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THIS Chinese woman has been preserved for over 2,100 years – and she’s baffled scientist. Called the Lady of Dai, she’s considered the best preserved mummy ever discovered. Her skin is soft, her arms and legs can bend, her internal organs are still intact and she has her own type A blood...

Britain may have traded with the Middle East in the seventh century - much earlier than previously thought. A new examination of one of Britain's most famous Anglo-Saxon ship burials has found bitumen probably from Syria, proving the existence of ancient trade links. The rare tar-like...

Dan Jones looks back over the past 1,500 years to reveal the secrets to a happy and glorious period on the throne.... How to be a successful monarch...

Director Ken Russell will forever be remembered as the Wild Man of Cinema - a movie maverick who spent his life pushing boundaries with his explicit films. But, before his flamboyant film career, Russell turned his artistic eye to photography, documenting teddy girls and bombed-out...

Nearly half of Germans have indicated they want to follow Britain in holding a referendum on their EU membership. A survey found 42 percent of citizens want a similar vote that led to Brexit, while two thirds of the population believe the European Union 'is heading in the wrong direction'...

Given the delicate state of the Brexit negotiations, the last thing that the Government needed was to have a political aide, Julia Dockerill, wandering around Downing Street brandishing the notes of a top-secret meeting. But that, of course, is what happened on Monday, leaving...

A Black Death burial pit containing 48 skeletons, including the remains of 27 children, has been found at the site of a 14th Century monastery hospital. The bodies were excavated at Thornton Abbey in north Lincolnshire. Thornton Abbey Black Death plague pit excavated BBC News 30 November...

Pop singer Kate Bush has described Theresa May as "wonderful" in a Canadian magazine interview. Speaking to Maclean's magazine, she said that having a female prime minister is "the best thing that's happened" to the UK for a long time... Kate Bush describes Theresa May as 'wonderful' BBC...

How much do you really know about the First World War? In a new bite-sized A-Z guide, the Imperial War Museum reveals a number of surprising facts, alongside need-to-know details of the key battles, personalities and wartime tactics... A–Z of the First World War How much do you really know...

It’s unclear whether Trudeau is ignorant or indifferent to the fact that mourning is the only expression allowed for ‘the people of Cuba’ at the moment. In real Havana and across the Caribbean island, the regime has imposed a nine-day period of official grieving. That means no jokes, no...

Members of the public uncovered a treasure trove of ancient artefacts last year, a report has revealed. Among the thousands of archaeological finds is a huge Bronze Age belt made of gold and a hoard of 17th century silver coin clippings. Experts believe the belt, or 'torc', may have been...

A skyscraper set to be Europe’s second-tallest building is to be built in London after it received the green-light from planners yesterday. Nicknamed the Trellis, its 1,000ft (305m) design is expected to dwarf its neighbours in the heart of London’s financial district, and is a sign of...

A student who found Anglo-Saxon jewellery of "national significance" said the discovery has made three years exploring the field worthwhile. Tom Lucking found a gold pendant inlaid with a profusion of garnets while metal detecting on farmland near Diss in Norfolk in 2014. The 2.8in item...

The shape of Theresa May's Brexit negotiation strategy seems to have been revealed after another humiliating document gaffe in Downing Street. Notes being carried by an aide to a senior Tory MP hint at the government's tactics - suggesting ministers have already given up on staying in the...

Who is guilty of the greatest intolerance? Perhaps those who insinuate that the Brexit campaign was inherently racist should look at themselves in the mirror and examine their own contemptuous attitude to those with whom they disagree... DOMINIC LAWSON: The horrific murder of Jo Cox and a...

Poland stands ready to help its old friend Britain reach the best possible Brexit deal, says the Polish PM... Poland stands ready to help its old friend Britain reach the best possible Brexit deal Beata Szydło Prime Minister of Poland 27 November 2016 The Telegraph The...

Paul Nuttall has been elected leader of the UK Independence Party, replacing Nigel Farage. The 39-year-old Member of the European Parliament, who served as UKIP's deputy leader for six years, won 62.6% of support among party members. Nuttall, who turns 40 on Wednesday, is one of the North...

The throne room at Richmond Palace, New Year's Eve, 1526. The bored King Henry VIII accepts lavish New Year's gifts from his friend Cardinal Wolsey and Katherine of Aragon, his Queen. But one clearly pleases him, formally presented on behalf of his wife's lady-in-waiting Anne Boleyn, an...

From Churchill to May, thirteen British Prime Ministers have resided at 10 Downing Street during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Here are the first twelve of them... Elizabeth II and her prime ministers She laughed with Churchill, was “correct but cool” with Heath and declined the offer...

The Queen is in mourning after her best friend and first cousin Margaret Rhodes died aged 91 after battling a short illness. Her Majesty, 90, is said to have visited her friend at her home in Windsor, Berkshire, when she became ill earlier in November. Buckingham Palace said last night that...