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RMG443CX–(l to r) Wartime broadcaster John Snagge, war correspondent Alan (AJP) Taylor and Albert 'Ted' Heming, GC at the Imperial War Museum, London wherer the museum marks the 40th anniversary of VE Day with an exhibition, When They Sound the Last All Clear, about life in Britain in 1945. Ted received his GC - the last presented by George VI -- for rescuing an injured priest from his V2 rocket damaged church. * 26/03/1996 Snagge died on yesterday (Monday) evening in a Slough hospital, aged 91.
RMRY9EAB–Couple, Engraving 1884, Life in Britain, UK, Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European
RM2BM5M7M–Historic London: Low water on the River Thames near Greenwich Pier on a summer’s evening in July 1969. In the background, the coal-fired Deptford Power Station, site of the first modern high-voltage power station in the world. At one time the second largest station in Britain, the final chimney came down in 1992 and the site is now part of the Millennium Quay development, which includes more than 600 apartments.
RMT96JAM–Charles William Siemens (April 4, 1823 - November 19, 1883) was a German-born engineer who for most of his life worked in Britain and later became a British subject. The regenerative furnace is his greatest single invention using the Siemens-Martin process. The electric pyrometer, which is perhaps the most elegant and original of all his inventions, is also the link which connects his electrical with his metallurgical researches.
RMEYF3CF–Family life in Britain, village cricket game in progress, spectators chatting. Sussex Uk 2015 2010s HOMER SYKES
RMPD4CMC–19th July 1950. London. England. Paramount Chiefs from Sierra Leone Jaia Kaikai, Kai Samba, and Alkali Inodu III, take a look at the view from the terrace of County Hall, during a visit to the headquarters of the London County Council. With the chiefs is Mrs. Helen C. Bentwich, Vice-Chairman of the Council. In the background can be seen the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, across the river. The chiefs made the six week visit to Britain under the auspices of the British Council to see something of life in Britain.
RM2C2DYN0–(200617) -- MANCHESTER, June 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 17, 2020 shows packages of dexamethasone at a pharmacy in Manchester, Britain. With the COVID-19 pandemic imposing huge impact on people's daily life in Britain and other parts of the world, scientists are racing against time to get deeper understanding of the novel coronavirus while accelerating the development of new treatments and vaccines. Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Live News
![Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Male and female of Agrion splendens, a type of damselfly; male Libellula fulva, the scarce chaser dragonfly; nymph case of Agrion splendens; Pimpla instigator, the Parasitic wasp. From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AG0HGJ/dragonflies-c1930s-1945-male-and-female-of-agrion-splendens-a-type-of-damselfly-male-libellula-fulva-the-scarce-chaser-dragonfly-nymph-case-of-agrion-splendens-pimpla-instigator-the-parasitic-wasp-from-quotinsect-life-in-britain-by-geoffrey-taylor-collins-london-1945-2AG0HGJ.jpg "Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Male and female of Agrion splendens, a type of damselfly; male Libellula fulva, the scarce chaser dragonfly; nymph case of Agrion splendens; Pimpla instigator, the Parasitic wasp. From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo")
RM2AG0HGJ–Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Male and female of Agrion splendens, a type of damselfly; male Libellula fulva, the scarce chaser dragonfly; nymph case of Agrion splendens; Pimpla instigator, the Parasitic wasp. From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945]
RME175J2–Jeremy Paxman talking about life in Britain during WWI on stage at Hay Festival 2014 ©Jeff Morgan
RMG3BJAX–'There's life in the old dog yet !' - a British bulldog, depicted with a boot, a pair of spectacles and a German helmet... Date: circa 1914
RMHYA4P3–London, UK. 3rd Apr, 2017. Rest time in the Life Class 1913 by Dorothy Johnstone - Queer British Art 1861-1967 a new exhibition at Tate Britain marks the 50th anniversary of partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. Spanning the playful to the political, the explicit to the domestic, Queer British Art 1861-1967 showcases the rich diversity of queer visual art and its role in society. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
RFKK7Y7E–LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN - SEPTEMBER 17, 2017: The Jesus Christ as the symbolic tree of Life among the Biblical scenes in stained glass ich church of Hl.
RM2CM9W1Y–The River Irwell is seen in Ramsbottom, Lancashire as hurricane-force winds and rain have affected the country's transport network leading to disruptions and prompting warnings of power cuts and a risk to life, in Britain February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jon Super
RMD95R98–Attempt on the life of George III (1738-1820) king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760. Attempt on the king's life at the theatre, 15 May 1800. Engraving published in 1820.
RMP67NY2–King George IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1762-1830, reigned 1820-1830
RME13304–Feb. 26, 2012 - A Guiana Bride gets to know the Scottish Capital: Her first Introduction to life in Britain.: By now the 25 girls from Georgetown, brought home as wives of members of the Argyll and Southerland Highlands, have dispersed to their various homes with their husbands on leave. Edinburgh has gained a ra Hamilton, wife of L/Corporal Leslie Hamilton, and her proud husband lost no time - after first greetings at home in showing her the famous view, wonderful Princess Street, the Palace of Holyrood, and in preparing her for a colder winter than she has before experienced
RMGAKR5N–Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during his address on Faith and Life in Britain, in Westminster Cathedral, central London this evening.
RMRY9EAN–The Tree, Engraving 1884, Life in Britain, UK, Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European
RM2BM5M7D–Historic London: Mudlarking at low water beside the River Thames near Greenwich Pier on a summer’s evening in July 1969. Passenger craft brought trippers to the pier from up river. In the background, the coal-fired Deptford Power Station, site of the first modern high-voltage power station in the world. At one time the second largest station in Britain, the final chimney came down in 1992 and the site is now part of the Millennium Quay development, which includes more than 600 apartments.
RMT96JAK–Charles William Siemens (April 4, 1823 - November 19, 1883) was a German-born engineer who for most of his life worked in Britain and later became a British subject. The regenerative furnace is his greatest single invention using the Siemens-Martin process. The electric pyrometer, which is perhaps the most elegant and original of all his inventions, is also the link which connects his electrical with his metallurgical researches.
RMEYF3CH–Family life in Britain, village cricket game in progress. Father and three children carrying glasses of beer group of spectators chatting. Sussex Uk 2015 2010s HOMER SYKES
RMPD4CTB–19th July 1950. London. England. Paramount Chiefs from Sierra Leone Jaia Kaikai, Kai Samba, and Alkali Inodu III, take a look at the view from the terrace of County Hall, during a visit to the headquarters of the London County Council. With the chiefs is Mrs. Helen C. Bentwich, Vice-Chairman of the Council. In the background can be seen the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, across the river. The chiefs made the six week visit to Britain under the auspices of the British Council to see something of life in Britain.
RMDXEX49–Woman living opposite Ironbridge Power Station eating by candlelight during 1972 electricity power cuts Uk PICTURE BY DAVID BAGNALL
RM2C2DYMP–(200617) -- MANCHESTER, June 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 17, 2020 shows packages of dexamethasone at a pharmacy in Manchester, Britain. With the COVID-19 pandemic imposing huge impact on people's daily life in Britain and other parts of the world, scientists are racing against time to get deeper understanding of the novel coronavirus while accelerating the development of new treatments and vaccines. Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Live News
!['Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata', 1813, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his "Natural History of British Insects". From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AG0HG5/magpie-or-currant-moth-phalaena-grossulariata-1813-1945-illustration-by-edward-donovan-from-his-quotnatural-history-of-british-insectsquot-from-quotinsect-life-in-britain-by-geoffrey-taylor-collins-london-1945-2AG0HG5.jpg "'Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata', 1813, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his "Natural History of British Insects". From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo")
RM2AG0HG5–'Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata', 1813, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his "Natural History of British Insects". From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945]
RME175HM–Jeremy Paxman talking about life in Britain during WWI on stage at Hay Festival 2014 ©Jeff Morgan
RMG39X5G–After starting life in 1835 in Whitehall, the Museum of Practical Geology moves to these premises in Jermyn Street in 1851, and finally to South Kensington in 1935. Date: 1851
RMHYA4P4–London, UK. 3rd Apr, 2017. Rest time in the Life Class 1913 by Dorothy Johnstone - Queer British Art 1861-1967 a new exhibition at Tate Britain marks the 50th anniversary of partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. Spanning the playful to the political, the explicit to the domestic, Queer British Art 1861-1967 showcases the rich diversity of queer visual art and its role in society. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
RMHTJMR2–Pit ponies in their underground stable in a coal mine. The ponies were used to haul wagons along the rails in the mine workings. Britain. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.
RM2CPPYNE–Migrants transport firewood in a shopping cart in 'The New Jungle' near Calais, France, August 1, 2015. For most of the 3,000 inhabitants of the 'Jungle', a shanty town on the sand dunes of France's north coast, the climax of each day is the nightly bid to sneak into the undersea tunnel they hope will lead to new life in Britain. Picture taken August 1, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
RMD95R92–Attempt on the life of George III (1738-1820) king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760. Attempt on the king's life on 25 October 1795. Engraving published in 1820.
RME13303–Feb. 26, 2012 - A Guiana Bride gets to know the Scottish Capital: Her first Introduction to life in Britain.: By now the 25 girls from Georgetown, brought home as wives of members of the Argyll and Southerland Highlands, have dispersed to their various homes with their husbands on leave. Edinburgh has gained a ra Hamilton, wife of L/Corporal Leslie Hamilton, and her proud husband lost no time - after first greetings at home in showing her the famous view, wonderful Princess Street, the Palace of Holyrood, and in preparing her for a colder winter than she has before experienced
RMGAKR64–Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during his address on Faith and Life in Britain with Edward Stourton, presenter on BBC Radio 4, in Westminster Cathedral, central London this evening.
RMRY9EAK–In the Garden, Engraving 1884, Life in Britain, UK, Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European
RMT96JAP–Charles William Siemens (April 4, 1823 - November 19, 1883) was a German-born engineer who for most of his life worked in Britain and later became a British subject. The regenerative furnace is his greatest single invention using the Siemens-Martin process. The electric pyrometer, which is perhaps the most elegant and original of all his inventions, is also the link which connects his electrical with his metallurgical researches.
RM2H8G33P–Life Between Islands opens on the 1st December 2021 at Tate Britain. It explores the relationship between the Caribbean and Britain from the 1950s to today. Celebrating 70 years of Caribbean-British art. The exhibition features over 40 artists, including Aubrey Williams, Donald Locke, Horace Ové, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson, Peter Doig, Hurvin Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner and Alberta Whittle.
RMFXG298–1967 - EXPO '67 Britain A story of every life in Britain. © Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Alamy Live News
RM2C2DYNR–(200617) -- MANCHESTER, June 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A staff member holds packages of dexamethasone at a pharmacy in Manchester, Britain, on June 17, 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic imposing huge impact on people's daily life in Britain and other parts of the world, scientists are racing against time to get deeper understanding of the novel coronavirus while accelerating the development of new treatments and vaccines. Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Live News
!['Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies - Vanessa io, Vanessa urticae and Vannessa c-album', c1930s, (1945). Aglais io, Aglais urticae and Polygonia c-album - chrysalises, caterpillars and adult butterflies. From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AG0HH5/peacock-smalll-tortoiseshell-and-comma-butterflies-vanessa-io-vanessa-urticae-and-vannessa-c-album-c1930s-1945-aglais-io-aglais-urticae-and-polygonia-c-album-chrysalises-caterpillars-and-adult-butterflies-from-quotinsect-life-in-britain-by-geoffrey-taylor-collins-london-1945-2AG0HH5.jpg "'Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies - Vanessa io, Vanessa urticae and Vannessa c-album', c1930s, (1945). Aglais io, Aglais urticae and Polygonia c-album - chrysalises, caterpillars and adult butterflies. From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo")
RM2AG0HH5–'Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies - Vanessa io, Vanessa urticae and Vannessa c-album', c1930s, (1945). Aglais io, Aglais urticae and Polygonia c-album - chrysalises, caterpillars and adult butterflies. From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945]
RME175HW–Jeremy Paxman talking about life in Britain during WWI on stage at Hay Festival 2014 ©Jeff Morgan
RMER5KB2–World War One Diving from Navy Boat, Britain. Captioned: Life in the Navy. Divers ready to descend. 1917
RMHYA4NX–London, UK. 3rd Apr, 2017. Queer British Art 1861-1967 a new exhibition at Tate Britain marks the 50th anniversary of partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality in England and Wales. Spanning the playful to the political, the explicit to the domestic, Queer British Art 1861-1967 showcases the rich diversity of queer visual art and its role in society. Credit: Guy Bell/Alamy Live News
RMKYB4P2–Edwardian postcard of family hay making scene, peaceful countryside, on a farm at Livesey, near Blackburn, Lancashire, England, U.K. posted August 1906
RM2D0RWB2–Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) arrives for a discussion at the London School of Economics in central London June 19, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi has returned to Europe for the first time since 1988, when she left her family life in Britain and found herself thrust into Myanmar's fight against dictatorship, mostly from the confines of her Yangon home. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
RM2HTCY33–An early 20th century American Puck Magazine illustration of the procession for the coronation of Edward VII, King of Great Britain; many of those participating in the pageantry are wearing medieval costume. The caption refers to Barnum and 'the Greatest Show on Earth'.
RME144FK–Apr. 04, 2012 - A Guiana Bride Gets To Know The Scottish Capital Her First Introduction To Life In Britain: By now the 25 girls
RMGAKR5P–Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during his address on Faith and Life in Britain, with Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor (left) seated behind him, in Westminster Cathedral, central London this evening.
RMRY9EAD–Gathering, Group, Engraving 1884, Life in Britain, UK, Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European
RF2C72YPB–Stone / UK - July 13 2020: 'Life in the United Kingdom' book released by Home Office in 2020 placed on the grass. The official guide for New Residents
RM2H8G3HY–Life Between Islands opens on the 1st December 2021 at Tate Britain. It explores the relationship between the Caribbean and Britain from the 1950s to today. Celebrating 70 years of Caribbean-British art. The exhibition features over 40 artists, including Aubrey Williams, Donald Locke, Horace Ové, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson, Peter Doig, Hurvin Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner and Alberta Whittle.
RMFEEBPX–1969 - A Guiana Bride Gets To Know The Scottish Capital Her First Introduction To Life In Britain: By now the 25 girls from Georgetown, brought home as wives of members of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, have dispersed to their various homes with their husbands on leave. Edinburgh has gained a Mrs. Hamilton, wife of L/Corporal Leslie Hamilton, and her proud husband lost no time - after first greetings at home - in showing her the famous view, wonderful Princess Street, the Palace of Holyrood, and in preparing her for a colder Winter than she has before experienced. So far, Margot feels
RM2BD2RB9–Serbian refugee Djuka Trifunovic and daughter Nada in 1968 enjoying their new life in Britain.
RM2C2DYN3–(200617) -- MANCHESTER, June 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A staff member holds packages of dexamethasone at a pharmacy in Manchester, Britain, on June 17, 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic imposing huge impact on people's daily life in Britain and other parts of the world, scientists are racing against time to get deeper understanding of the novel coronavirus while accelerating the development of new treatments and vaccines. Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Live News
!['Crane-Fly: Tipula longicornis', 1834, (1945). Tipula unca. Illustration by John Curtis from his "British Entomology". From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AG0HG2/crane-fly-tipula-longicornis-1834-1945-tipula-unca-illustration-by-john-curtis-from-his-quotbritish-entomologyquot-from-quotinsect-life-in-britain-by-geoffrey-taylor-collins-london-1945-2AG0HG2.jpg "'Crane-Fly: Tipula longicornis', 1834, (1945). Tipula unca. Illustration by John Curtis from his "British Entomology". From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo")
RM2AG0HG2–'Crane-Fly: Tipula longicornis', 1834, (1945). Tipula unca. Illustration by John Curtis from his "British Entomology". From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945]
RMTAHMH1–Family Life in the UK c1950 A young family sitting on a settee in their living room. Photo by Tony Henshaw
RME176CG–Jeremy Paxman talking about life in Britain during WWI on stage at Hay Festival 2014 ©Jeff Morgan
RMERH4W8–The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens, published in 1846. Caption reads: 'The Parting Breakfast'. Mr Britain serves meat to
RM2B7N4XB–Early 1900's postcard of schoolgirls on country outing at harvest time, posing with a farmer and rakes, next to a haystack, circa 1923, U.K.
RM2CWHY09–Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends a discussion at the London School of Economics in central London June 19, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi has returned to Europe for the first time since 1988, when she left her family life in Britain and found herself thrust into Myanmar's fight against dictatorship, mostly from the confines of her Yangon home. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
RMH3W1F3–William Powell Frith RA (1819 – 1909) was an English painter specialising in genre subjects and panoramic narrative works of life in the Victorian era. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1853, He has been described as the 'greatest British painter of the social scene since Hogarth.
RM2E2C24P–'Life in Lockdown, 2020' display of items relating to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK.
RME0W7M9–Jan. 01, 1962 - China's ''Mrs Dale'' at BBC display; A exhibition to present the various services of the BBC - called BBC Window of the world was opened this morning at the Charing Cross underground station in London. Attending was miss Doris Cheong, who works for the Chinese Section of the BBC External Services, and broadcast Miss Wong's Diary program which gives Chinese listeners a picture of life in Britain as seen through the eyes of a Chinese girl staying here. Photo Shows Miss Cheong at the opening ceremony this morning.
RMG61EMM–Andy Gilchrist, General Secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, speaking at a press briefing at the TUC Congress in Blackpool ahead of his organisation's special conference in Manchester Thursday, which is expected to sanction an industrial action ballot. *He warned that firefighters could be taking national strike action by the end of October in their dispute over pay, severely affecting life in Britain and hitting travel systems and major events. The union has rejected a 4% pay rise and is demanding a near 40% increase to take salaries from 21,500 a year to 30,000.
RMRY9EAW–Greeting, Engraving 1884, Life in Britain, UK, Britain, British, Europe, United Kingdom, Great Britain, European, Art, Artist
![Arley, Worcestershire, UK. 16th Apr, 2020. While being 'homeschooled' during the COVID-19 lockdown, things can get difficult if a five-day-old lamb demands feeding. 6-year-old Henley Mills on his parents' farm in Arley, Worcestershire, tries to combine feeding Martha the lamb with doing some essential home school reading. [Note: photographed with full compliance with current government social distancing regulations] Credit: Peter Lopeman/Alamy Live News Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2BEY40W/arley-worcestershire-uk-16th-apr-2020-while-being-homeschooled-during-the-covid-19-lockdown-things-can-get-difficult-if-a-five-day-old-lamb-demands-feeding-6-year-old-henley-mills-on-his-parents-farm-in-arley-worcestershire-tries-to-combine-feeding-martha-the-lamb-with-doing-some-essential-home-school-reading-note-photographed-with-full-compliance-with-current-government-social-distancing-regulations-credit-peter-lopemanalamy-live-news-2BEY40W.jpg "Arley, Worcestershire, UK. 16th Apr, 2020. While being 'homeschooled' during the COVID-19 lockdown, things can get difficult if a five-day-old lamb demands feeding. 6-year-old Henley Mills on his parents' farm in Arley, Worcestershire, tries to combine feeding Martha the lamb with doing some essential home school reading. [Note: photographed with full compliance with current government social distancing regulations] Credit: Peter Lopeman/Alamy Live News Stock Photo")
RM2BEY40W–Arley, Worcestershire, UK. 16th Apr, 2020. While being 'homeschooled' during the COVID-19 lockdown, things can get difficult if a five-day-old lamb demands feeding. 6-year-old Henley Mills on his parents' farm in Arley, Worcestershire, tries to combine feeding Martha the lamb with doing some essential home school reading. [Note: photographed with full compliance with current government social distancing regulations] Credit: Peter Lopeman/Alamy Live News
RM2H8G3H0–Life Between Islands opens on the 1st December 2021 at Tate Britain. It explores the relationship between the Caribbean and Britain from the 1950s to today. Celebrating 70 years of Caribbean-British art. The exhibition features over 40 artists, including Aubrey Williams, Donald Locke, Horace Ové, Sonia Boyce, Claudette Johnson, Peter Doig, Hurvin Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner and Alberta Whittle.
RMF62XEK–1957 - A Guiana Bride gets to know the Scottish Capital: Her first Introduction to life in Britain.: By now the 25 girls from Georgetown, brought home as wives of members of the Argyll and Southerland Highlands, have dispersed to their various homes with their husbands on leave. Edinburgh has gained a ra Hamilton, wife of L/Corporal Leslie Hamilton, and her proud husband lost no time - after first greetings at home in showing her the famous view, wonderful Princess Street, the Palace of Holyrood, and in preparing her for a colder winter than she has before experienced. So far, Margot feels ve
RM2BD2RB5–Serbian refugee Djuka Trifunovic and daughter Nada in 1968 enjoying their new life in Britain.
RM2C2DYMW–(200617) -- MANCHESTER, June 17, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A staff member holds packages of dexamethasone at a pharmacy in Manchester, Britain, on June 17, 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic imposing huge impact on people's daily life in Britain and other parts of the world, scientists are racing against time to get deeper understanding of the novel coronavirus while accelerating the development of new treatments and vaccines. Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Live News
!['Birch Weevils: Curculio betulae', 1794, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his "Natural History of British Insects". From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2AG0HGW/birch-weevils-curculio-betulae-1794-1945-illustration-by-edward-donovan-from-his-quotnatural-history-of-british-insectsquot-from-quotinsect-life-in-britain-by-geoffrey-taylor-collins-london-1945-2AG0HGW.jpg "'Birch Weevils: Curculio betulae', 1794, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his "Natural History of British Insects". From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945] Stock Photo")
RM2AG0HGW–'Birch Weevils: Curculio betulae', 1794, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his "Natural History of British Insects". From "Insect Life in Britain', by Geoffrey Taylor. [Collins, London, 1945]
RMTAHMGY–Family Life in the UK c1950 Two smartly dressed young brothers looking happy on a settee Photo by Tony Henshaw
RME175JA–Jeremy Paxman talking about life in Britain during WWI on stage at Hay Festival 2014 ©Jeff Morgan
RMKRCX57–A lone fisherman angling for trout on Loch Hacoin, Sutherland, Scotland. A bank of low cloud hangs over Ben Loyal in the background. Date: 1960s
RMERH3KJ–The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens, published in 1846. Caption reads: 'The Parting Breakfast'. Mr Britain serves meat to
RM2B7N4XF–Early 1900's postcard of schoolgirls on country daytrip, posing with a farmer and rakes, circa 1923, U.K.
RM2D0JXEK–Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi attends a discussion at the London School of Economics in central London June 19, 2012. Aung San Suu Kyi has returned to Europe for the first time since 1988, when she left her family life in Britain and found herself thrust into Myanmar's fight against dictatorship, mostly from the confines of her Yangon home. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY)
RM2H495B8–Pies n Papers - Everyday British life - Freshly baked pies and newspapers in a minimal shop window display in northern England - pie food newspaper
RME14C0D–Apr. 17, 2012 - Legal History made in Britain - 11 year old girl given life sentence: Creating Legal History in Britain is the case of Mary Bell. For the Newcastle upon Tyna Mary Bell who is 11 years old was sentenced to detention for the manslaugther of 4 year old Martin Brown, and 3 year old Brian Howe, at Scots cod, Newcastle, earlier this year
RMG61EMK–Andy Gilchrist, General Secretary of the Fire Brigade Union, speaking at a press briefing at the TUC Congress in Blackpool ahead of his organisation's special conference in Manchester Thursday, which is expected to sanction an industrial action ballot. *He warned that firefighters could be taking national strike action by the end of October in their dispute over pay, severely affecting life in Britain and hitting travel systems and major events. The union has rejected a 4% pay rise and is demanding a near 40% increase to take salaries from 21,500 a year to 30,000.
