Merchant Nicholas Vanacker made out the first British cheque payable to Mr Delboe for the grand sum of £400, dated 16 February 1659.

British tourists have been encouraged to make a simple check while on holiday to avoid bringing bed bugs back home with them ...

Britain’s education watchdog marked a school down for limiting pupils’ cultural development, not because it was “too white”, contrary to claims on social media.

All British Tanks Are Equipped with Water Boilers for Tea? British soldiers were seen as most vulnerable at teatime, when they were out of their tanks.

Many countries in the EU and the rest of the world have strict entry requirements, many of which are related to the dates on ...

Contrary to online posts, London’s Metropolitan Police is investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance and Britain's Home Office (interior ministry) is funding the operation, a spokesperson ...

My second observation is that the plan has interesting statistics on how the British make payments these days. Cheques have fallen to only one in 25 payments, with their use having peaked at 4bn ...

The claim that British 7-year-old Emily Jones was decapitated by a migrant and that the killing was ignored by media is both false and misleading.

Sandra Quinn, director of corporate communications, Association for Payment Clearing Services (Apacs): Before 1992, it was common practice to hand-over cheques made out to yourself to someone else.

A British Gas customer was left in hysterics after receiving a "pathetic" refund. The unnamed person shared a picture of the letter and cheque they'd been given by the energy company on Reddit.

For a Ryanair flight, you MUST check in online before getting to the airport or you will be charged an airport check-in fee.

A post shared on Facebook claims a woman received a 30 month jail sentence for posting hurtful words on social media. Verdict: False The post is inaccurate. The woman was jailed for inciting ...