Up to £100,000 will be spent sprucing up two toilets in the House of Lords, it has been revealed.

The neighbouring road is finally about to close

They were built as temporary post-war homes, yet many of Britain's prefabricated houses are still standing – and much loved, as the photographer Elisabeth Blanchet discovered.

The book

Waterproof guidebooks and underwater signposts to help people explore Britain’s most secluded heritage sites 

The ancient monument presents a unique challenge, as Charlie Cooper discovers

Ben Wheatley DVD/ Blu-ray (120mins)

Greenland’s first female prime minister?

Founded by a Scottish expat in 1876, the Buenos Aires Herald is one of the oldest English-language newspapers in Latin America.

English Heritage expressed its disappointment today after Communities Secretary Eric Pickles gave the go-ahead to a controversial skyscraper development on the banks of the Mersey fuelling fears that Liverpool’s historic waterfront will now be stripped of its World Heritage Status.

Discovery gives archaeologists an insight into the lives of people who lived on the rugged south western moorland  4,000 years ago

'Rules should ensure towns aren’t blotched with commemorations to Harry Styles or Towie'

As budget cuts look set to bring an end to London’s Blue Plaques, Jerome Taylor laments the demise of a cultural landmark

Cabbage dispatch