Hardly any other institution in the world has been denounced, ridiculed and threatened with reform so often and so roundly as Britain's House of Lords. Harold Macmillan called it "a ...

Woolsack wonderings Every year, Gumstool Hill is pounded by people watching the famous Tetbury Woolsack Races but it's also a place to work and live during the rest of the year.

Woolsack Races in 360° Panoramic view taken mid-way through one of the team sprints at the famous Tetbury Woolsack Races (Monday 25 May 2009) ...

The Tetbury Woolsack Races have been held since 1972. Dairy-loving daredevils threw caution to the wind Monday for one of Britain’s most extreme annual events: cheese rolling.

Live from "the smallest town in Britain," it's the World Alternative Games, a spoof of the 2012 Summer Games with 36 weird sports held over a fortnight.

A genteel election race is underway in the House of Lords - but it has ramifications for the future of the Upper House.

With “The Great State of West Florida,” Wascom follows the Woolsack family into the future, although just barely — most of the book is set a couple of years from now in the Florida Panhandle.

Parliament will return from its annual summer recess period on Tuesday November 7, when the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament will take place.

The Tetbury Woolsack Races event starts at 10am on May 26, and runs to around 5pm. The town shall have a festival type atmosphere, with lots of food stalls, live music, entertainment for the ...

Every year, determined competitors take to the streets to do some heavy lifting at the 240-yard (220 meter)-long Tetbury Woolsack Races for a contest steeped in tradition. The wool trade was one ...

A genteel election race is underway in the House of Lords - but it has ramifications for the future of the Upper House.