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It may appear to be a large piece of leftover masonry but this mysterious stone remains a historic piece of London's history. Known as the London Stone, the ancient Grade II-listed relic is set to go on show to the public after lying behind a glass case covered by a metal grill. The...

Rare medals given to an 11-year-old boy who served at the Battle of Trafalgar and rose to become a Royal Navy Admiral have emerged for sale for £10,000. George James Perceval quit Harrow school to join HMS Orion in August 1805, just two months before the historic battle at which...

British scientists are facing a nail-biting wait ahead of next week's ExoMars mission launch, warning that 13 years of research is now ‘strapped to a great big bomb.’ The huge proton rocket, which will take the spacecraft to the Red Planet, was rolled out on Friday morning ahead of its...

The trustees behind a proposed dinosaur-themed museum in a Dorset quarry have said it will go ahead despite the death of its founder. Michael Hanlon, the former science writer at the Daily Telegraph and, previously, the Daily Mail, who came up with the idea for the £80m attraction called...

What does a barrel of schadenfreude cost these days? That’s today’s starter for ten. The answer, according to the lastest Scottish government figures, appears to be about £15bn. That’s the difference between spending in Scotland last year and the revenue raised from Scotland. A deficit of 9.7...

The Sun's editor-in-chief has said he is "in no doubt" that the newspaper's article claiming the Queen backs a UK exit from the EU is accurate. Tony Gallagher told the BBC he was "completely confident" that the report and its headline reflected her views. Buckingham Palace complained to...

It is those who love Europe, its diversity, its history and its humanity who should be the most enthusiastic about Brexit. A paradox? Not at all. The European Union, as currently constituted, has run out of road. It is doomed to fail, sooner or later, with catastrophic consequences for our...

Here's something that British voters should bear in mind in the run-up to the EU in/out referendum on 23rd June... KATIE HOPKINS on Turkey's migrant blackmail plan: Do you remember THAT scene in Midnight Express? Well now we all know how the poor kid felt By Katie Hopkins for MailOnline...

White stags have long featured in some of the best-known myths and legends, a magnificent yet elusive creature. King Arthur was left frustrated by his attempts to capture one, as were the Kings and Queens of Narnia, who chased the creature through the woods and found themselves tumbling...

Record producer Sir George Martin, known as the "fifth Beatle", has died aged 90. His family thanked "everyone for their thoughts, prayers and messages of support" after his death at home on Tuesday, his manager said. Beatles drummer Ringo Starr broke the news on Twitter and led tributes...

A Derby County fan has slated his team's rivals by spelling out "We hate Forest" in roof tiles on a building he was working on. David Greenall did it for "a bit of a laugh" and hopes Nottingham Forest fans will see the funny side. He told the Derby Telegraph the developer is also a Rams fan...

An "earthquake" made by football fans celebrating a goal has been recorded for the first time in the UK. A University of Leicester team installed a seismometer near Leicester City's King Power Stadium and reported a minor quake with a magnitude of 0.3. The tremor was attributed to a "sudden...

Back in 2014, a team of British researchers made headlines for producing the blackest material known to science. Called Vantablack, the material was so black, it absorbed all but 0.035 percent of visible light, which means to our eyes, it was borderline invisible. Now the blackest material...

Tomorrow, my hometown, Bolton, and its football club, Bolton Wanderers, will mark the 70th anniversary of the Burnden Park disaster. The Burnden Park stadium disaster was the worst loss of life at an English football ground before the 1980s. Thirty-three people died and around 400 were...

Former Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has been branded by the media as a "paedophile" after a court found him guilty of sexual activity with a besotted 15 year old fan. Rather predictably, Twitter has gone into meltdown as its members attack Johnson, who is preparing for prison. But...

To celebrate the fact that this is British Pie Week, here are ten weird and wonderful facts about pies... British Pie Week: 10 things you never knew about pies 10 weird and wonderful facts about pies Saffron Alexander 7 March 2016 The Telegraph Food and Drink...

An earthquake has struck near the Oxfordshire-Buckinghamshire border. Residents in Chinnor and Thame in Oxfordshire as well as Princes Risborough, Aylesbury and Bledlow in Buckinghamshire reported feeling shaking late on Sunday. The BGS said the earthquake, centred on the village of...

The foreign politicians and establishment figures who support Remain forget that the British electorate always stands up to bullies... Why am I considered a bigot or an idiot for wanting Britain to leave the EU? The foreign politicians and establishment figures who support...

One of the most iconic images of post-Renaissance London has been redrawn, revealing just how much the capital has changed in four centuries. The 1616 Visscher engraving details the city from Whitehall to St Katharine’s Dock and has been described as one of the most 'recognisable and...

Beware the 'swivel-eyed’ moderates who refuse to see the way the world is going nor admit how they have failed... Our pompous, bigoted elite have not even bothered to consider the case for Brexit Beware the 'swivel-eyed’ moderates who refuse to see the way the world is...