Noel Gallagher told fans ‘this is history’ but the paper opted to review support act the Charlatans instead, as that band returned from tragedy

On 6 August 1926, the 19-year-old made the crossing from Cap Gris-Nez to Deal in 14 hours and 39 minutes, breaking the men’s record by almost two hours

While the French nation is still excited by the Tour, it has become a grim, scientifically controlled commercial operation 30 June 1966 Continue reading...

26 June 1976: Paramedics are called out to over 40 fainting cases in Leeds, while overheating cars cause huge tailbacks

As a UK heatwave continues, a look back over the past century at how the nation copes with hot weather

High on the slopes of a mountain in the German Black Forest stands a Nazi-built memorial to five Brixton schoolboys who died in a blizzard 90 years ago. It’s a grim granite structure but for many y…

The king declares the festival ‘a symbol of Britain’s abiding courage and vitality’ and crowds brave the rain for a glimpse of the future

It is 75 years since Harry’s first Lakeland diary appeared in the Guardian, something he was to go on and write for 53 years. Read about this remarkable journalist and a selection of his diaries

How the Guardian reported the US military presence and establishment of airbases in the former Danish colony and county

8 January 1951: All over the field perfectly straight lines of little hoof-prints led to caves in the snow

13 December 1950: The road to Gipsy Hill was once a winding lane along which, so it is said, pilgrims rode on their way to Canterbury

How the Guardian reported the stealing of art works from the Paris museum including the Mona Lisa in 1911

How the Manchester Guardian reported the dropping of the first nuclear weapon to be used in warfare, 6 August 1945

4 August 1975: Hidden in a small ravine in the Langstrath valley is Black Moss Pot, perhaps the finest pool in the Lake District

History comes to life on a hike through the woods and wagonways of County Durham, which takes in mining, trains, an award-winning museum – and corned beef and potato pie

How the Guardian the reported wartime victory and the ending of hostilities in Europe on 8 May 1945

14 April 1975: There were fierce north winds and driving mist one minute and, moments later, great blue rents in the sky with sunlight flooding across the snow

4 March 1895: The popularity of cycling among the aristocracy is remarkable as the bicycle used to be looked upon as the poor man’s horse

Winter is bitter up there, but for one day of the year the pauper can enjoy a sort of life and freedom for a little time

The 2024 Fall issue of Information Outlook features a fantastic article from SLA Europe member, Richard Nelsson, head of research at The Guardian News & ... Read More

23 December 1974: There was nobody about and the wind was strong enough to stop you in your tracks, and freezingly cold

The Voluntary Euthanasia Society wants legislation that will allow the ‘incurable’ a quick, painless death 26 October 1935 Continue reading...