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Today's world is full of terror, pain, poverty and despair, but those things should not be allowed to triumph, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. In his Easter message, the Most Reverend Justin Welby remembered the victims of the recent bombings at two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt...

A bronze ear thought to have broken off from a Roman statue has been unearthed 1,800 years after it was lost. The three-inch long fragment, which is among the oldest relics of its kind ever uncovered in Britain, was discovered by a metal detectorist in a field near Catterick, North...

Remainer newspaper The New European has been criticised by Skegness locals, including the MP, for a front page which appears to mock the area for voting Brexit. Using an image which has been accused of "exploiting" local mascot the Jolly Fisherman, the paper appeared to show Skegness in...

A newly discovered letter that has lain unread for over 600 years is forcing a rethink of a 14th Century prince with a controversial reputation... Was Edward the Black Prince really a nasty piece of work? 7 July 2014 Luke Foddy BBC News Magazine The Black Prince was the eldest son of King...

Scientists have found evidence of how ancient Britain separated from Europe in what they are dubbing "Brexit 1.0" - a flooding event that happened in two stages thousands of years ago. In research published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday, the scientists said they now have proof...

He is Britain’s most celebrated wartime leader, revered for guiding the country through the darkest days of the Second World War and on to victory. But a controversial new biopic of Winston Churchill has been condemned as a vicious character assassination – and a ‘hatchet job’ worthy...

The body of PC Keith Palmer, killed in the Westminster attack in March, is to be taken to the Palace of Westminster ahead of his funeral on Monday. Such an honour is rare and requires the consent of the Queen. His coffin will be taken to the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace...

A sophisticated Roman town once home to wealthy settlers has been discovered underneath Britain's longest road. Archaeologists found a treasure trove of objects including shoes, pens and ink and even coin factories at the ancient site. The 2,000-year-old town was found in North Yorkshire by...

"Significant" archaeological finds from the Roman town of Verulamium have been uncovered during gas main works in St Albans. Verulamium was the third largest city in Roman Britain and has been mapped by various excavations over the years. The new holes revealed the location of the corner of...

All I know is that what we have seen from the EU’s leaders in the months since Britain voted to leave the EU is a good reminder of why the country made that decision. Far from proving itself to be the open, liberal organisation it claims to be it has revealed itself to be a closed...

Joseph Fox photographed the mudlarkers who comb the shore of London's River Thames. Originally a term for the city's poor who scraped a meagre living by scavenging in the river's mud, it has been adopted by a new breed of treasure hunters, often armed with metal detectors. These men...

He was famed for his brutal four-year reign and love of wild orgies. Now a wild party boat used by Emperor Caligula for sex parties is to be recovered after 2,000 years. Researchers are planning to dive to the bottom of Lake Nemi in Italy to find the famed ruler's 400-feet-long vessel...

Have you seen a BBC programme showing Brexit in a positive light — or suggesting there might be an upside to leaving Europe? Perhaps more to the point, have you seen ANY programmes at all about the downsides of EU membership — or the economic chaos inflicted by its blunders? Even the Pope has...

Terror of a midnight zombie invasion may be assumed to have no place outside the genre of cheap 20th century horror films. But new analysis of medieval bones has shown that, in one North Yorkshire village at least, the inhabitants really did quake in fear of a night of the living dead...

Europe is in British hearts. Our neighbours should know that fact — and Brits should never forget it — in the months and years of bitter Brexit negotiations that lie ahead. It is not Europe we are leaving. It is the European Union... Tony Parsons Europe is in the hearts of most Brits… it’s...

Five dogs were shot dead by armed police in the centre of my hometown this morning after they attacked a group of people: Armed police 'shoot dead pack of five dangerous dogs' after they 'attacked children in a town centre' in horrific footage* A 60-year-old woman and a man were injured...

Buried deep within a well in a small Norwegian farm, researchers have discovered a wooden toy Viking boat. The toy dates back around 1,000 years, and was probably played with by a child on the farm. The finding gives an insight into the lifestyle of medieval children, and suggests that they...

A secret spy chamber that was built by the mother of Ivan the Terrible has been found under a Moscow street. Archaeologists said the room was originally constructed beneath a 1.5 mile wall designed to protect Russians from Tatar and Polish raids during the 16th Century. The vaulted wall is...

Britain’s reluctance to accept supra-national authority and its insistence on maintaining its own unique adversarial (rather than consensual) political culture is not admired in Europe. Its pride in the longevity of its particular democratic institutions is regarded as arrogant and...

The University Boat Race is expected to go ahead after a suspected World War Two shell was discovered by the River Thames, police have said. But some viewing areas may have to be suspended by the event organisers if it is deemed to pose a hazard. The find was made near Putney Bridge, west...