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It is believed that around 1 in 7 people has a neurodivergent condition.

Whether it is the tragedy of King Lear or the silliness of Twelfth Night, watching an adaptation of a play can be valuable revision.

William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge’s poetry collection, Lyrical Ballards, heralded the founding of the Romanticism movement.

For those of us observing from around the globe, literature offers a way to better empathise with those under threat.

Doing a little every day is better than panicking at the end of a two-week break.

Over time, Earth Hour has grown to involve more than 190 countries and territories as they switch off lights for an hour on the last Saturday night of March each year.

World Poetry Day recognises and celebrates our common values and shared humanity and also offers a voice to those languages in danger of extinction.

We know about Dickens’ London, about Jane Austen’s Bath, and the wilds of Yorkshire in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre – but there are other places that have strong author associations.

To celebrate International Women’s Day today, here we shine a light on some of history’s most influential Black women who helped to improve racial equality in the United States.

There are certain women whose actions, brilliance and courage have changed history – and the world.