following two opium wars (in 1839–42 and 1856–60), reaching 105 507 chests in 1880. The “world's first drug cartel”, as Ghosh describes it, not only solved the trade imbalance, but created a major ...

The British Red Cross has been helping millions of people in the UK and around the world get the support they need when crisis strikes.

A British lawyer has become the fifth tourist to die in a suspected mass drink-spiking case in Laos. Jeff Goldblum surprised London commuters with an impromptu appearance and piano performance at a ...

The National Library of Australia acknowledges Australia’s First Nations Peoples – the First Australians – as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and gives respect to the Elders – past ...

Background This report offers a review of recent significant acquisitions by the Library and of collecting activities. It does not describe the large volume of acquisitions of both Australian and ...