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Dissident republicans in Northern Ireland want to kill members of the security forces in the run up to the centenary of the Easter Rising, a senior police officer has said. Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Martin was speaking after a bomb exploded under a prison officer's van. The device...

A flypast to mark the 80th anniversary of the Spitfire's first flight is taking place in Southampton later. The first prototype, K5054, designed by R.J. Mitchell, took off from Eastleigh Aerodrome on 5 March 1936. A Spitfire is due to pass Southampton Water and the site of the Supermarine...

The American comic Toby Muresianu put it best: last night’s Oscars felt like ‘three hours of being told to eat your vegetables’. If there has ever been a more grating gathering of smug, self-important asses keen to educate the TV-watching blob about Serious Stuff, then I’m struggling to...

Back in 1916, the whole of Ireland was part of the UK. However, some Irish people were opposed to this Union and wanted Ireland out of it and become a new sovereign state. On Easter Monday (24th April) in 1916, as WWI raged, a group of Irish nationalists staged a rebellion against the...

Scientists believe they have discovered a way to "steer" the immune system to kill cancers. Researchers at University College, London have developed a way of finding unique markings within a tumour - its "Achilles heel" - allowing the body to target the disease. But the personalised...

In what seems like another case of ludicrous Nanny State scaremongering nonsense, a group of "experts" has written to British government ministers to call for a ban on tackling in school rugby to lesson the dangers of children being injured. But rather than a simple of case of 'Elf 'N Safety...

After Super Tuesday, the nightmare scenario has moved a step closer to reality. America is on the brink of electing a polarising president with a long history of dishonesty, scandals and shady finances. No, not Donald Trump. While the Republican front-runner was once again dominating...

We are beggars, not choosers: that, it increasingly seems, is the Government’s message on Brexit. We have no choice and no power: we can either take what little we have been given and remain a member of the EU, warts and all, or face economic, social and cultural catastrophe. There is...

Chimps often use tools to find and eat food, but the tools they choose and their different purposes can differ depending on where they live. In West Africa, for example, chimps throw stones at trees resulting in conspicuous accumulations at various sites. But, unlike the use of sticks and...

It was once the largest royal residence in Europe, but the last remnant of the Palace of Whitehall is now undergoing a facelift - with the help of a lot of scaffolding. These pictures show the extensive renovations taking place at the 17th-century Banqueting House, including cleaning...

Nowadays it is just a barley field in the middle of the Fens. But following a chance find, archaeologists say that in 750 AD the site was a ‘significant’ centre of international trade. Experts believe that monks, priests and noblemen lived on what was an island – until it had to be...

Tony Warren, the Coronation Street creator and "father" of the long-running show, has died aged 79. ITV confirmed with "great sadness" that the "legendary" and "acclaimed" writer passed away on Tuesday night following a short illness. A spokesman said he was surrounded by his "loving...

Richard Littlejohn returns with some of the big stories of recent days: The EU referendum campaign; a schoolboy interviewed by an anti-terrorist squad for looking at a Ukip website; "sexist" barmaids and paperboys; and the ludicrous "historical sex abuse" investigations... If Britain votes to...

This is the moment a suspected meteor lit up the sky over Scotland last night and terrified the population below. People from Inverness to Edinburgh reported a white, red or blue light that swept across the skyline at around 6.45pm last night. Witnesses described a rumbling noise lasting...

When the Queen was born 90 years ago, forget-me-nots were in flower up and down the country. Now the pale blue wild flowers have provided inspiration for the official range of china to commemorate Her Majesty's 90th birthday in April. Together with cornflowers, which bloom in June, the...

Today, Britain's membership of the EU weakens our national defence in very dangerous times. Why? Clear-sighted understanding is obscured by four common myths. I fought for Britain and I know how the EU weakens our defences The myth that leaving the EU would harm British...

Irish actor Frank Kelly, best known for playing the foul-mouthed alcoholic Father Jack Hackett in Nineties British sitcom Father Ted, has died aged 77. Kelly had been a veteran of the stage and screen for 60 years. He had more recent roles in Emmerdale and Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie. Kelly...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to visit the Taj Mahal, where Princess Diana famously signalled that her marriage to Prince Charles was over. In 1992 the Princess posed for pictures on her own in front of the world's most romantic building to send a message that she and her husband...

Would life outside the European Union be a ‘leap in the dark’, condemning Britain to a precarious and precipitous future, or might Brexit be an opportunity to liberate ourselves from an undemocratic and anachronistic institution that no longer serves our interests? These are the two...

Londoners, commuters and tourists are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the capital's £15billion railway line but while Crossrail offers a look into London's future it is also unearthing a window into its rich and colourful past. Since work begun on the new line in 2009, a plethora of...