“Without salt, it would have been virtually impossible for these early agriculturalists to properly preserve their beef in the damp British climate,” said James Swift, a leading authority on ...

The FBI says an 18th century British painting stolen by mobsters in 1969 has been returned more than a half-century later to the family that bought the painting during the Great Depression ...

Furthermore, since the 1882 British Salt Law granted a monopoly on salt production to the British Empire, the proceeds from the salt represented a hefty 8.2 percent of total British tax revenue.

When Gandhi famously defied the British salt ban, he created an enduring symbol of purity and independence. But today, pure, locally-grown salt is threatening the health of tens of millions of ...

British Salt Limited have sold more than 20,000 tonnes in the last 48 hours - pocketing nearly £1million - as supplies of salt grit for roads run low. They are charging £40 a tonne while rival ...

Salt, a natural mineral from evaporated ocean and sometimes lake water, has been used for food preservation since at least 2000 BC, the first documentation of which was in Egypt.

Some 250 years after Americans ruined a lot of British tea in Boston Harbor, a U.S. chemist's salty tip for the perfect cup has prompted an intervention from the U.S. Embassy in London.

Marshlands in south-east England could start to vanish in about 20 years due to rising sea levels, scientists warn. Researchers at Durham University have studied sediment samples dating back ...

Two hundred and fifty years after American revolutionaries dumped tea into the Boston Harbor, a fresh diplomatic storm over the cherished beverage is brewing between Britain and the United States.

The Biggest British-American Tea Kerfuffle Since … Well, You Know An American chemistry professor has a surprising thought about how to make the best cup of tea: Add a pinch of salt.