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Hitler's spies secretly compiled information about British housewives and the UK's 'homes of misery' years before they planned to invade Britain. German Military Intelligence were horrified by the 'catastrophic' condition of cities where their invading forces would set up garrisons. They also...

An elaborate steel works from nearly 200 years ago has been unearthed by archaeologists in Sheffield. The Victorian-era factory was discovered in a part of the city once famous for its steel industry, which at its height employed 150,000 people. Researchers excavating the site discovered...

An ancient Roman sarcophagus has been excavated from a building site in central London. The 1,600-year-old coffin found near Borough Market is thought to contain the remains of a member of the nobility. Ancient Roman sarcophagus found at London building site 18 July 2017 BBC News An...

A timber fishing trap exposed on the Hampshire coast dates back to Saxon times, it has been confirmed. The weir, built as a permanent wooden structure to catch fish as the tide ebbed, was found by chance on the shore of Southampton Water in 2005. Southampton Water fish trap dated to Saxon...

Neolithic markings carved into a stone in Orkney that were missed for years by archaeologists have been discovered by chance. The faintly incised "butterfly-like" motifs were revealed on Tuesday as sunlight lit up the rock at the "right moment, at the right angle". Experts believe the marks...

Think how many years have passed since there has been anything like it: British audiences expected to pack cinemas to see a British movie about one of the great British moments of World War II: Dunkirk. Christopher Nolan’s deafening epic about the evacuation from the northern French...

Passchendaele, Somme, Arras, Cambrai, Verdun, Dardanelles, Ypres and Jutland. They were not only the names of World War One battles, but also the names given to babies, usually in commemoration of a father or relation who fought and died there. It might sound strange to modern ears, but...

An official portrait of Prince George has been released to mark his fourth birthday. The picture, taken at Kensington Palace ahead of his birthday on Saturday, captures a smiling future king. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were "delighted" to share the photograph taken by royal...

Archaeologists are thrilled by the discovery of a Roman coin during the excavation of an archaeological site in Orkney. The copper alloy coin was found at the Knowe of Swandro, the location of a Neolithic chambered tomb, Iron Age roundhouses and Pictish buildings. Roman coin find in Orkney...

The tiny tardigrade has been named the world’s most indestructible species after scientists discovered it is the only creature that will survive until the Sun dies. Although cockroaches are traditionally seen as Earth’s most resilient species, the eight-legged microbeasts are actually far...

Here, Steven Gunn and Tomasz Gromelski reveal what perils faced Tudor children at play... Toys and games that killed in Tudor England Steven Gunn and Tomasz Gromelski examined 9,000 coroner’s inquest reports from the 16th century. Here they reveal what perils faced Tudor children at play...

Roger Federer became the first man to win Wimbledon eight times and extended his record to 19 Grand Slam titles with victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic. Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer beats Marin Cilic to win record eighth title By Piers Newbery BBC Sport at Wimbledon Roger Federer became...

Archaeologists have digitally recreated the face of an ancient Pict uncovered in Highland Perthshire. In 1986, a long cist burial was dug up in Bridge of Tilt near Blair Atholl, where excavators discovered the skeleton of a man in his forties. Analysis at the time found the man was used to hard...

Human toe bones and a cannon ball found in a vegetable patch and believed to have been used in the English Civil War are set to go to auction. The iron cannon ball could have been fired in the decisive Battle of Naseby, Derbyshire-based auctioneers Hansons said. Civil War cannon ball and...

The EU will be the only loser if it plays games over Britain's departure... Features Brexit: A view from Germany The EU will be the only loser if it plays games over Britain's departure Markus Krall The European Union's chief negotiator...

The face of a man who lived 4,000 years ago was reconstructed using 3-D digital technology to "humanise" him, a museum has said. The man's remains were found in Derbyshire, in Liff's Low bowl barrow burial mound, in the 1930s. The skeleton has been in Buxton Museum's collection for about 30...

The identity of Doctor Who's 13th Time Lord will be revealed following the Wimbledon men's singles tennis final on Sunday, the BBC has announced. A trailer featuring the number 13 in different locations was aired during the tennis on BBC One on Friday. It finished with the caption: "Meet...

Archaeologists have uncovered 'conclusive evidence' that a wooden hut traditionally associated with St Columba dates to his lifetime in the late sixth century AD. The saint is widely revered as a key figure who brought Christianity to Scotland from Ireland, landing on the Isle of Iona...

That politicians can breezily flirt with the idea of reneging on the wishes of 17.4 million people tells us what a dire state the democratic ideal is in a year on from the referendum. A year of legal challenges by filthy-rich businesspeople and chattering-class rage against ‘low...

A ‘House of the Dead’ has been discovered in Wiltshire dating back 5,000 years by University of Reading archaeologists and students, and could contain the ancestors of those who lived around Stonehenge and Avebury. As part of the University’s final Archaeology Field School in the...