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Lower Briggate, Leeds, in 1880, featuring Frederic Forster's Leeds Mourning Warehouse, left, and a black bodice with long sleeves on a mannequin.
Lower Briggate picture credit: Leeds Museums and Galleries

Frederic Forster's Mourning Warehouse and what to wear to mourn a Queen

The death of Queen Victoria and the need to wear mourning dress meant a booming trade for Leeds’ high street.

Close-up of ancient manuscript stone on display in Michael Sadler Building

Ancient inscription from Roman Yorkshire unveiled to the public at University of Leeds

One of the longest surviving inscriptions from Ancient Britain is being unveiled to the public for the first time ever after decades in storage.

A screengrab from BBC One's Rip Off Britain - head and shoulders shot of Professor Seán McLoughlin.
Picture captured via BBC iPlayer

Leeds professor appears on BBC’s Rip Off Britain over ‘epic fail’ of Saudi Arabia changes to Haj pilgrimage bookings

Professor Seán McLoughlin spoke about the ‘epic fail’ of changes to Haj tour packages made by the Saudi Arbian government, which introduced a new system earlier this year.

A black and white picture of a sign that reads 'Welcome to Bradford Michael X'
Picture via Who Needs A Heart, Black Audio Film Collective, 1991

Controversial film about British Black Power revolutionary Michael X coming to Leeds for rare screening

Black Audio Film Collective’s 1991 film Who Needs A Heart will be shown at Leeds City Varieties Music Hall in October 2022.

'March of Intellect' Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1829 Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Leeds academic wins funding to explore how Victorian publishing transformed science for the people

Dr Jon Topham has been awarded £320,000 from the Leverhulme Trust to examine how Victorian Britain’s modern vision of science came to be.