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The length of Hadrian's Wall has become a stage for a huge live musical performance. Hundreds of musicians have travelled the wall's 73 miles (117km) using transport including a vintage bus, motorbikes, unicycles and a tractor, passing a baton from performer to performer. Part of BBC...

Alien contact is likely to come from machines living on other worlds outside of the solar system, the Astronomer Royal Martin Rees has said. Prof Lord Rees, 72, told the Cheltenham Science Festival ‘I’m not holding my breath’ for signs of extraterrestrial life, but said if a signal...

A series of photos of Prince George and his sister Princess Charlotte have been released by Kensington Palace. The four pictures show the princess being cradled by her elder sibling as they sit on a cream couch at Anmer Hall in Norfolk, their family home with the Duke and Duchess of...

Britain's global reach is further than ever before - though the doom-mongers may have a point when they criticise our defence spending What nonsense are the American 'declinists' spouting about us now...

The old Left-Right spectrum has no place in today's politics, where leaving the EU is the most radical policy proposed by any party. Ukip isn't Left-wing or Right-wing. It's just sensible...

A spoof bid to host the football World Cup in 2026 has been launched by non-league club Macclesfield Town. The club, nicknamed the Silkmen, predicted the Cheshire town could provide the tournament at "a total cost of £249.99" ($382.30) following Fifa's current woes with corruption...

On the eve of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo (18th June), Jem Duducu, author of The Napoleonic Wars in 100 Facts, reveals seven things you might not have known about the 25 years (or so) of conflict… 7 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Napoleonic Wars...

Alton Towers was under fire last night after four thrillseekers were seriously hurt on a rollercoaster with a history of problems. The victims – three of them teenagers – were crushed after their carriage ploughed into an empty cart on the £18million Smiler ride, which has more loops than...

Welcome to Britain in 2020, a confident, successful, free and wealthy nation that is thriving now it is out of the EU.... A vision of Britain outside the EU - confident, successful and free Released from our Eurochains, pessimism withers and the economy grows as we become...

Charles Kennedy, the leader of the Liberal Democrats between 1999 and 2006, has died at his home in Scotland aged 55. His family said they were devastated to lose a "fine man and loving father". David Cameron said politics had lost a man of "immense ability", while Nick Clegg said his...

A special set of commemorative stamps has been issued to mark the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta in just under a fortnight's time. The six stamps feature text from Magna Carta and other charters, bills and declarations that have developed the rule of law around the world. Magna Carta...

Recently uncovered historical documents have revealed that the nefarious US offered the bounder and cad Old Boney refuge after he was defeated by Britain at Waterloo - and that they thought he would win the historic battle. Letters from the American representative in Paris at the time, Henry...

Police Scotland have announced they are to review the disgraceful scenes at the end of Rangers’ Play-Off Final second leg defeat to Motherwell at Fir Park, resulting in red cards for Ibrox defender Bilel Mohsni and Motherwell players Lee Erwin and Fraser Kerr. TV pictures showed Mohsni...

The BBC (who else?) advertising for disabled weather forecasters, no experience necessary; the Americans going after FIFA; the EU; a funeral for a duck; Ed Miliband; and some dopey female contestant on popular BBC quiz show Pointless. All of these warrant a mention in the latest instalment of...

Archaeologists uncovered what they believed to be the only inscribed tomb and matching remains ever found from Roman Britain earlier this year. But now it appears the stone has no direct link with the skeleton buried beneath it. The honey-coloured headstone bears inscriptions saying it...

Britain's EU in/out referendum could end up becoming a "neverendum", a politician has warned. David Cameron is currently touring Europe and meeting European leaders to try and win support for his EU reforms, which he would like to see implemented before the British people decide, before the end...

As far as team photos go, Zenit St Petersburg's will take some beating. The Russian club, managed by former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas, won their domestic league with two games to spare last weekend. And just how did Villas-Boas and his...

Arsenal have thrashed Aston Villa to win the FA Cup, the world's oldest football tournament, for the second successive year and for a record 12th time. It is the eighth time that a team has retained the famous old trophy. The London giants found it too easy against their Birmingham rivals, who...