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Most people in England feel disconnected from decisions made at Westminster, but don't necessarily think an English Parliament is the answer, a BBC survey suggests. Has the moment for it passed? Will England ever get its own Parliament? By Brian Wheeler...

Fire crews are battling an enormous fire at the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel in central London this afternoon. Thick black smoke was seen billowing across the capital's skyline from the hotel in William Street, Knightsbridge, where rooms start from £600-a-night. London Fire Brigade said...

THE family behind the bizarre "can house" have reportedly been forced out of their 75,000 Fosters tin covered home. Philip Muspratt began decorating the Hartlepool house in a unique fashion in 2005 but were asked to leave amid a housing development It divided opinion as the semi-detached home...

Remainers, behold the truth of the institution you are fighting to defend: not the happy-clappy union of European peoples of your deluded dreams, but rather a vast oligarchical machine that laughs in the face of national sovereignty, views the democratic will as a pesky fly to be swatted...

For the first time in 50 years, BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show Just A Minute was not hosted by Nicholas Parsons. The 94-year-old broadcaster, who has been at the helm of the programme for more than 900 episodes, was replaced by regular panellist Gyles Brandreth. The unexpected absence led...

A fascinating self-help handbook which reveals how women were expected to behave in the 17th century has sold at auction for £1,700. The rare 1673 first edition of The Gentlewoman's Companion by Hannah Woolley gave the fairer sex advice on how to respond to a man seeking 'lewd and...

Brexit was such a massive and popular demand for political change that even in ‘the Remainer city’ of London its supporters comfortably outnumber supporters of the actual mayor. Khan should bear this in mind as he encourages MPs to side with the Lords in their ‘softening’ of Brexit, which...

A water company has apologised after sending letters to customers which insulted an unknown man. A rude word was included in a letter from Wessex Water to about 70 properties in Chippenham, Wiltshire, informing residents about upcoming roadworks. Wessex Water apology for 'Tom Wysocki'...

Some of the most outstanding contributions to modern Britain have been made by people history has forgotten. People often say history is written by those who are victorious, but a new list suggests this wasn't always the case. Several of the figures who have shaped the United Kingdom chose to...

University College London professors argue a poem by Sir Walter Raleigh is to blame for the perception of Elizabeth I as being 'grotesque' when she was older... Did Elizabeth I really have black teeth? Sir Walter Raleigh's pen portrait of haggard Tudor queen is to blame for film and TV...

In 1993, Steven Spielberg's film Jurassic Park defined dinosaurs for an entire generation. It has been credited with inspiring a new era of palaeontology research. But how much science was built into Jurassic Park, and do we now know more about its dinosaurs? Does Jurassic Park make...

Thankfully, the British people had the sense and courage to ignore the prophets of doom. We can rightly be confident and optimistic about our future outside the EU — and the PM has set out a vision of what that will look like. The UK already has enormous advantages in a competitive global...

The fifth Invictus Games will be held in the Netherlands in 2020, the Duke of Sussex has announced. The Hague will host the event in which wounded military veterans compete in a Paralympic-style event. The duke, who founded the games, said: "The city will soon become the motivation for...

Eight famous events that happened in June... 8 historical events that happened in June From the death of Alexander the Great to Hitler's arrival in Paris, Dominic Sandbrook highlights notable events from history that took place in June BBC History Magazine 1st June 2018 Dominic Sandbrook 1 5...

Lee Rigby’s killer Michael Adebolajo has finally admitted his guilt and “regret” in a bombshell jail confession. The jihadi, 33, now plans to write a letter of apology to the family of hero soldier Lee, 25. A source said his U-turn was “astonishing”. In February 2014, Adebolajo was given a...

Britain will put on a display of military might when Donald Trump visits next month – with a flypast of its American-made fighter planes. Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is drawing up plans for the US President to watch the first of the RAF’s £9 billion stealth fighter fleet land on new...

A lamb which spent four days stuck on a cliff ledge has finally been rescued. The wayward animal, named Lucky, was trapped at the bottom of a 250ft cliff off Holywell Bay, Cornwall. Lamb on the rocks saved after four days BBC News 3 June 2018 Lamb on the rocks: Lucky managed to survive on a...

Lord Malloch-Brown has done us all a favour. With his pro-EU dribblings about appeasing Hitler, the silly old duffer has demonstrated that the real thickos are all on the Remain side... TONY PARSONS Remainers still don’t get it — we want to be British and get away from Brussels Brexit...

A book thought to be the first to be printed in colour in the UK is returning to the city where it was produced for a new exhibition. The Boke of St Albans: Hawking, Hunting and Heraldry was printed by the "schoolmaster printer" at the St Albans Press in the city in 1486. It has been...

The UK's determination to overcome the threat of terrorism "has never been stronger", Theresa May has said a year on from the London Bridge attack. A service remembering the victims will be held at Southwark Cathedral later - one of a number of events taking place to mark the...