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Sir Bobby Charlton holding the World Cup trophy aloft in 1966 Sir Bobby Charlton, Manchester United and England legend - a key member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team - died today at the age of 86. Sir Bobby was one of the survivors of the 1958 Munich Air Disaster which killed 23...

The new monarch being crowned upon the Cosmati Pavement, as has been tradition for centuries, and Mordaunt carrying the Century Sword of State The King and Queen have hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace to thank those involved in Elizabeth II’s funeral and Charles III’s Coronation. Amongst...

It was the best team in Europe Vs the European Champions at Wembley as England took on the team they should have beaten in the Euro 2020 Final. England - resplendent with the world's best striker and world's best midfielder - showed why they are Europe's best team and favourites to win Euro...

Mad Jack, with his sword, on the right of the photo Meet "Mad" Jack Churchill, the unkillable British soldier of World War II, who played bagpipes on the battlefield, stormed beaches with a sword and was the last British soldier to kill an enemy with a longbow...

The Prince and Princess of Wales have said the “horrors inflicted by Hamas' terrorist attack upon Israel are appalling” and that they were “profoundly distressed”. Their Royal Highnesses said they hold all the victims, their families and friends “in their hearts and minds” during this difficult...

King Charles III new coin designs revealed BBC News 12th October 2023 By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent An entirely new set of UK coins will start to enter circulation at the end of the year to mark the new monarch and his love of the natural world. The tails side of every coin...

UEFA have announced that the UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) and the Republic of Ireland will host Euro 2028. Six English stadia and one each from the other four will host matches. Euro 2028 will be the 18th European Championships and the third time that it has been held in...

A beaver is the first to be born in London for 400 years. The London Borough of Enfield in North London began an initiative in 2022 to reintroduce beavers to the capital. Beavers became extinct in England in the 16th Century but over the last several years have been reintroduced to various areas.

A lightning strike has caused an explosion and a huge fireball in Oxfordshire. The blast erupted after lightning hit a gas tank at a processing facility near Yarnton during a storm.

These mountain bikers were enjoying a ride out in the cold and wet Scottish Highlands at the start of autumn when they bumped into King Charles III! The group suspected there might be ‘minor royals’ out and about on the Balmoral estate after a fleet of black Land Rovers passed by. But none of...

Prince Harry - fresh from opening his Invictus Games - has arrived back in Britain for the annual WellChild Awards, of which the Prince is patron. Prince Harry was hoping to stay in a room at Windsor Castle whilst back in the country, but his father the King has denied him the luxury. GB News...

The King and Queen arrived in Paris yesterday to start a three-day State Visit. It should have been their first State Visit of the reign, but was cancelled in March due to widespread riots in France, with their first State Visit instead being to Ireland.

King Charles III, resplendent as usual in his kilt of new King Charles III tartan, has visited the Cairngorms National Park. As the Head of State visited Tomintoul, the highest village in the Highlands (though not the highest village in Scotland), he complimented a woman for her magnificent...

Scotland 1-3 England England, ranked 4th in the world, put Scotland to the sword at Hampden Park in Glasgow tonight in a "friendly" match to mark the 150th anniversary of the first match between the two great footballing rivals - the two oldest international football teams in the world. The...

The imperial nostalgia of the EU flag-wavers When did Last Night of the Proms become a celebration of fealty to the Brussels bureaucracy? TOM SLATER EDITOR 11th September 2023 Spiked One of the many amusing things about the Remoaners, those well-to-do liberals who have never reconciled...

Isles of Scilly Iron Age warrior was probably a woman BBC News 27th July 2023 The remains were discovered alongside a 2000-year-old sword and mirror By Brodie Owen BBC News 27th July 2023 A decades-long mystery over whether an Iron Age warrior who lived on the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, was...

Great Fire of London: Man who first raised alarm identified By Tim Stokes BBC News 1st September 2023 The person who is thought to have first raised the alarm about a blaze at a bakery that became the Great Fire of London has been identified. The fire, which began in Thomas Farriner's...

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he "will not accept" Chinese interference in the UK's democracy, after it emerged a parliamentary researcher was arrested amid accusations he spied for China. During the debate on the matter in the Commons, Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle ordered MPs...

The King and Queen greeted well-wishers today outside a private church service to mark the first anniversary of the late Queen Elizabeth II's death. Charles III and Camilla made the short journey by car from the nearby Balmoral Estate to the Scottish church, at Crathie Kirk, Aberdeenshire...

Between 1952 and 2022 Accession Day was 6th February. Now Accession Day is 8th September. Gun salutes today marked the first anniversary of King Charles III's accession to the Throne.