hall in Narberth on Thursday, February 13, ...

It has been over six months since I wrote on lumber and the iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF (NASDAQ:WOOD) product on Seeking Alpha. I concluded the June 6, 2024, article with the following ...

Actor Duncan Preston, 78, featured in most of Victoria Wood's TV shows including Dinnerladies and Acorn Antiques, writes Peter Robertson. He also starred in the sitcom Surgical Spirit and has ...

To the editor: Right now in Los Angeles, we are seeing what happens when we build homes with wood framing instead of tilt-up steel reinforced cement walls that would be more fire-resistant.