News
The latest news from the world of family history
23andMe files for bankruptcy protection
23andMe, one of the world's largest DNA testing companies, is filing for bankruptcy following financial and legal problems
Andrew Garfield and Will Young to star in Who Do You Think You Are? 2025
The BBC has announced the celebrities who will discover their family history on Who Do You Think You Are? 2025
Public invited to share WW2 family letters as part of VE Day anniversary celebrations
Members of the British public are invited to share their family letters from the Second World War as part of the VE Day 80th anniversary commemorations
James Marsden discovers his ancestor was imprisoned for fighting for democracy on No Taste Like Home
James Marsden traced his family history in Germany on No Taste Like Home
David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell to uncover forgotten stories of US and British history in new podcast
Historians David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell will explore forgotten stories from history in new podcast Journey Through Time
From school records to shipyard registers, over 11 million West Dunbartonshire family history records have been published online
Over 11 million West Dunbartonshire family history records have gone online at Ancestry
Justin Theroux discovers his great grandfather was abandoned as a baby on No Taste Like Home
The Leftovers actor Justin Theroux discovered the moving stories of his Italian ancestors on No Taste Like Home
Awkwafina is moved to tears to discover her late mother's Korean heritage on No Taste Like Home
Actor, comedian and rapper Awkwafina traced her late mother's Korean heritage in a moving episode of No Taste Like Home
Ancestry offers FREE access to complete 1921 census until 9 March
Don't miss free access to the 1921 census and millions of other records on Ancestry to mark Women's History Month
RootsTech: What is it, and when is it taking place in 2025?
Everything you need to know about RootsTech, the world’s largest online and in person family history conference
Florence Pugh discovers heartbreaking connection with her ancestor on new family history TV programme
Acclaimed actor Florence Pugh made some remarkable family history discoveries - and enjoyed some tasty traditional British cooking - on new TV programme No Taste Like Home
Florence Pugh, Awkwafina and more trace their family and culinary history in new travel TV series No Taste Like Home
Discover mouthwatering new family history TV series No Taste Like Home, starring Florence Pugh, Awkwafina and more
The line of succession: What is it, how has it changed, and how to tell if you're in the line of succession
Who is next in line to the throne? Find out with our guide to Britain's royal line of succession
In memory of sixties icon Marianne Faithfull who carried the scars of her family history
Sixties icon Marianne Faithfull is transported back to the Roaring Twenties to learn about her mother's early life in Berlin. However, as the singer discovers, the party didn't last forever...
"The need to defend the truth has been given new urgency": Thousands of Holocaust records go online
The Wiener Holocaust Library has launched Wiener Digital Collections, a new digital portal
The best websites for finding Holocaust records
We look at the websites where you can trace the records of family members who were killed in the Holocaust
60 years on from this death, watch this moving video of Sir Winston Churchill's funeral
This historic film from 1965 captures Winston Churchill's coffin being carried down the steps of St Paul's Cathedral
Genealogy company offers learning opportunity for young genealogist
Wiltshire-based family history company Family Wise is offering one young genealogist the chance to visit its business
1921 census released on Ancestry
Family history website Ancestry published the 1921 census records for England and Wales on 7 January 2025
Proposals to destroy original wills overturned after public outcry
The Ministry of Justice has announced it will not proceed with controversial proposals to digitise post-1858 wills and destroy the originals
The tragic story behind this newly-discovered sketch by Britain's greatest pantomime dame
Researchers at the University of Kent have discovered a sketch by music hall artist and pantomime dame Dan Leno
Scottish archives portal launches
The Scottish Council on Archives has launched Your Scottish Archives, a new portal offering access to archive catalogues in Scotland
Railway 200 finds family who have worked on railways for 178 years
Railway 200, the 200th anniversary celebration of the birth of the modern railway, is searching for the family with the longest continuous history of railway service in the UK
Ancestry reveals 12 questions to ask your elderly relatives this Christmas
Family history website Ancestry has revealed 12 questions to ask your elderly relatives this Christmas to find out more about their lives