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A very British scene will play out on Tuesday as MPs sit in the House of Commons throughout the night to debate the merits of Brexit. Ministers have prepared a rare midnight sitting to ensure they get approval to start Brexit talks by Theresa May’s deadline of the end of March. Yet away from...

The grisly history of a tiny island off the north coast of mainland Kent.... Deadman's Island: Six things you wanted to know 30 January 2017 BBC News The remains of dozens of people who were buried more than 200 years ago are...

As a spy, he was not exactly James Bond. He was in his sixties, and was forever complaining that he was not paid properly — but he did keep up a steady stream of information for George III, and even had a direct channel of communication to the king. So effective was he as a secret agent that...

The Knights Templar were warrior monks. A religious order, with a theologically inspired hierarchy, mission statement, and code of ethics, but also heavily armed and dedicated to holy war. So how did they also get into the banking game? The warrior monks who invented banking By Tim Harford 50...

A petition to stop US President Donald Trump's UK state visit has gathered more than a million signatures. Numbers of signatories have been rising rapidly since a US clampdown on immigration came into effect over the weekend, causing anger worldwide. PM Theresa May announced the visit during...

Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived at the White House for talks with US President Donald Trump. They will spend about an hour together in the first visit by a foreign leader since Mr Trump became president. Strengthening US-UK ties, trade and foreign affairs are likely to be high on the...

The ancient Egyptians worshipped at least 1,500 gods and goddesses. Here are eight of them... 8 ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses that you (probably) didn’t know about...

More than 25 skeletons have been discovered in the centre of the Cambridge University campus, and archaeologists expect to discover dozens or more in the coming weeks. The remains date back to a friary, based in the area between 1290 and 1538. Despite being nearly 450 years old, the...

The last surviving photographs of the veterans who formed part of Napoleon Bonaparte's famous Grande Armée and fought in the Napoleonic Wars have been revealed in full remastered colour. The expertly colourised historic images inject exciting new life into the 159-year-old monochrome...

The skeleton of a medieval leprosy victim found in one of Britain's earliest known hospitals has shed light on the history of the disfiguring disease. The remains of a young man, between the ages of 18 and 25, were found in the St Mary Magdalen leprosarium near Winchester, Hampshire...

I don’t know about Donald Trump’s press conferences, but there are certainly enough ‘alternative facts’ being spewed out by the Remain lobby... Don’t listen to the ‘alternative facts’ being spewed out about Britain’s economy Ross Clark 26 January 2017 The Spectator I don’t know about...

Prince Harry has been turning heads in his running gear - as he went for a jog with a group of young homeless people. He donned tights, shorts and trainers to pound the pavements in Willesden Green, north London, for a 17-minute run. The royal drew double-takes from motorists as he stepped out...

Here in Britain, seven long months after the EU referendum, our political class is still humming and hawing about Brexit, after two court hearings. And what about the scrapping of the Human Rights Act that we were promised by the Tories years ago? Plenty of voters will wring their hands at...

The remains of three near-complete Roman buildings have been discovered under a city centre park, archaeologists have revealed. Scans using ground-penetrating radar appear to show two large masonry houses and an unusually-shaped third building dating back nearly 2,000 years. Civic leaders...

Britain and the US can once again lead the world together after seizing a historic opportunity to ‘renew’ the special relationship, Theresa May will declare today. On a trip to America, the Prime Minister will say Brexit and the election of Donald Trump have given the two countries a chance...

Tyrannical god-kings, feudal divisions, poisonings, treason – many of our
 long-held beliefs about ancient Egypt are based on misunderstandings 
and skewed interpretations... The truth about ancient Egypt...