Mark Stein, manager of General Motors' Vauxhall van plant in Luton, 29 miles north of London, starts presentations with an aerial photo of the site in 1965. It shows a vast complex of buildings that ...

Britain was already well on its way to an industrialized economy under the reign of the Stuarts in the 17th century—over 100 years before textbooks mark the start of the Industrial ...

Was the Industrial Revolution the most important event in human history? Dan Snow is joined by economist and journalist ...

Britain's transition from water power to coal-based steam power set the stage for the 19th century Industrial Revolution, which transformed much of Europe and North America into predominantly urban ...

The outgoing British chief scientific adviser has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) could prove as transformational as the Industrial Revolution, urging politicians to act immediately to ...

For the first time ever, Britain has powered its electrical grid without the use of coal for a full week. The shift towards cleaner burning and renewable energy sources such as natural gas, wind and ...