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Do you consider the date to be particularly unlucky? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Why is Friday the 13th anunlucky?

D-Day took place 77 years ago (Getty Images)
D-Day took place 77 years ago (Getty Images)

D-Day 2022: what were the Normandy Landings, when were they?

Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: calendar of events planned for celebration

8th May 1945: A victory tea party, like the one pictured, took place across the UK to celebrate VE Day.
8th May 1945: A victory tea party, like the one pictured, took place across the UK to celebrate VE Day.

VE Day: what happened on historic day during World War Two

Queen Elizabeth II was the sixth Queen to have been crowned in Westminster Abbey in her own right (Photo: PA Wire/PA Images)
Queen Elizabeth II was the sixth Queen to have been crowned in Westminster Abbey in her own right (Photo: PA Wire/PA Images)

How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she became the Queen?

Buddhist monks offer prayers during "Guru Purnima" festival celebrations at the Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore in 2019 (Picture: Getty Images)
Buddhist monks offer prayers during "Guru Purnima" festival celebrations at the Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore in 2019 (Picture: Getty Images)

How, why and when Hindu and Buddhist festival Guru Purnima is celebrated

The Maritime Mercantile City in Liverpool, England, is in danger of losing its place in the list of Unesco World Heritage sites (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Maritime Mercantile City in Liverpool, England, is in danger of losing its place in the list of Unesco World Heritage sites (Photo: Shutterstock)

Why Liverpool could lose its Unesco World Heritage site status

This year will mark the first birthday of the Queen's reign without her husband Prince Philip (Photo by Steve Reigate - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
This year will mark the first birthday of the Queen's reign without her husband Prince Philip (Photo by Steve Reigate - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

This is how the Queen celebrate her 'official' birthday in June

A senior Clarence House spokesperson said that Harry and Meghan are "now financially independent" (Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
A senior Clarence House spokesperson said that Harry and Meghan are "now financially independent" (Photo: Tim P. Whitby/Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Prince Charles gave Harry and Meghan ‘substantial sum’ of money

The Scotland national team will have the support of thousands of fans who have travelled to London for the game (Picture: Getty Images)
The Scotland national team will have the support of thousands of fans who have travelled to London for the game (Picture: Getty Images)

The meaning behind Scottish football anthem 'Flower of Scotland' - and lyrics

Earl Spencer is unimpressed by the BBC's claims it was entirely ethical in hiring Bashir as religious correspondent in 2016 (Picture: Getty Images)
Earl Spencer is unimpressed by the BBC's claims it was entirely ethical in hiring Bashir as religious correspondent in 2016 (Picture: Getty Images)

Earl Spencer in 'disbelief', as BBC claim rehiring Martin Bashir was no cover up

Trooping the Colour (picture in 2019) is usually a publicly celebrate event with over 1400 parading soldiers, almost 300 horses and 400 musicians take part in central London (Picture: Getty Images)
Trooping the Colour (picture in 2019) is usually a publicly celebrate event with over 1400 parading soldiers, almost 300 horses and 400 musicians take part in central London (Picture: Getty Images)

Trooping the Colour: what to expect from the Queen's birthday parade on 12 June

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed the arrival of their second child on Friday 4 June (Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/Stefan WermuthSteve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed the arrival of their second child on Friday 4 June (Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas/Stefan WermuthSteve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

How Meghan and Harry's baby's name tributes Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana

The newly married Prince and Princess of Wales kissing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony (Photo: PA Wire/PA Images)
The newly married Prince and Princess of Wales kissing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony (Photo: PA Wire/PA Images)

When did Prince Charles and Princess Diana marry - and how big was the age gap?

As Covid-19 restrictions lift across the UK, many will be flocking to beer gardens to enjoy the bank holiday (Photo: Shutterstock)
As Covid-19 restrictions lift across the UK, many will be flocking to beer gardens to enjoy the bank holiday (Photo: Shutterstock)

Why do we have bank holidays?

1st February 1587, the death warrant of Mary Queen of Scots, authorised by Elizabeth I, is brought to her in her prison (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1st February 1587, the death warrant of Mary Queen of Scots, authorised by Elizabeth I, is brought to her in her prison (Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Arundel Castle robbery: who was Mary Queen of Scots?

Kate and William posed for pictures earlier this week at their residence, Kensington Palace (Picture: Chris Floyd/Camera Press)
Kate and William posed for pictures earlier this week at their residence, Kensington Palace (Picture: Chris Floyd/Camera Press)

When did Prince William and Kate marry? Remembering their wedding 10 years later

The holy month is a time of reflection and purification, in which Muslims focus on prayer and fasting (Picture: Shutterstock)
The holy month is a time of reflection and purification, in which Muslims focus on prayer and fasting (Picture: Shutterstock)

Ramadan begins in April - here is the prayer and fasting timetable for 2021

How the Bedford Today website reported on Captain Sir Tom Moore in April 2020 (Photo: Getty)
How the Bedford Today website reported on Captain Sir Tom Moore in April 2020 (Photo: Getty)

One year since Captain Sir Tom Moore started fundraising for NHS

Many were fooled by the announcement that the HMS Victory was to be painted green in 2019
Many were fooled by the announcement that the HMS Victory was to be painted green in 2019

The best local April Fools news stories

Christians in Jerusalem carry their large wooden cross along the route tradition says Jesus carried the cross on, to mark Good Friday
Christians in Jerusalem carry their large wooden cross along the route tradition says Jesus carried the cross on, to mark Good Friday

This is when Good Friday is in 2021 - can you attend church to celebrate?

UNESCO estimates there are around three million wrecks on the global sea bed.
UNESCO estimates there are around three million wrecks on the global sea bed.

The submerged world of Britain’s lost shipwrecks

Mike and Zara married in 2011 and have three children - Mia, Lena and Lucas (Picture: Getty Images)
Mike and Zara married in 2011 and have three children - Mia, Lena and Lucas (Picture: Getty Images)

Zara and Mike Tindall welcome a baby boy - everything you need to know

Harry and Meghan are no longer entitled to security, but the Queen funds security for Prince Andrew (Picture: Getty Images)
Harry and Meghan are no longer entitled to security, but the Queen funds security for Prince Andrew (Picture: Getty Images)

Who pays for royal security - why Prince Andrew qualities but Archie doesn't?

Archie Harrison is the first child of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Archie Harrison is the first child of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Why is Archie Harrison not a prince? Why he doesn't have a title revealed

Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou and Emma Watson have been strong supporters or women's rights
Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou and Emma Watson have been strong supporters or women's rights

International Women's Day: 9 powerful quotes and the strong women behind them

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Boris Johnson has insisted in his evidence to the Privileges Committee that he did not lie to Parliament as he “hand on heart” believed that no rules had been broken at Number 10. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Boris Johnson has insisted in his evidence to the Privileges Committee that he did not lie to Parliament as he “hand on heart” believed that no rules had been broken at Number 10. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Boris Johnson: key moments of ex-PM’s partygate evidence explained

Blaise Inn in Henbury, Bristol is one of three restaurants in the are to be awarded by the Michelin Guide
Blaise Inn in Henbury, Bristol is one of three restaurants in the are to be awarded by the Michelin Guide

Michelin Guide presents 20 restaurants with Bib Gourmand award

As part of these plans, the retailer will open four new Tasty by Greggs cafés in its Newcastle, Bristol, Liverpool and Leeds stores between now and the end of July.
As part of these plans, the retailer will open four new Tasty by Greggs cafés in its Newcastle, Bristol, Liverpool and Leeds stores between now and the end of July.

Primark to open more Greggs cafés in UK stores - full list