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The Left-wing BBC has been left sweating nervously after David Cameron appointed an anti-BBC Right-winger who has, in the past, criticised the BBC's Left-wing bias and its unpopular licence fee, as his new Culture Secretary. Tory MP John Whittingdale, who has produced a string of damning...

Good news, smegheads. Coronation Street actor Craig Charles is quitting the soap after ten years to film two new series of cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf. The iconic show will be filming a further two series - Red Dwarf XI and Red Dwarf XII - at the end of the year, with 50-year-old Craig's...

Humans may think of our planet as being big but, as these 11 mind-boggling pictures show, we really are insignificant in the grand scheme of things. 11 images that capture the incredible vastness of space Updated by Joseph Stromberg on April 17, 2015...

Why the arrogant, out-of-touch, pompous, left-wing BBC must now pay the price for its blatant anti-Conservative bias, BBC must now pay the price for its blatant anti-Conservative bias, writes LEO MCKINSTRY By Leo Mckinstry For The Daily Mail 9 May 2015 Daily Mail The BBC had a...

Today's General Election to elect the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the most unpredictable for decades. It seems most likely that, just as in 2010 and 1974, no party will gain an overall majority (and it's difficult to say who will get the most...

If there was a competition to find Britain's/Canada's/Australia's most likeable royal, surely British soldier Prince Harry would win it hands down. This is the moment a cheeky blonde asked 30-year-old Prince Harry to marry her and ended up locking lips with the blushing royal. Victoria...

The old cogs of the world's oldest surviving democracy start turning tomorrow as the British people vote for the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom. From rotten boroughs to 47-day elections, the electoral system has, through history, featured a number of quirks and unusual customs...

The UK is overtaking arch-rival France to become Europe's second largest economy after Germany, according to an influential think tank. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) believes Britain will expand by 2.5pc this year. While this is lower than its forecast of...

With the Duchess of Cambridge having just given birth to the fourth in line to the throne, author and historian Amy Licence explores royal babies through history, and the unusual circumstances of their arrivals… 6 royal births that changed the world (or could have)...

In the wake of Labour leader Ed Miliband's ridiculous tombstone stunt, in which Labour's main policies were engraved on a huge block of stone (including, rather laughably considering their record between 1997 and 2010, a "strong economic foundation"), the Daily Mail's Richard Littlejohn said he...

London giants Chelsea are the English Champions for the fifth time after they won their fourth Premier League title today, their first since 2010. The title was clinched with three games to spare thanks to a 1-0 win against fellow London side Crystal Palace, with a goal from PFA Player of the...

Why English patience, which has remained remarkably steadfast so far, could end up running out if Nicola Sturgeon's Far-Left SNP get their way. Could GK Chesterton's Secret People finally speak out? Despite the SNP's success in Scotland - they look set to win almost every single one, if not...

The English Civil War was one of the bloodiest chapters in Britain's history and wiped out one in 20 of the population. Now, over 360 years after the conflict, its story is being told in a dedicated museum. The conflict from 1642 to 1651 split families as they took up sides with the...

A man has accomplished a 100-mile (160km) morris dance from London to Norwich recreating a journey undertaken by William Shakespeare's clown in 1600. Rick Jones, from Catford, south east London, set off from London Bridge on 23 April (St George's Day and the day Shakespeare is...

Organisers of a "knob throwing" competition in Dorset hope the current champion tossing record will be broken later. The Dorset Knob Throwing and Food Festival event in Cattistock involves participants chucking the locally made, spherical biscuit as far as they can. The record is held by...

The Duke of Wellington may have been a military genius but his love life was far from straight forward, it has been revealed. Behind the back of the wife, who he found unattractive, the Battle of Waterloo hero had a secret harem of lovers. Among the British military commander's adoring...

A woman exploring a derelict hospital was left stunned after a photo she took in the spooky building appeared to show the ghostly figure of a doctor. Jamie-Leigh Brown, 21, was walking the abandoned corridors of St Thomas's Hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester - which closed down...

Ed Miliband stumbled as he left the stage last night following a grilling over Labour's record on the economy, immigration and welfare. The Labour leader was taking part in one of three separate Question Time sessions on BBC One in Leeds, along with Prime Minister David Cameron and...

Stonehenge has stood in the English countryside for 5,000 years, but over the millennia its fortunes have repeatedly risen and fallen. After starting life as a religious site, the stones became a crumbling and neglected relic - before becoming one of the world's top tourist attractions...

An obsessive Arsenal fan made his girlfriend sit a test quizzing her about his favourite football club. Marking her answers with red pen, she scored an impressive 43.5 out of 50, to which he commented, 'Well done Saskia! As a result, I will not be dumping you! (Lucky you)'. Saskia posted...