Nostalgia

10 years ago today I began as a volunteer at the London 2012 Olympics and it ended up being one of the best summers of my life.

For 15 days in 1976 temperatures raged above 32C leading to a record breaking summer that remains scorched on people's memories.

Images of monarchs and world leaders are hung at the National Portrait Gallery but now curators want people's family snaps to take centre stage too.

Before smart phones, the playground was a simpler place – we take a look back at the fads which drained pocket money during the 80s and 90s.

Ahead of tonight's Harry Potter Book Night, and with London's new magical exhibition weeks away, we dive into J.K. Rowling's wizarding world.

With parents worried about spreading Covid at parties, and a no-blow candle in production, has the pandemic ended the tradition of candles on cakes?