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These amusing pictures appear to capture the moment a lost King Penguin tries to hitchhike back home. The lonesome bird was spotted trying to hitch a ride to the nearby penguin settlement in Teal Inlet, East Falkland, after it became separated from its colony. The pictures were taken by...

Dozens of firefighters have been battling to save a historic Tudor mansion after a blaze destroyed its roof and first floor. Wythenshawe Hall, a timber-framed former stately home turned museum and art gallery, has been badly damaged in the fire early on Tuesday. The fire broke out in...

An untouched Bronze Age burial site is due to be excavated thanks to a "lucky" discovery by a pair of metal detector enthusiasts. Matthew Hepworth and David Kierzek unearthed several rare artefacts in a field in Lancashire, including a chisel and a dagger. This led to an ancient barrow...

People of the Commonwealth should "support those in need" and others who "feel excluded", the Queen has said. Her annual message to the association addressed its 2016 theme - inclusivity. The Duke of Edinburgh, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will join the Queen later for the...

Oxford historian Harry Sidebottom shares 10 surprising facts about the Romans... 10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Romans Oxford historian Harry Sidebottom shares 10 surprising facts about the Romans. Monday 28th September 2015 Submitted by: Emma Mason BBC History Magazine...

Barack Obama will fly to Britain next month to urge voters to back staying in the European Union, it was revealed this morning. The US President is planning a 'big, public reach-out' to British voters to make the case for staying in the Brussels club. But Brexit campaigners have hit back...

This dirty conduct of the Remain campaign stinks of panic. Out of arguments already, with three months to go until the referendum and new evidence of the damage the EU does to Britain pouring in every day, a bad case is now being made even worse by incompetence and dishonesty... The EU...

Britain is today marking the 20th anniversary of the Dunblane school massacre. On 13 March 1996, Dunblane Primary School teacher Gwen Mayor and 16 of her pupils were killed and 12 wounded when Thomas Hamilton opened fire on them before turning the gun onto himself in the Scottish town of...

The first English Aviva Premiership game to be played abroad was played in New Jersey yesterday as two London sides clashed in New Jersey. A first-half try from England full-back Alex Goode, who was released from Six Nations duty to play in the match, gave Saracens the lead over London Irish...

The Masters of the Universe expect those they control to know their place... Ancient and modern Jean-Claude Juncker speaks to Britain like a Roman emperor …and David Cameron is responding like a loyal imperial governor...

How the Left is trying to shut down democracy and free speech in America to get its own way - but could be about to fail spectacularly... Coffee House The anti-Donald Trump mob is making America scary...

It may appear to be a large piece of leftover masonry but this mysterious stone remains a historic piece of London's history. Known as the London Stone, the ancient Grade II-listed relic is set to go on show to the public after lying behind a glass case covered by a metal grill. The...

Rare medals given to an 11-year-old boy who served at the Battle of Trafalgar and rose to become a Royal Navy Admiral have emerged for sale for £10,000. George James Perceval quit Harrow school to join HMS Orion in August 1805, just two months before the historic battle at which...

British scientists are facing a nail-biting wait ahead of next week's ExoMars mission launch, warning that 13 years of research is now ‘strapped to a great big bomb.’ The huge proton rocket, which will take the spacecraft to the Red Planet, was rolled out on Friday morning ahead of its...

The trustees behind a proposed dinosaur-themed museum in a Dorset quarry have said it will go ahead despite the death of its founder. Michael Hanlon, the former science writer at the Daily Telegraph and, previously, the Daily Mail, who came up with the idea for the £80m attraction called...

What does a barrel of schadenfreude cost these days? That’s today’s starter for ten. The answer, according to the lastest Scottish government figures, appears to be about £15bn. That’s the difference between spending in Scotland last year and the revenue raised from Scotland. A deficit of 9.7...

The Sun's editor-in-chief has said he is "in no doubt" that the newspaper's article claiming the Queen backs a UK exit from the EU is accurate. Tony Gallagher told the BBC he was "completely confident" that the report and its headline reflected her views. Buckingham Palace complained to...

It is those who love Europe, its diversity, its history and its humanity who should be the most enthusiastic about Brexit. A paradox? Not at all. The European Union, as currently constituted, has run out of road. It is doomed to fail, sooner or later, with catastrophic consequences for our...

Here's something that British voters should bear in mind in the run-up to the EU in/out referendum on 23rd June... KATIE HOPKINS on Turkey's migrant blackmail plan: Do you remember THAT scene in Midnight Express? Well now we all know how the poor kid felt By Katie Hopkins for MailOnline...

White stags have long featured in some of the best-known myths and legends, a magnificent yet elusive creature. King Arthur was left frustrated by his attempts to capture one, as were the Kings and Queens of Narnia, who chased the creature through the woods and found themselves tumbling...