It was the idea of Sir Edward Watkin, a railway boss who wanted to boost train traffic. Construction started in 1892, but the tower only made it to about 61 metres before the project ran out of money ...

The project was proposed by Sir Edward Watkin who was an MP with a long history of running train companies. He was even involved in a failed venture to build a channel tunnel. Watkin was also ...

Perhaps due to a particularly British resistance to the visual trappings of modernity, or a reticence about objects which aren’t immediately useful, certain attempts at joyously futile structures – ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. AN orchestra co-founded by Sir Edward Elgar will return to Worcester for the 2025 Elgar Festival. Worcestershire Symphony Orchestra ...

Sir Keir Starmer is in Albania to announce an expanded crackdown on migrant smuggling gangs in the Balkans - a key staging post on the route to Britain. In the first official visit to the country ...

There's little doubt Sir Keir Starmer's proposals to curb legal migration are substantial and are likely to result in a meaningful reduction. That the ban on new care workers from overseas is ...

Earlier, MPs heard from Gainsborough Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh that the concentration of solar farms varied. The constituency of Newark was most affected with 8.85 per cent of land taken up ...

Sir Chris Hoy is a busy man and a man on several missions. While sadly no cure currently exists for Sir Chris' cancer, the six-time Olympic Champion has delivered a hugely upbeat update on his ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

AN orchestra co-founded by Sir Edward Elgar will return to Worcester for the 2025 Elgar Festival. Worcestershire Symphony Orchestra, featuring conductor Keith Slade, will perform at All Saints ...