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The world’s vast Olympic conceit is that a host city should transform itself into a perfect Hollywood set of nice hotels, Olympic bus lanes and zero crime. According to this logic, winning an Olympic bid confers on a city a duty to prostrate itself for the benefit of people who visit for...

The final list of candidates in the running to succeed Nigel Farage as UKIP leader will be announced later. The party has been carrying out "one final round" of vetting to determine who is eligible to stand in the race. UKIP donor Arron Banks suggested Steven Woolfe will not be on the ballot...

Is Theresa May using the proposed new nuclear power station in Somerset to hold the French hostage over Brexit? Coffee House Is Theresa May using Hinkley Point to hold the French hostage over Brexit? Philip Sime...

A rare and extraordinary photo album showing British troops fighting the Boer War has been made public by the descendants of an army captain who fought in the conflict. It contains more than 150 black and white images of the First Battalion Rifle Brigade and provide a fascinating record...

A schizophrenic knifeman who tried to behead a musician during an Islamic State-inspired rampage at a Tube station has been sentenced to life in prison. Somali-born Muhiddin Mire, 30, targeted strangers at random in the ticket hall at Leytonstone Underground station in east London on...

Six in ten British workers believe Brexit will boost their salaries and are confident that quitting the EU will have a positive effect on their career prospects. A major survey of more than 28,000 users of Jobsite handed to MailOnline found that less than a third of people believe the...

Far from retreating into isolation, the UK economy now looks more open than ever. It is gradually dawning on all but the most stubborn in the Remain camp that the world still wants to do business with an independent UK — and that, freed from having to tag along with EU trade deals, this...

What was Britain like in AD 130, 80 years after the Roman conquest? Bronwen Riley takes a look... Welcome to Britannia: Roman Britain in AD 130 Bronwen Riley takes the pulse of Roman Britain in AD 130 and finds that, 80 years after the conquest, tensions are still simmering – especially in...

A 1,800-year-old Roman mosaic will go on public display for the first time in almost half a century. Archaeologist Sir Mortimer Wheeler discovered it in the 1930s on the site of the ancient Roman city of Verulamium, now St Albans in Hertfordshire. The priceless work became the centrepiece...

Archaeologists have seen the face of a woman who has been dead for thousands of years in mysterious circumstances. Known as 'Ava', this Bronze Age woman died more than 3,700 years ago, but has been brought back to life in a two-dimensional image. Unusually, the Bronze Age woman was...

The truth is that the liberal elite (who, by nature, are slavishly Europhile) have always tried to depict him as a buffoon. But that was a fatal mistake. For Farage is motivated by deeply patriotic values that struck a chord with a majority of the British people. Though Farage enjoys a...

"Brexit would be devastating for the UK economy", the Remainers kept telling us during the referendum which they evantually lost. Yet the British economy is still suffering no devastating effects from Brexit. In fact, it's roaring ahead of the US and Europe... Let's not do ourselves down -...

MORE than half of Scots do not want independence from the UK despite Britain’s decision to leave the European Union last month, a shock poll has found. The findings that some 53 per cent of Scottish voters would rather stay with the UK has seriously undermined the SNP and First Minister...

Two of the men who ensured World Cup glory for England's football team 50 years ago are set to take centre stage at Wembley Stadium for a special commemoration of the historic win. Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Geoff Hurst will recount their memories of the 1966 win to an audience of 10,000...

They were better known for the terror they instilled in the coastal populations as they pillaged their way around Britain. But it seems the Vikings may have also had a soft spot for something a little more mundane too - board games. Archaeologists have discovered two burials of Norse warriors...

A Neolithic monument and a Bronze Age cemetery are some of the remains spotted from the skies by archaeologists. Historic England also discovered the remnants of a Roman military camp and medieval settlements. Aerial pictures have been made public to mark the Festival of Archaeology...

The average Briton is only really 37 per cent British (Anglo-Saxon) - with the remainder of their genes coming from European ancestors from as far afield as Scandinavia, Spain and Greece. DNA testing has also revealed how the people of Yorkshire are officially the most British people in...

Dame Vera Lynn, the Forces' Sweetheart, has received her latest honour from the Queen in an investiture ceremony held at her village home. The 99-year-old, whose songs brought hope during the darkest days of the Second World War, was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour in...

An FA investigation has been launched into the “unprecedented” abandonment of a pre-season friendly football match after one team refused to play the second half. Spennymoor Town feared their players could be seriously injured due to the tough tackling of their Newton Aycliffe opponents...

Here are ten strange jobs from Victorian England... 10 Of The Strangest Jobs In The Victorian Era Geoffrey Asmus January 4, 2015 Listverse The modern world is filled with bizarre jobs, from searching through Facebook for objectionable content to writing for Buzzfeed. But the odd office jobs...