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Colonel Percy Fawcett’s hellish experience at the Battle of the Somme convinced him there must be a better world – and he spent the rest of his life trying to find it. His quest led him to hunt for a fabled ancient lost city in the Brazilian jungle, which he simply called Z but which was...

Charlie Haylock takes us on a tour of the historical origins of many of the words and phrases we still use today… From the ‘green-eyed monster’ to ‘a stiff upper lip’: the evolution of the English language...

The European Union’s remaining 27 leaders will declare the EU to be “undivided and indivisible” at an anniversary summit today, despite the looming reality of Brexit and weeks of bitter disagreement over the text of the Rome Declaration setting out the future of the bloc. The EU leaders...

Hundreds of letters written by King George III, the so-called "Mad King," support the modern diagnosis that he suffered from mental illness during his later years, a new study found. Using computer analysis, researchers investigated letters written by George during his 60-year reign...

Every time there is a terrorist atrocity, either here or abroad, the politicians go through the same old motions, mouthing platitudes about never surrendering to evil. But by their actions they betray their hollow rhetoric and the rest of us have to live with the consequences. It is the...

The first dinosaurs may have originated in the Northern Hemisphere, possibly in an area that is now Britain. This is one of the conclusions of the first detailed re-evaluation of the relationships between dinosaurs for 130 years. It shows that the current theory of how dinosaurs evolved and...

The stormy rivalry between England's Queen Elizabeth I and her cousin's daughter Mary, Queen Of Scots.... Deadly Rivals: Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots...

Liverpool is marking the 50th birthday of The Beatles' Sgt Pepper album by asking a dizzying array of performers to reinterpret the songs in the city. From choirs to cabaret performers and musicians to artists, each will stage an event inspired by a different track. The album - released on...

A 430-million-year-old fossil discovered "frozen in time" in ancient volcanic rock has been named after Sir David Attenborough. The tiny crustacean, measuring less than 1cm long, was found by researchers in Herefordshire. It has been named Cascolus Ravitis, the first word a Latin rendering of...

New facial reconstruction of a man buried in a medieval hospital graveyard discovered underneath a Cambridge college sheds light on how ordinary poor people lived in medieval England...

A searing hot laser capable of cutting through aircraft in seconds has been demonstrated for the first time by the Ministry of Defence. Using their official YouTube channel, the MoD uploaded a clip of the prototype invention melting an 82mm mortar in a matter of seconds.... Hot stuff...

Scotland is supposed to be a land which, nowadays, doesn't like Tories that much. So how do you account for the new poll which shows TWO Tories are more popular amongst Scots than their nationalist First Minister Nicola Sturgeon? The Sky poll found that Prime Minister Theresa May and Scottish...

Lord Tebbit has today said the 'world is a sweeter place ' after Martin McGuinness's death at 66 and called him a 'multi-murderer coward' who turned to peace 'to save his own skin'. Mr McGuinness, once nicknamed the 'Butcher of Bogside', was considered Britain's number one terrorist...

Prime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union next Wednesday that the UK is leaving. Downing Street said she would write a letter to the EU's 27 other members, adding that it expected negotiations to then begin as quickly as possible. Article 50: Theresa May to trigger...

Here, writing for History Extra, Anna Keay and Caroline Stanford, the authors of Landmark: A History of Britain in 50 Buildings, a book celebrating some of the sites rescued by the Landmark Trust, nominate their top 10 landmark buildings… 10 of Britain’s most amazing landmark buildings...

Britain and Germany are set to sign a new defence pact as Theresa May signals her intention to play a significant role in European security after Brexit. The Prime Minister is seeking to reassure EU leaders that Britain will continue to co-operatate on training, cyber security and...

A few weeks ago, Boris Johnson made a point about the EU negotiations and the futility of the idea of punishing Britain for the sake of it. ‘If Monsieur Hollande wants to administer punishment beatings to anybody who chooses to escape’, he said, ‘rather in the manner of some World War II...

A 23ft diameter giant replica of the Moon has been installed in the University of Bristol's Great Hall. The giant orb, covered in detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface, was created by Bristol-based Luke Jerram. Giant moon hung at University of Bristol hall 19 March 2017...

Ten fascinating mysteries of the Picts, who occupied the mysterious mist-cloaked lands north of Hadrian's Wall when the Romans occupied the rest of the island... 10 Fascinating Mysteries Of The Picts Geordie McElroy March 18, 2017 Listverse The Picts are the most enigmatic people of...

Two great British icons are to unite tomorrow as Dame Vera Lynn's face is projected onto the White Cliffs of Dover to mark her 100th birthday. Dame Vera's wartime classic, The White Cliffs of Dover, gave hope to British troops in action missing Blighty. Now she will be honoured at the very...