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England aren't the only English team who are to play in Russia this year - that's if they don't decide to boycott the World Cup. London giants Arsenal are to travel there on 12th April after they were yesterday drawn to play CSKA Moscow in the quarter finals of the Europa League. Fans on...

Letters encouraging recipients to take part in "Punish a Muslim Day" have reportedly been sent to addresses across the country. Images of the A4 notes, which contain a list of violent acts alongside a number of points for performing them, have been widely shared online. 'Punish a Muslim day'...

Scottish nationalism has arrived at its Robert Welch moment by declaring shortbread unpatriotic. The buttery biscuit went from beloved confection to traitorous treat after a nationalist, on a trip to Germany, spotted Walkers Shortbread being sold in a Union Jack tin... Coffee House...

In January, Richard Smith received an order request to the North Yorkshire workshop he converted from a cowshed attached to his home. It was a Ministry of Defence official requesting 20 state fanfare trumpets - the first five of which needed to be ready for March 14. The exact purpose...

A treasure trove of 10,000 artefacts uncovered in Oxford has revealed what life was once like at the city's prestigious university 800 years ago. In one of Britain's largest ever urban excavations, experts have found bloodletting bowls, writing equipment and beer mugs used by both...

When Sir Francis Beaufort set out to sea on board HMS Woolwich in 1806, sailors did not have an accurate scale to describe the strength and impact of winds while at sea. The Beaufort Scale, which he developed, is still used today and is a morning ritual on BBC Radio 4 during the Shipping...

Donald Trump and Theresa May could hardly be further apart in their character as national leaders. Whereas Trump is seen to be decisive, Theresa May dithers. Trump is flamboyant and May is dull. While the British Prime Minister tends to seek out compromise, a headstrong U.S. President wants...

I don’t think the Italians are looking forward to the day everyone is called Muhammad. Their election results would suggest otherwise. It was, of course, a dog’s breakfast, as Italian elections tend to be (the country being no worse off as a consequence of this tradition). But the...

Researchers are using powerful X-rays to look inside cannonballs found on the famous Tudor ship the Mary Rose. They are trying to find a way of preserving the shot, which will corrode if it is put on display. There are 1,200 of the cannonballs, found on Henry VIII's flagship, currently...

Theresa May is drawing up a “full spectrum” retaliation against Vladimir Putin for the nerve agent hit on spy Sergei Skripal, The Sun can reveal. The PM has told ministers to prepare a powerful response across diplomatic, economic and military fronts to punish the Salisbury outrage -...

Eight notable events that took place in March in history... 8 historical events that happened in March From the Great Escape to the opening of the Eiffel Tower, Dominic Sandbrook highlights 8 notable events that took place in March in history... March 1, 2017 BBC History Magazine 21 March...

John Major, a Tory Prime Minister so pathetically inept that he laid the foundation for 13 years of Labour government, is an unlikely saviour of the nation. Major is best remembered for the economic incompetence and political sleaze that engulfed his government, rising all the way up to his...

A hunt is on to find up to seven statue heads that once stood in front of an Oxford landmark. The carved figures known as the Emperor Heads, outside the Sheldonian Theatre, were first commissioned by Sir Christopher Wren in the 1660s. The current set is the third and it is thought as many as...

Sir Roger Bannister, the first athlete to run a sub-four minute mile, has died aged 88 in Oxford, his family have said. A statement released on behalf of Sir Roger's family said: 'Sir Roger Bannister died peacefully in Oxford on 3rd March 2018, aged 88, surrounded by his family who were...

Part of a prehistoric human skull found beneath the North Sea has been dubbed the 'oldest ever Dutchwoman'. Alongside a carved bison bone found at a nearby site, the skull fragment is around 13,000 years old, archaeologists found. The finds form the oldest known modern human from the...