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Britain's historical secrets have been exposed by scorching temperatures, as the outlines of the nation's lost wonders have emerged in fields and hillsides across the country. Traces of a first century town, a 'ghost garden' from the 1850s and a World War Two airfield have all appeared...

The 10,000-tonne hull of the UK's new polar ship will be put in the River Mersey later - around 12:20 BST. Named after the TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough, the vessel has been assembled at the Cammell Laird yard in Birkenhead and placed on its slipway. The broadcaster himself will...

PRINCE Louis’ baptism will see the Royal Family flock to Westminster tomorrow for the much-anticipated event to take place at the prestigious Chapel Royal in St James's Palace central London. But who will christen the 11-week-old tot? REVEALED: Who will baptise Prince Louis at St James’s Palace...

Three perfectly-preserved Roman skeletons have been discovered buried underneath a takeaway in Lincoln. It’s thought they are part of the same burial ground where 23 skeletons were unearthed in a 2015 dig. One of the graves contained a burial pot which would have been filled with a drink to...

A 118-year-old tin of chocolate sent by Queen Victoria to fighting soldiers has been discovered in a cupboard. The tin, made by Hudson Scott and Sons in Carlisle in 1900, is one of a batch sent to troops in the Boer War. Carlisle tin containing chocolate survives 118 years BBC News 8 July...

Tony Parsons on the world's big stories: Merkel, Brexit, Wimbledon, the World Cup, the Trump balloon, Diego Maradona, cheating Colombians, vibrators, Posh and Becks, EU corruption and David Cameron... TONY PARSONS Theresa May must learn from Angela Merkel about leaders who ignore the will of...

Most British sports fans are familiar with the maxim that ‘football is a game for gentlemen played by hooligans, and rugby union is a game for hooligans played by gentlemen’. It was coined more than half a century ago by Arthur Tedder, then chancellor of Cambridge University, and for...

A message of hope written by Charles I while he awaited execution 370 years ago has been found in a poetry book which belonged to his jailer on the Isle of Wight. The Latin phrase 'Dum spiro Spero' ('While I breathe, I hope'), which was the king's personal motto, was discovered in a...

A new study reveals the hidden history of brown bears in Britain, suggesting they still roamed wild 1,500 years ago. The research raises two scenarios. Either "native bears" went extinct around the early Middle Ages, or they disappeared some 3,000 years ago in the Bronze Age or in...

Once an object falls through cracks between the floorboards, it is commonly accepted that it has, then, slipped away forever. Unsettling this adage, archaeologists have found a treasure trove of lost artefacts preserved in the dust beneath the floor in Westminster Abbey's attic. Objects...

Eight weird and interesting things that happened in July... 8 weird things that happened in July through history When did Henry VIII marry Catherine Howard? When was the Rosetta Stone discovered? And when did Neil Armstrong land on the Moon? As the seventh month gets under way, we look back at...

The remains of what experts believe to be a 2000-year-old wolf have been unearthed in the Highlands. A digger driver was extracting peat for crofter Duncan MacKay at Rogart in Sutherland when the ancient remains were discovered. The wolf was found approximately five feet down on Friday, and...

A star of the cult film Witchfinder General has spoken of its enduring appeal, 50 years after its release... Witchfinder General star Ian Ogilvy talks of film's appeal By Nic Rigby BBC News, East 1 July 2018 Ian...

Jules Rimet would have been horrified by what the World Cup has become. A tournament that has funded the endemic corruption and racketeering within Fifa exposed by the FBI. A tournament whose dubious hosts — Russia this year and Qatar in 2022 — allegedly won the right through bribery; of...

An ambitious search has been launched to find a mysterious archaeological site known as the Yelland stone row, 30 years after the Bronze Age monument was lost. A team of experts will be exploring marshes around Devon to find the lost ancient site, which is two lines of standing stones...

Archaeologists have discovered a Roman artefact described as the 'hand of God' near Hadrian's Wall in the north of England. The remarkable object, unearthed by scientists earlier this month, is made of 2.3 kilos of solid bronze and is believed to be related to the largest military operation...

Now That's What I Call Music! (or Now!) is a series of various artists compilation albums that was first released in the UK and Ireland in 1983. Each album features the biggest pop hits in the UK charts of that year. And this year sees a major milestone in the Now! series - the release of Now...

A windowsill inscribed with rare ancient writing has been uncovered at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall - the site where 'King Arthur was conceived'. Experts believe that this could be evidence of a multicultural royal site. The stone, believed to be part of a medieval window ledge, contains...

Thousands of people lined the streets of a Scottish town for one of the oldest Borders festivals on Friday. The Selkirk Common Riding event remembers the story of the 1513 Battle of Flodden, the largest battle between England and Scotland. Selkirk sent 80 men into battle with the...

Stunned workers have unearthed an ancient road under a major landmark in Birmimgham city centre, which could date back to Roman or Saxon times. The remains were discovered as they dug up Victoria Square as part of the city's project to expand the Midland Metro network. Construction workers...