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Queen Anne, who reigned from 8 March 1702 to 1 August 1714, is renowned as being the first monarch of Great Britain. But she also has a reputation for being bisexual and having an affair with Sarah Churchill, an ancestor of Sir Winston, which is the subject of a 2018 film and a new play...

Earlier this week the Guardian launched ‘Brexit Shorts’, a series of monologues written by Britain’s ‘leading playwrights’ about the aftermath of the EU referendum. Now I know what you’re thinking: ‘What fresh hell is this?’ But bear with me. Watching the first batch of these short...

Six people, including three children, were injured when a car mounted a kerb and ploughed into a crowd of people outside a sports centre in Newcastle. It happened at about 09:14 BST outside Westgate Sports Centre where an event was taking place to celebrate Eid. One of the children is...

Archaeologists have been uncovering ornately decorated Pictish stones across northern Scotland for many years. For many, the sculptures' mysterious carvings of animals and symbols are impressive as they are. But some scholars suggest their ancient creators may also have painted the stones...

The UK's annual Armed Forces Day is taking place, with the national event in Liverpool one of more than a record 300 across the country. The day is billed as a chance for people to show their support for those connected with the armed forces. Prime Minister Theresa May said that the armed...

Former Conservative MP Gyles Brandreth believes he has solved the mystery of Jack the Ripper - that there were actually TWO of him! The mystery of Jack the Ripper solved: not one killer but two 8 Comments Jack the Ripper has become the most notorious felon in the annals of...

Hill figures, emblazoned like scar tissue across England's undulating landscape, hark back to times when gods were honoured and appeased by grand gestures. Although horses - and some well-endowed giants - are perhaps the most well-known hill figures there are also some more unusual...

Archaeologists in Wales have used 3D digital modelling to shed new light on a strange prehistoric mound that aligns with the summer solstice. The 5,000-year-old Neolithic passage tomb known as Bryn Celli Ddu in Anglesey includes a stone cemetery that was important for prehistoric...

The locations and details of all ancient hill forts in the UK and Ireland have been mapped in an online database for the first time. Scientists found 4,147 sites - ranging from well-preserved forts to those where only crop marks are left. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh...

About 13,000 people watched the sunrise at Stonehenge on Wednesday morning, on the longest day of the year. The sun rose at the historic monument in Wiltshire at 04:52 BST. English Heritage opens the site up every year for the solstice, giving people a rare chance to get up close to the...

We need, if you’ll pardon the expression, a ‘strong and stable’ Government — initially to get us through the next few months and then through Brexit and beyond. For better or worse, that means a grown-up, united Conservative Party. As I wrote before the election, the alternative is...

They're an African tribe known for their hunting culture and proud warrior traditions. But the Maasai tribesmen of southern Kenya have put down their spears and shown the world that they are just as skillful with cricket bats. A group of warriors played against the British Army Training...

David Davis today said there is 'more than unites us than divides us' as he arrived in Brussels for the first round of official Brexit talks. Greeted by the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier, the Brexit Secretary passed the latest crucial milestone in delivering on the historic...

A man has died and 10 people have been injured after a man drove a van into worshippers near a north London mosque. Eight people were taken to hospital after the "terrorist attack" near Finsbury Park Mosque, police said. A group of people were helping a man who had collapsed when they were...

Donald Trump can be gauche, boorish, thin-skinned, bombastic and simplistic. His late-night forays into the Twittersphere are frequently childish and deliberately provocative, unworthy of a man who is nominally leader of the Free World. But what especially infuriates his many sworn enemies and...

This series of rarely seen and never before published words and pictures recorded by the British soldiers who fought in the 1917 Battle of Passchendaele details the horrors faced by the soldiers. Fresh and compellingly human in its detail, it is a gripping account of the long and bloody...

Many in Brussels are anxiously looking out for any sign of what has been termed ‘Brexit contagion’ – the idea that the Brits might encourage others towards leaving the EU. The findings of a major Pew survey of European opinion does not point to a rush towards the exit, but it certainly...

A weekend of events at Stoke Hall, near Newark in Nottinghamshire, will help mark the 530th anniversary of the "forgotten" Battle of Stoke Field.... Forgotten battle which settled the Wars of the Roses 17 June 2017 BBC News...

There will be no Queen's Speech next year to give MPs more time to deal with Brexit laws, the government says. Leader of the Commons Andrea Leadsom said the next parliamentary session was being doubled in length to two years. The highly unusual move would allow MPs to scrutinise "substantial...

The lavatory facilities at festivals can often be feared as pits of despair, but a team of scientists is set to turn Glastonbury goers' wee into energy. Display boards at this year's Glastonbury Festival are going to powered by urine, provided via a 40-person urinal which will be situated near...