Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Paddington’s origin story Michael Bond was inspired to ...

There cannot be many people under the age of 50 whose lives have not been in some way touched by the careers of Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The couple formed their hugely creative partnership in 1975, wi

After the FA lifted their ban on women playing at Football League grounds, England’s Lionesses played their first international in 1972 – two years later, Liz Deighan won her first cap against France

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Discover how Biba earned its spot as the brand that epitomises 1960s and 1970s fashion, sparking a revolution in how people shopped. An exhibition looking at how fashion phenomenon Biba blossomed to b