Britannia

Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base ahead of the ship's maiden deployment on May 22, 2021 in Portsmouth.

Queen Elizabeth II: A life in milestones
Jubilees were the great milestones of Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign, when the nation came together in joyous celebrations.

62 Eastborough, Scarborough. Google Maps

Scarborough: The Britannia pub granted premises licence by council

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent. PIC: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Why has the term ‘economic migrant’ become a pejorative? - Dr Jason Aldiss

P&O Cruises partners with Barbados chefs for first-of-its-kind island culinary e...

The £1,000 coin is made from solid fine gold

The Royal Mint has launched a £1,000 coin - and it's really not cheap

Hosted dinner with Jose Pizarro in the Cookery Club on board Britannia at sea between Arrecife and Cadiz, Spain. Photograph by Christopher Ison ©

Review: Our P&O Britannia cruise with chef Jose Pizarro

Britannia at Goathland Station

North Yorkshire Moors Railway to open in February half-term for the first time

P&O Cruises Britannia at sea

How you can enjoy the Balearics with P&O Cruises

Based in Southampton, P&O Cruises offer trips around the world. Pictured is an Excellence-class cruise ship, MS Iona for illustrative purposes.

P&O cruise ship collides with freight vessel during Mallorca storms

Grand Hotel, Scarborough

Simon Heffer calls North Riding 'architectural wonderland' and praises Grand

Grand Hotel, Scarborough

Simon Heffer calls North Riding 'architectural wonderland' and praises Grand

The imposing Midland Hotel was an icon of the steam age

Grand Hotel, Scarborough owners Britannia have bought Midland Hotel in Bradford

Netflix’s The Crown theme remixed by London pioneers Faithless

Picture perfect: the magic of Es Vedrà by sunset

A kaleidoscope of epic Balearic adventures ahoy with P&O Cruises

The best and worst hotel chains in the UK - with Premier Inn topping the list

Should Yorkshire have its own Parliament? Author Colin Speakman poses the question.

Time for Yorkshire independence draws near – Colin Speakman

Scarborough's Grand Hotel no longer enjoys the reputation that it commanded in its heyday when it could count the likes of Winston Churchill and Ramsay Macdonald as guests.

Owners of Scarborough’s Grand Hotel must be held to account – The Yorkshire Post...

David Morrissey as Aulus in a scene from Britannia which returns next week. Picture: PA.

David Morrissey, Sophie Okonedo, and Zoe Wanamaker talk about Britannia

Christopher Pieper, from Utah, has reflected on his seven months in Yorkshire.

An American in Yorkshire and the winding paths to peace – Christopher Pieper

Beautiful Britannia back where she belongs.

P&O Cruises' Britannia is back at sea and it’s the same carefree cruising holida...

Proms to welcome back audiences and Rule, Britannia! to the Royal Albert Hall Iain Leggat

P&O has announced that passengers holidaying on its cruises this summer will have to be fully vaccinated against Covid first (Photo: Shutterstock)

P&O says cruise passengers must be fully vaccinated against Covid before travel

The new decimal currency system was formally adopted on February 15 1971

New commemorative coins launched to mark 50 years since 'Decimal Day'

P&O cruise. Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

P&O cruises cancels all sailings until 2021

There are concerns about the future of Whitby Pavilion.

I hope this is not the end of Whitby Pavilion - Yorkshire Post Letters

Andrew Hields, owner of England's highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn, says it has survived this long in the bleakest of conditions, it will keep on carrying on, best way it can.

How Britain's remotest pub in Yorkshire has been surviving lockdown

Winston Churchill joined the Royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE Day.

What the Second World War generation can teach us today – Bill Carmichael

Pictured: (L-R) Reece Shearsmith as PCSO Varney and Steve Pemberton as PC Thompson. Picture: PA Photo/BBC/Sophie Mutevelian.

How Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are still keeping audiences guessing wi...

These are the best and worst hotel chains in Britain according to a Which? customer survey.

These are the best and worst hotel chains in Britain according to customers

These are the best and worst hotel chains in Britain according to a Which? customer survey.

These are the best and worst hotel chains in Britain according to customers

These are the best and worst hotel chains in the UK according to a Which? consumer survey.

These are the best and worst hotel chains in Britain according to customers

The scene in the House of Commons during one of the many Brexit debates.

YP Letters: Shameful for Theresa May to blame MPs for not supporting Brexit deal
From: Dave Haskell, Cardigan.
Readers’ Letters

Sir Patrick Stewart is leading the People's Vote campaign on Brexit.

YP Letters: British people voted to leave, so let us vote on final EU deal

Troy: Fall of a City is a brooding but bloodless BBC epic

Britannia review: Game of Thrones' weird, preposterous little brother

Scarborough-born Gavin Williamson (right) outside the Ministry of Defence in London after he was named as the new Secretary of State for Defence following the resignation of Sir Michael Fallon who admitted his behaviour had "fallen below the high standards required" in the role.

Andrew Vine: Behind the fanfare, cuts are sinking our military

HMS Queen Elizabeth, the UK's newest aircraft carrier, arrives in Portsmouth for the first time.

Homecoming for new, Â£3bn symbol of our island nation

Cartoon: Graeme Bandeira

Bernard Ingham: Britannia sets sail, leaving EU's sinking ship behind

Celebrity TV chef James Martin is coming to the Flavours Food Festivalat Elsecar Heritage Centre, near Barnsley, on Sunday, October 23, 2016, 10am to 5pm.

AUDIO: James Martin cooking up tasty homecoming at Elsecar Flavours Food Festiva...

Wednesdays Dutch defender Glenn Loovens has been given a taste for the big stage. Picture: Steve Ellis

Set-piece resilience key to Sheffield Wednesday building on League Cup run

FiA Co-Operative Bank sign in Holborn, London Nick Ansell/PA Wire

Regulator issues public censure against Co-operative Bank

Stoke City's Peter Crouch celebrates scoring the only goal against Hull.

Stoke City 1 Hull City 0: Crouch breaks Tigers’ resistance

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Britannia’s loan book ‘key factor in Co-op woes’

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Greg Wright: Setback for Co-op, setback for competition between banks

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Co-op takes £662m hit from banking division

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The Co-op suffers banking loss

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Co-op suffers big banking loss

Britannia rules as wave of patriotism raises flagging spirits

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Co-op Bank happy with calibre of candidates for top job

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Don’t miss energy bonanza from Britannia ruling waves say MPs

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Rule again, Britannia

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Britannia ready to rule waves again after repairs in dry dock

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Co-op Bank to trial sale of funeral plans

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Bank to sell funeral plans

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Cooperative members set to meet

Tees for two

Book provides the crucial key to unlock the history hidden in our place names

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Britannia sees signs of pick-up in house market

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Call to act fast over fixed-rate mortgages

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Getting on right lines with your investment

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