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Archaeologists have unearthed an Anglo-Saxon settlement as part of preparation work for a £2.5bn wind farm. East Anglia One is being built 30 miles off the Suffolk coast, with the onshore cable route running 23 miles from Bawdsey to Bramford. There are 50 excavation sites along the route...

Though they have different methods, and choose different times to strike, the British warriors against Brexit and the Spanish attackers of Catalan voters share a common disregard for the views of citizens. That shocking image of a Spanish police officer carrying away a ballot box so that Catalan...

Britain's most legendary warrior King Arthur never existed and was only created as a "Celtic superhero", according to new evidence from an archaeologist. Dr Miles Russell, a senior lecturer at Bournemouth University, now claims he can prove the medieval warlord is actually a composite of...

It may look like a scene from Indiana Jones, but this huge collection of human skulls and bones is far from fictional. A small church in Kent is home to one of the largest and best-preserved collections of ancient human bones and skulls in Britain. The collection includes over 1,000...

Several pedestrians have been injured after a car hit people near the Natural History Museum in London, police say. The Metropolitan Police said one person had been detained following the incident in Exhibition Road in South Kensington Natural History Museum crash: People hit by car BBC News...

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A 'lost chapel' which was the first dedicated House of Commons chamber has been recreated 183 years after it burnt down. The chamber destroyed in the 1834 Palace of Westminster fire has been reconstructed with the help of 3D visualisation technology. The House of Commons took shape in the...

Archaeologists exploring northeast Wales have found a mysterious cache of Bronze Age stone tools that are 'unlike anything ever seen before'. The strange collection was discovered at the bottom of an ancient stream in the Clwydian Range. The team believes that the tools were deposited...

The Treaty of Montgomery, signed 750 years ago on 29 September 1267, marked the zenith of the short-lived native principality of Wales... The 1267 Treaty of Montgomery: a prince’s hope for the future of Wales The Treaty of Montgomery, signed 750 years ago on 29 September 1267, marked the...

AA Milne's world-famous character Winnie-the-Pooh played an unlikely role in the nation's recovery from the traumas of war... How Winnie-the-Pooh helped the country find its feet Feel good: AA Milne found his escape in nostalgia and a return to a simpler age. (Above) A scene from new film...

Two people have been killed in a knife attack at Marseille's Saint Charles train station. The assailant has been shot dead by security forces in the southern French city. The incident is being treated as an act of terrorism, officials say. Marseille: Fatal knife attack at train station BBC...

The Bloodhound supersonic car has been fired up for the first time - and worked a treat. Engineers turned over the vehicle's Eurofighter jet engine in a "tie-down" test at Cornwall Airport Newquay on Friday. It worked flawlessly, sending a big orange flame out of the rear nozzle. The British...

An amateur historian using a metal detector in a farmer's field has told how he found a once-in-a-lifetime hoard of 2,000-year-old silver Roman coins - worth up to £200,000. Some of the metal disks were minted during the era Roman general Mark Antony was allied with his lover Cleopatra in...

Prince Harry says he hopes to expand the Invictus Games in the future, saying the "sky's the limit". He launched the Paralympic-style competition for injured servicemen and servicewomen and veterans in 2014. The prince was joined at the closing ceremony by his girlfriend Meghan Markle and her...

A unique Roman 'licking dog' never before seen in Britain has been found by two metal detector enthusiasts. The exquisite bronze figure, which measures about 8.5-inches tall and 2-inches wide, has minutely detailed eyelashes and teeth. The dog is sticking out its tongue and experts say it is...

A Star Wars request to film on land owned by the Queen was turned down, it has been revealed. The Crown Estate said no to the film franchise when it wanted to film scenes at Windsor Great Park, Berkshire. An estate spokesman said the planned scenes were not suitable for the park, adding: "Our...

Former soldier and policeman Henry Bolton has been elected the new leader of Ukip. Mr Bolton, who saw off challenges from better-known contenders, told UKIP members: "Brexit is our core task. However, it is not the end of the line." Meanwhile, the party has become involved in a row over its...

We have been too accommodating and way too generous so far. It’s time to pull the rug from under their feet. It’s time to tell the pygmies: No Deal... ROD LIDDLE It’s time to stand up to the patronising Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker and do a direct deal with countries which are being...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term in federal elections, exit polls suggest. Her conservative CDU/CSU alliance won 32.5% of the vote, remaining the largest party in Germany's parliament, according to the ARD poll. Its outgoing coalition partner, the social...

A "historically unique" 800-year-old stone coffin was damaged when visitors to a museum put a child inside it. Part of the sarcophagus tumbled over and a chunk fell off at Prittlewell Priory Museum in Southend, Essex, as the Southend Echo reported. Ancient coffin breaks as child put in it at...