The Thrilling Finish to the 1908 Olympic Marathon
The marathon at the 1908 Olympic Games in London provided one of the most dramatic moments in the history of athletics
First Draft
In 'First Draft', we revisit significant events in modern history and look at how they were reported in their immediate aftermath.
The Wreck of the Royal Charter
Our editor Peter Moore on how hundreds of people were lost in a disastrous shipwreck in 1859
The Fire at the Houses of Parliament
In 1834 the home of British politics was destroyed on a dramatic autumnal night
The Death of Vladimir Lenin (1924)
On 21 January 1924, the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin died. Here's how the news was reported in Britain.