A rare and endangered plant that has the distinct odour of old socks has bloomed for the first time publicly in the UK - for ...

Flowering in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens, Pseudohydrosme gabunensis is as elusive as they come.

In a new study published today in Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew), together with global ...

We are all being urged to check our change after a rare Royal Mint 20p coin sold for 450 times its face value on eBay. The 20p piece is a rare “mule” coin dating from 2008, and fetched £90 at auction.

A RARE Beatrix Potter 50p coin is being sold by an Evesham resident for a huge sum. The 50p coin was released by Royal Mint ...

On Saturday, train service will be suspended between Clapham Junction and Barnes, the train operator warned. Replacement ...

The Peter Rabbit 50p coin is not considered to be rare, but a collector has listed one on eBay for a small fortune after ...

A flower that only blooms for 48 hours and smells of “old socks” is being shown in public for the first time in the UK.

Japan’s world-famous dazzling cherry blossom festivals may attract visitors from across the world each spring, but we can ...

The Royal Mint has revealed its top ten rarest 50 pence coins currently in circulation. Since moving to pounds and pence in 1971, more than 70 variations of the 50p coin have been minted, including ...

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