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Austin Mitchell was a backbench Labour MP for 40 years before stepping down in 2015. A self-confessed maverick who refused to toe the party line, he has always been fiercely opposed to Britain remaining in the EU. Here, on the second anniversary of the EU referendum, he delivers a...

Senior Cabinet ministers have insisted the UK is prepared to walk away from Brexit talks without a deal, on the second anniversary of the referendum. Liam Fox said Theresa May was "not bluffing" over her threat to quit negotiations, while Boris Johnson called for a "full British Brexit"...

“SUCK it up,” advises Remoaner MP Anna Soubry – three little words that mean so much. “Suck it up” infers that democracy is dead in this country. “Suck it up” means that 17.4 million votes in the EU referendum — the largest mandate in British history — do not mean a damn thing. TONY PARSONS...

Tributes have been paid to renowned physicist Prof Stephen Hawking in a Westminster Abbey memorial service. British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who played Hawking in a BBC drama, and astronaut Tim Peake were among those giving readings at the ceremony. Prof Hawking died in March, aged 76...

Mia Hansson turned her love of craft-making into a mission to recreate a full scale replica of the medieval artwork. She estimates the project will take more than a decade to complete but says it is for “handicraft interest rather than a historic one”. The 44-year-old started work on the...

The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico after their joint bid beat Morocco's proposal to host it. The 'United 2026' bid was selected by Fifa member nations, winning 134 votes compared to 65 for Morocco. The 2026 tournament will be the biggest World Cup ever...

She came to be known as the Virgin Queen, the commanding female monarch who defeated an Armada and launched England on its imperial adventures. But in this portrait Queen Elizabeth I appears to be little more than a diminutive and shy young woman. Discovered by Philip Mould, the BBC...

Tales of family heroics inevitably become exaggerated and embellished over time. But the descendants of Sir Thomas Noel Harris, a British Brigade-Major in the Battle of Waterloo, can finally rest assured that their ancestor really did play a pivotal and death-defying role in the decisive...

An artwork marking the anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215 has been unveiled in Surrey. Writ in Water, by Mark Wallinger, was commissioned by the National Trust. Wallinger drew inspiration from Clause 39 of the charter, which embodies the fundamental principles of justice...

Every president and prime minister would love their boys to win the World Cup but for Macron a victory inspired by Mbappé would be particularly timely. What political capital! Endless photo opportunities and references about the football team mirroring the new diverse, dynamic and...

How does a ruler defeat bloodthirsty invaders, secure a kingdom and lay the foundations for England - and then almost get written out of history? Be a woman, that's how. Exactly 1,100 years after her death Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, is emerging from the shadows. Aethelflaed: The...

Archaeologists excavating a former allotment site in a market town have made the "absolutely brilliant" find of a previously-unknown Roman wall. The dig in Sandy, Bedfordshire, has uncovered about 200 items dating from the Iron Age in 500 BC to the Saxon period in 800 AD. Among the finds...

A self-professed "mad football fan" has draped a huge flag across the front of his house to cheer on England in the World Cup. John Jupp, from Blyton, Lincolnshire, said the flag measures 1,250 sq ft in size and completely covers the front of his house. England fans in cars have been showing...

Scotland's cricket side has today stunned the world of sport by beating England - the number one ranked side in the world - for the first time ever in a One Day International in Edinburgh... Scotland stun England as Calum MacLeod hits 140 not out in Edinburgh By Stephan Shemilt BBC Sport 10...

A Welsh chronicle dating from the reign of King Henry VIII has been added to a prestigious list of texts granted national heritage status. The books by 16th Century Flintshire soldier Elis Gruffudd are among six new pieces to be placed on the Unesco UK Memory of the World Register. Described...

THE football fan who is tired of the World Cup is tired of life. How can anyone not feel giddy with excitement that it all kicks off on Thursday? Yes, the criticism aimed at Russia is all true — from their thuggish fans, to their undemocratic President, to their willingness to assassinate...

An eight-year-old boy has become the youngest climber to scale the 450ft high sea stack the Old Man of Hoy. Edward Mills, from Dunnet, Caithness, completed the challenging climb to raise money for charity Climbers Against Cancer as his mother, Bekki Christian, has terminal breast cancer. Boy...

A 3.9-magnitude earthquake centred in north-east Lincolnshire has reportedly been felt up to 60 miles away. The British Geological Survey (BGS) said it happened at 23:14 BST on Saturday, with the epicentre in Grimsby at a depth of 11 miles. It was felt mainly in Lincolnshire and Hull, the BGS...

A mock funeral procession has taken place in Gloucester to to mark the 1,100th anniversary of the death of Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians. She led armies against the Vikings and the Welsh and is believed to have been buried at St Oswald's Priory in the city. Gloucester funeral procession...

Are Germany really that good at penalties? How important is home advantage? And which Mexican defender has the same World Cup scoring record as Cristiano Ronaldo? As World Cup fever sets in, we answer all that and more... World Cup 2018: Everything you need to know in seven charts...