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MORE than half of Scots do not want independence from the UK despite Britain’s decision to leave the European Union last month, a shock poll has found. The findings that some 53 per cent of Scottish voters would rather stay with the UK has seriously undermined the SNP and First Minister...

Two of the men who ensured World Cup glory for England's football team 50 years ago are set to take centre stage at Wembley Stadium for a special commemoration of the historic win. Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst will recount their memories of the 1966 win to an audience of 10,000...

They were better known for the terror they instilled in the coastal populations as they pillaged their way around Britain. But it seems the Vikings may have also had a soft spot for something a little more mundane too - board games. Archaeologists have discovered two burials of Norse warriors...

A Neolithic monument and a Bronze Age cemetery are some of the remains spotted from the skies by archaeologists. Historic England also discovered the remnants of a Roman military camp and medieval settlements. Aerial pictures have been made public to mark the Festival of Archaeology...

The average Briton is only really 37 per cent British (Anglo-Saxon) - with the remainder of their genes coming from European ancestors from as far afield as Scandinavia, Spain and Greece. DNA testing has also revealed how the people of Yorkshire are officially the most British people in...

Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces' Sweetheart, has received her latest honour from the Queen in an investiture ceremony held at her village home. The 99-year-old, whose songs brought hope during the darkest days of the Second World War, was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in...

An FA investigation has been launched into the “unprecedented” abandonment of a pre-season friendly football match after one team refused to play the second half. Spennymoor Town feared their players could be seriously injured due to the tough tackling of their Newton Aycliffe opponents...

Here are ten strange jobs from Victorian England... 10 Of The Strangest Jobs In The Victorian Era Geoffrey Asmus January 4, 2015 Listverse The modern world is filled with bizarre jobs, from searching through Facebook for objectionable content to writing for Buzzfeed. But the odd office jobs...

Since his death in British custody on the island of St Helena in 1821, the claims that Napoleon Bonaparte was either murdered or spirited off the island have never completely gone away. Now, in her new ebook, Siân Rees examines these theories in detail... What killed Napoleon Bonaparte...

A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France, police and French media have said. The armed men entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people...

It turns out rock didn’t die when Elvis joined the Army in 1958, or when the Beatles accepted their OBEs in the 1960s, or when Vivienne Westwood went from making filthy t-shirts for punks to being dressmaker-in-chief to the filthy-rich bourgeoisie. No, it died the moment the latest issue...

Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold talks with Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny at Downing Street later. On Monday, Mrs May met the First and Deputy First Minister on a one-day visit to Northern Ireland. She stressed that no-one wanted a return to the "borders of the past". Her...

Britain has begun trade negotiations with China, Philip Hammond announced last night. The Chancellor said he had started discussions with the powerhouse nation about an ambitious free trade deal, which could see Chinese firms having greater access to the UK economy. He added that, in the...

Chris Froome has become the first British cyclist to win three Tour de France titles. He safely crossed the finishing line with his Sky team-mates on the Champs-Elysees in Paris at the end of the 21st and final stage, which was largely a processional ride. The cyclist, wearing the famous...

The myths and legends of ten ancient megaliths and standing stones in the British Isles, with accompanying videos... 10 Legends Of Ancient Megaliths And Stones From The British Isles Debra Kelly March 30, 2016 Listverse The standing stones and portal tombs of Britain and Ireland are among...

Here, writing for History Extra, Kristie Dean explores eight places associated with one of history’s most fascinating families: the House of York... On the trail of the Yorks: 8 places associated with Richard III’s family Richard III is the House of York’s best-known and most controversial...

It is one of the most dramatic and controversial tales in British history – how two young princes (King Edward V, 12, and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, 9) were murdered by their dastardly uncle so he could claim the throne for himself. But now a leading historian has uncovered evidence...

This liberal loathing of the hoi polloi, of the ghastly unwashed masses, is the theme of our times — you could, if you were writing for the Guardian, use the word zeitgeist. It is there in Jean-Claude Juncker’s unashamed disparagement of all ‘populist’ political parties across Europe —...

Early briefings that 70 or 75 per cent of Scots would vote to stay in the EU proved wrong: the final vote was 62 to remain against 38 to leave. It was a good majority, but not the overwhelming vote of confidence nationalists had confidently predicted. It, too, shows how far Ms Sturgeon’s...

So what then of the moral panic now surrounding Brexit? The ranks of cosmopolitan liberals who are screaming that this is the end of everything? Is this panic not evidence that "good people" need to strive to stay as close as possible to the EU? Not at all. A major power centre has...