Today in History for Aug. 19: In 1099, the armies of the First Crusade defeated the Saracens at the "Battle of Ascalon," a historic Palestinian city on the Mediterranean coast, one month after they ...

Two episodes of a long-running BBC radio show are to be recorded in #Cornwall this month.The recordings will take place at the Eden Project, near St Austell, on Tuesday, August 26, and will be for ...