Macclesfield was once the world's largest producer of finished silk, with 5,000 looms and 71 mill factories A historical silk mill has been given a new lease of life in a bid to "conserve the ...

Firefighters had to cut their way through buses a car 'collided with trees' in an early-hours smash. Emergency services were ...

Mr Hancock, who began his career with Barratt Homes 37 years ago as a bricklayer, has now claimed his seventh Pride in the ...

The world is full of legendary highways but none can compete with the Silk Road – the storied route set to fascinate the masses at the British Museum in a new exhibition (September 26 to ...

I adore your head,” he says in a posh English drawl. “Love it. It should be carved in marble.” Meet Troy Hawke, a man who ...

The best silk sheets enhance your sleep experience with a high-end feel designed for ultimate relaxation and pampering. Silk sheets can be quite pricey, but they’re praised for their ...

Taking you on trade routes from from Japan to Britain, this new exhibition proves just how vibrant the so-called Dark Ages really were ‘Ah, the Silk Road!’ you nod, sagely. That romanticised ...

Museums are continually searching for ancient counterparts to contemporary phenomena, and the British Museum’s new show Silk Roads appears to be just that: an exploration of the ancient ...

In addition to being smooth and soft on the skin, silk is temperature-regulating and hypoallergenic, making it an excellent material to sleep in. And while it isn’t exactly known for being cheap ...

Silk Roads is about lots more than silk. John Masefield summed up the allure of trade with the east in his poem Cargoes: “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir,/Rowing home to haven in sunny ...

There are a few techniques that can be used to get bone-straight hair, but one that continues to stand the test of time is the silk press. A silk press is a hair straightening technique used ...

At Forces of Fashion earlier this week, the Vogue Runway team hosted a Write the Review workshop in which select attendees ...