A rare, original royal charter from the first year of King John's reign has been discovered in Durham by a medieval historian from the University of Bristol.

Changes in housing costs have dramatically exacerbated the rise in income inequality in Germany since the mid-1990s, according to new UCL research. It found that 20 per cent of those with the lowest incomes (bottom fifth) saw their share of household income spent on housing rise from 27 per cent in 1993 to 39 per cent in 2013.

The geography of Wales is being explored through its fiction, as part of an interactive online project. Literary Atlas, which goes live this month, plots locations featured in English-language novels set around Wales.

A thought-provoking film, released to coincide with the centenary of the Armistice in November 1918, in which war is imagined as a diabolical dance choreographed by Satan and Ballet Master Death is currently touring the UK, including several performances in and around Bristol.

A new online toolkit has been designed by experts to help organisations tackle modern slavery in their local communities. Throughout the UK, many different organisations are working hard to prevent slavery, promote the identification of victims, offer support to survivors and to ensure slavery can't flourish.

The Orwell Papers, housed at UCL Special Collections, have been formally inscribed to the prestigious UNESCO Memory of the World International Register. The award will be formally presented at the 2018 UNESCO Memory of the World UK Awards ceremony on the 19th of September 2018.