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In Germany, fears are growing that the ship of Europe is sailing troubled waters. Soon it could be dashed on the rocks. Why the anxiety? The looming impact of Brexit, as politicians...

The British economy is set to outpace the eurozone in the first two years after Brexit, according to projections published today by the International Monetary Fund... UK economy will grow faster than the eurozone in the first two years after Brexit, International Monetary Fund predicts...

The Uffington White Horse is 374ft tall and has occupied the Berkshire Downs for 3,000 years. Martin Symington visited the sight and couldn't decide if it looked more like a horse or a dragon... Stone Age steed or fiery dragon? Exploring the mysterious Vale of the White Horse The Uffington...

The House of Lords could be moved to York as Boris Johnson shifts power to his new Tory political heartlands. The government is considering permanently relocating the second chamber to the north or midlands, in a signal that he is determined to give a voice to the areas that delivered his...

Eurocrats still don’t get it. They still don’t get Brexit. They still don’t understand that us Brits didn’t vote for some kind of trial separation from the EU. No, we voted for a full and everlasting divorce. There’s no going back. We’re out (or will be soon) and we’re staying out...

Part of Chester's historical city walls has collapsed after digging work by developers. Cheshire West and Chester Council said a section of the wall fell on Thursday evening, causing the...

Medieval and Tudor silver artefacts dug up by detectorists in two Bedfordshire villages belonged to "higher status" people, experts believe. A seal matrix was found in Wilden near...

A clock counting down to the moment the UK leaves the EU on 31 January will be projected on to Downing Street as part of government plans to mark Brexit Day. The clock will tick down to...

Rutland, England's smallest county, will lose its status as the only county without a McDonald's after councillors rubber-stamped plans for a new restaurant. Some in the small rural East...

Tomorrow marks two weeks exactly until Brexit occurs at 11pm on Friday 31st January, with millions likely to be celebrating Britain regaining its independence by hosting fireworks, bonfires and big screenings around the country. But it's also important that Big Ben's famous bongs ring out to...

Incredible digital reconstructions have brought to life the faces of two people buried at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, thought to be some of the city's first inhabitants...

Catastrophic flooding which happened more than 400 years ago in Somerset has inspired a children's story after the author learnt it could have been a tsunami. Emma Carroll's book, The...

A new design of the world's longest aircraft has been revealed - meaning it will be 5% longer. Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) said "nose to tail" changes to the in-development Airlander 10...

Emmanuel Macron has put his strained Brexit relationship with Boris Johnson to one side by deciding to award France's highest honour - the Legion d'honneur - to London. President...

A walker has captured images of a rare weather phenomenon called Brocken spectre on New Year's Day. Rhys...

The new owners of a derelict 206-year-old pub say they hope to reopen it as "Britain's highest whisky distillery". The Cat and Fiddle Inn, which opened in 1813 and is 1,689ft (515m) above sea...

As Britain frees herself, it's much different for other Member States. Very disturbing... Translation "[Germany's] Federal Council wants to better protect the EU symbols such as the flag and the anthem from slurs. In a bill passed on Friday, the State Chamber proposes a new offence, which...

It will be remembered as the year the Brexit deadlock was finally broken. But amid all the chaos and conniving, 2019 had its comic moments in the corridors of power. Sunday Political Editor...

Historic England has revealed the most important archaeological discoveries of the decade as the 2010s draw to a close. The list included the grave of Richard III, Britain's oldest...

After Britain leaves the EU on January 31, we will see Brexit slip across that indefinable but crucial dividing line between current affairs and history...