Rare coins from the time of the English Civil War fetched nearly £36,000 at auction in Dorset.

One of only four known Pwllheli Pennies dating from 1666 is presented to the Gwynedd town's council.

Humans are using too much nitrogen, and leaving so much of it that the natural world is struggling to cope.

There are some who see a cycle of boom and bust as inevitable. But as Britain and much of the Western world faces up to a downturn, it's easy to look back into the past and find nasty decades.

Some institutions do need to be changed, but altering the ones that are just fine as they are just adds to uncertainty, says Clive James.

BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Franks sends the latest edition of his diary.

The backs of British coins have been redesigned, and there are subtle changes to the money in your pocket.

The Royal Mint has unveiled new designs for seven coins following a public competition.

The young designer of the Royal Mint's new coins expresses delight as his vision becomes a reality.

The word "gay" is now the most frequently used term of abuse in schools, says a report. How did it get to be so prevalent and why do children use homophobic insults to get at each other?

Ministry of Defence officials launch an investigation into the cause of a large fire at the Royal Mint.

The removal of Britannia, the female personification of Britain, from the 50 pence coins, has prompted a handful of MPs to ask the government to intervene.

It is 90 years since the first major tank attack in the conflict that changed warfare, but also the language, forever.

The BBC's Masud Alam in Islamabad says Pakistan's ruling class has gone unchallenged for too long.

Welcome to your memories of the 70s. Strikes made the headlines and for many of you, the decade is recalled as a time when people were just trying to make ends

Welcome to your memories of the 70s. It was the decade of strikes, outlandish fashions and punk.

The 60s was a mythical period in British history, and it fundamentally changed the way the country was run, says Andrew Marr, whose TV history of post-war UK continues on Tuesday.

New production plans for Harris Tweed cause concern within the traditional cloth industry.

The Hammersmith Palais, which closes this week, was immortalised by The Clash's (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais, a song Joe Strummer ended his gigs with right up to his death in 2002. But what's the song all about?

Tory leader Nick Bourne says they will give every Welsh home £20 of light bulbs if they win the assembly election.