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How much do you really know about the First World War? In a new bite-sized A-Z guide, the Imperial War Museum reveals a number of surprising facts, alongside need-to-know details of the key battles, personalities and wartime tactics... A–Z of the First World War How much do you really know...

It’s unclear whether Trudeau is ignorant or indifferent to the fact that mourning is the only expression allowed for ‘the people of Cuba’ at the moment. In real Havana and across the Caribbean island, the regime has imposed a nine-day period of official grieving. That means no jokes, no...

Members of the public uncovered a treasure trove of ancient artefacts last year, a report has revealed. Among the thousands of archaeological finds is a huge Bronze Age belt made of gold and a hoard of 17th century silver coin clippings. Experts believe the belt, or 'torc', may have been...

A skyscraper set to be Europe’s second-tallest building is to be built in London after it received the green-light from planners yesterday. Nicknamed the Trellis, its 1,000ft (305m) design is expected to dwarf its neighbours in the heart of London’s financial district, and is a sign of...

A student who found Anglo-Saxon jewellery of "national significance" said the discovery has made three years exploring the field worthwhile. Tom Lucking found a gold pendant inlaid with a profusion of garnets while metal detecting on farmland near Diss in Norfolk in 2014. The 2.8in item...

The shape of Theresa May's Brexit negotiation strategy seems to have been revealed after another humiliating document gaffe in Downing Street. Notes being carried by an aide to a senior Tory MP hint at the government's tactics - suggesting ministers have already given up on staying in the...

Who is guilty of the greatest intolerance? Perhaps those who insinuate that the Brexit campaign was inherently racist should look at themselves in the mirror and examine their own contemptuous attitude to those with whom they disagree... DOMINIC LAWSON: The horrific murder of Jo Cox and a...

Poland stands ready to help its old friend Britain reach the best possible Brexit deal, says the Polish PM... Poland stands ready to help its old friend Britain reach the best possible Brexit deal Beata Szydło Prime Minister of Poland 27 November 2016 The Telegraph The...

Paul Nuttall has been elected leader of the UK Independence Party, replacing Nigel Farage. The 39-year-old Member of the European Parliament, who served as UKIP's deputy leader for six years, won 62.6% of support among party members. Nuttall, who turns 40 on Wednesday, is one of the North...

The throne room at Richmond Palace, New Year's Eve, 1526. The bored King Henry VIII accepts lavish New Year's gifts from his friend Cardinal Wolsey and Katherine of Aragon, his Queen. But one clearly pleases him, formally presented on behalf of his wife's lady-in-waiting Anne Boleyn, an...

From Churchill to May, thirteen British Prime Ministers have resided at 10 Downing Street during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Here are the first twelve of them... Elizabeth II and her prime ministers She laughed with Churchill, was “correct but cool” with Heath and declined the offer...

The Queen is in mourning after her best friend and first cousin Margaret Rhodes died aged 91 after battling a short illness. Her Majesty, 90, is said to have visited her friend at her home in Windsor, Berkshire, when she became ill earlier in November. Buckingham Palace said last night that...

Philippa Brewell explores five places that were pivotal in shaping the man King Henry VIII would become and how he would be remembered… Henry VIII: 5 places you (probably) didn’t know shaped his life...

"We need an English Parliament", says favourite to be new Ukip leader, Paul Nuttall Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs should be booted out of the House of Commons to allow it to become an English Parliament, the frontrunner in the Ukip leadership race has said. North West of England...

If the system and the Establishment don’t get the ‘right’ answer, the answer they want, the answer which serves them best, they will ignore it, overturn it, and discover a rule to invalidate it. With Brexit, money of a City millionaire funded a legal case in the High Court for three men...

An ancient hill fort dubbed "one of the jewels in the crown" of the South Downs National Park has been damaged, police have said. Illegal metal detecting is believed to be behind the disturbance to the ground at the 5,000-year-old Cissbury Ring site near Worthing in West Sussex. Illegal...

As a dog-loving nation, Britain’s history is inextricably entwined with that of our pooches. Now, a new book tells the story of Britain in 100 dogs – from Roman times to the present – and looks at the extraordinary roles dogs have played in society... 8 of the best dogs in history...

Greasy Tony Blair is back. Not happy merely, along with Bush, in bombing Iraq he now wants to overturn a national democratic decision! The British people made a democratic decision in a democratic vote to leave the EU and now shameless Blair and several other Remainer politicians are now trying...

Britain can ignore the Lisbon Treaty and quit the EU immediately without even activating Article 50, an international law expert has claimed. Ingrid Detter de Frankopan said Theresa May and her Brexit ministers were wasting time getting bogged down on Article 50 details - and claimed the UK...

An 82-year-old staunch Brexit supporter is travelling the length of the country to remove “hated” EU metric road signs. Pensioner Derek Norman began taking down metric signs in 2000 while working as an agent for then UKIP leader Jeffrey Titford. Mr Norman was incensed after discovering EU...