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Sydney Roosters player Ian Henderson has suffered an horrific leg break on Thursday, which has all but ended his season just three games in. The 32-year-old attempted to tackle North Queensland Cowboys star Ethan Lowe in the dying minutes when his right leg bucked underneath him. The...

England have revealed the new Nike home and away kits which Roy Hodgson’s men will wear in France with just 85 days to go until their tournament opener against Russia. Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane and Co will look the part thanks to Nike’s new designs which sees England steer away from the...

Five football fans are in custody after Manchester United's defeat at the hands of Liverpool last night descended in violence. The two English giants and deadly rivals, English football's two most successful clubs, met in the second leg of an all-English Europa League Last 16 tie at Manchester...

Notes hidden for almost 500 years in England's first official printed Bible have revealed quotations from Thomas Cromwell's 'Great Bible' as well as notes about a thief dubbed 'Mr Pickpocket'. The fascinating scribbles, unfitting of the holy tome, were discovered beneath pieces of thick...

A "significant" ancient settlement unearthed by builders in East Yorkshire could boost experts' understanding of Iron Age Britain, it is claimed. Archaeologists working on the housing development have dug up a sword and shield, spears and more than 75 burial sites, known as square barrows...

A bright meteor has been sighted in the early hours above Britain. Witnesses have described the object as a green flash moving south to north for a few seconds, leaving a magnesium-white trail. Sightings have been reported in locations including London, Hampshire, Stafford and on the east...

Magician Paul Daniels who, for years, kept million of people entertained on Saturday nights has died aged 77. The entertainer was with his wife and assistant Debbie McGee when he passed away this morning at his Berkshire home. It was publicly announced earlier this year that the much loved star...

Sylvia Anderson, the co-creator of Thunderbirds who was best known for voicing Lady Penelope in the hit TV show, has died aged 88. The producer and writer devised the Supermarionation puppet series, one of Britain's most fondly-remembered children's TV shows, with husband Gerry Anderson in the...

The Norman Conquest triggered a boom in castle building, but the process of creating a fortress from scratch was far from simple, as John Goodall finds out... How to build a medieval castle...

Hadrian's Wall in northern England is well known to tourists and walkers, and has been subject to many years of archaeological research. Patricia Southern reveals some lesser-known facts about how the Roman wall worked… A brief history of Hadrian's Wall...

Tony Blair says he does not intend to join the official Remain campaign, as any contribution he might make could be ‘negative’. Depends what you mean by negative. Hostility to the EU went through the roof during the Labour years, not least because of his cynical policy of encouraging...

These amusing pictures appear to capture the moment a lost King Penguin tries to hitchhike back home. The lonesome bird was spotted trying to hitch a ride to the nearby penguin settlement in Teal Inlet, East Falkland, after it became separated from its colony. The pictures were taken by...

Dozens of firefighters have been battling to save a historic Tudor mansion after a blaze destroyed its roof and first floor. Wythenshawe Hall, a timber-framed former stately home turned museum and art gallery, has been badly damaged in the fire early on Tuesday. The fire broke out in...

An untouched Bronze Age burial site is due to be excavated thanks to a "lucky" discovery by a pair of metal detector enthusiasts. Matthew Hepworth and David Kierzek unearthed several rare artefacts in a field in Lancashire, including a chisel and a dagger. This led to an ancient barrow...

People of the Commonwealth should "support those in need" and others who "feel excluded", the Queen has said. Her annual message to the association addressed its 2016 theme - inclusivity. The Duke of Edinburgh, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will join the Queen later for the...

Oxford historian Harry Sidebottom shares 10 surprising facts about the Romans... 10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Romans Oxford historian Harry Sidebottom shares 10 surprising facts about the Romans. Monday 28th September 2015 Submitted by: Emma Mason BBC History Magazine...

Barack Obama will fly to Britain next month to urge voters to back staying in the European Union, it was revealed this morning. The US President is planning a 'big, public reach-out' to British voters to make the case for staying in the Brussels club. But Brexit campaigners have hit back...

This dirty conduct of the Remain campaign stinks of panic. Out of arguments already, with three months to go until the referendum and new evidence of the damage the EU does to Britain pouring in every day, a bad case is now being made even worse by incompetence and dishonesty... The EU...

Britain is today marking the 20th anniversary of the Dunblane school massacre. On 13 March 1996, Dunblane Primary School teacher Gwen Mayor and 16 of her pupils were killed and 12 wounded when Thomas Hamilton opened fire on them before turning the gun onto himself in the Scottish town of...

The first English Aviva Premiership game to be played abroad was played in New Jersey yesterday as two London sides clashed in New Jersey. A first-half try from England full-back Alex Goode, who was released from Six Nations duty to play in the match, gave Saracens the lead over London Irish...