Links: Miscellaneous

Test daily news

News, Newspapers and Magazines

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk; A wealth of resources, including current news and events, news by region, and a host of research areas.
Fleet Street Online: http://www.fleet-street.com/top.htm; Links to UK newspapers.
Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk; My personal favorite of online UK newspapers; especially good coverage of books and authors.
JournalismNet UK: http://www.journalismnet.com/uk/index.htm; Links to UK newspapers and databases, search tools, and other UK media.
Journalism UK: http://www.journalismuk.co.uk; A host of links to information sources, media, jobs, and other useful sites.
Magazines in the United Kingdom: http://www.travelconnections.com/Magazines/Unitedkingdom.htm; Extensive list of UK magazines; however, lots of broken links.
NewsNow: The UK's #1 News Portal: http://www.newsnow.co.uk; Searches 7567 news sources every five minutes for latest headlines and links to news sources throughout the UK.

(For historic magazines, see the Literature Links.)

Bookstores

Resources for Writers

Author.co.uk: http://www.author.co.uk/starting/index.htm
Author Network: http://www.author-network.com; UK site with lots of useful information, including articles, links, competition announcements, markets, etc.
British Guild of Travel Writers: http://www.bgtw.metronet.co.uk/
Burry Man Writers Centre: http://www.burryman.com; "A guide to more than 1800 hand-picked Internet sites from the U.S., UK, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, and Canada."
Fictionette.com: http://www.fictionette.com; A UK site offering a range of resources for fiction writers.
FirstWriter.com: http://www.firstwriter.com; A UK writing site with loads of resources, including articles, contests and markets.
WriteLink: http://www.writelink.dabsol.co.uk; One of my personal favorites, this UK writing site offers a great list of markets and contests, plus an e-mail newsletter and several writing contests of its own.
Writers Circles: http://www.author.co.uk/circles/; Find a UK writers' group in your neighborhood through this site; also check the page on "Basic Ideas" for links, books, articles, and other useful resources.
Writing-World.com: http://www.writing-world.com; A U.S.-based writing site offering over 600 articles; includes a section for international writers at http://www.writing-world.com/international/index.shtml

Names and Name History

Names and Naming Resource Links: http://www.writing-world.com/links/names.shtml; For a huge selection of name resources, please visit our sister site, Writing-World.com.
Medieval Names Archive: English, Old English, and Anglo-Norman Names: http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/english.shtml; Excellent lists of names from a variety of periods); well-researched and definitive.
Irish Names: http://www.hylit.com/info/Names; Pronunciations, alternate spellings, and meanings for a wide variety of Irish names, including emigrant names, animal names, and genealogy.

Recommended Reading:

The Great Castles of Britain and Ireland