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Britain and Japan have several things in common: both are island nations off the coast of a huge landmass; both are tea-loving nations; both peoples have ancient and strange traditions which baffle foreigners; both peoples are very reserved. Here are eight key moments in the relationship...

Migrant battle on the streets of Paris: Large gangs of men armed with clubs fight each other after their makeshift camp is destroyed Pictures show men lunging at each other with makeshift clubs last night next to a row of tents...

Today sees the first ever state visit by a Colombian president to the UK. President Juan Manuel Santos, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is visiting for three days as an official guest of Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. Colombia connection: The UK's discreet role By Frank...

On 11th May 1812, British prime minister Spencer Perceval was shot dead in the lobby of the House of Commons. He remains the only British prime minister to be assassinated - but his assassination was greeted with celebration as well as dismay... The assassination of Prime Minister Spencer...

"I will build a great, great wall on our southern border. And I will have Mexico pay for that wall." As we enter the closing stages of the American election, all the hysteria, hyperbole, threats, allegations and FBI investigations in the world still don’t cover the fact the one of the...

England, Scotland and Wales are in talks with world governing body Fifa over whether players can wear poppies on their shirts to mark Armistice Day. England play Scotland at Wembley on 11 November in a 2018 World Cup qualifier, before Wales face Serbia at the Cardiff City Stadium the...

Members of the public are being asked to help create a record of ritual markings on buildings that were once believed to ward off evil spirits. The "witches' marks" were often carved near entrances to buildings, including the house where Shakespeare was born and the Tower of London...

European highwaymen were often idolized as dashing villains who captured the hearts of the people. Although some acted with charm, many more were so brutal or devious that they made their way into the history books... 10 Notorious Highwaymen From European History S.E. Batt April 2, 2016...

Nigel Farage has failed seven times to be elected as an MP but he could finally enter Parliament as 'Lord Farage'. All three front-runners in the Ukip leadership election have pledged to secure a peerage for him. Paul Nuttall, Suzanne Evans and Raheem Kassam say they will push Theresa May to...

If Victor Frankenstein had created a bride for his monster, mankind would have been wiped out within 4,000 years, a new research paper concludes. Dartmouth College scientists studied Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic masterpiece and concluded that it could have had a much more horrific ending... The...

Three reasons why Brexit is magnificent... COFFEE HOUSE Morrissey is right – Brexit really is magnificent Brendan O'Neill 29 October 2016 The Spectator Being an out-and-proud Brexiteer, someone who would go to the barricades for Brexit, someone who might even take a bullet for Brexit, I...

Egg-shaped taxis which float approximately two feet above water are currently being created which could change the way city-dwellers get about town. The fibreglass and high-density foam pods, designed by French yachtsman Alain Thébault, can carry up to five people at a time and travel up to...

Something the BBC and Sir David Attenborough are the best in the world at is making science and nature documentaries. Now Auntie and the 90-year-old broadcaster and naturalist have teamed up once again to give us "Planet Earth II", the sequel to 2006's "Planet Earth" and the BBC’s most...

Yesterday morning, Tony Blair insinuated in his most slippery tones that the outcome of the EU referendum - which he described as a 'catastrophe' - be quietly set aside. This from a man who undertook in 2004 to give the British people a referendum on a new European Union Constitution - a...

The Remoaners just won't give up, will they? Tony Blair was compared to fascist dictators today after he laid out his plans for Britain to hold a second EU referendum to amend for the 'catastrophe' of Brexit. The former Prime Minister said voters must be given the chance to change their minds...

Here, on the 800th anniversary of Henry III's coronation (28th October 1216), Matthew Lewis brings you 10 lesser-known facts about the longest-reigning monarch of England ever... 10 things you (probably) didn’t know about Henry III...

Lord Nelson's iconic speech made on the eve of the Battle of Trafalgar was changed seconds before it was sent to his navy, a note reveals.... England didn't expect this: Lord Nelson's iconic order on the eve of the Battle of Trafalgar was hastily rewritten by a signalman who couldn't sign...

A drone has captured the incredible moment a blanket of thick fog turns into a ‘waterfall’ as it rolls over the edge of a seaside cliff. Photographer James Loveridge flew his camera drone 200 feet above the cliffs at West Bay in Dorset to capture video footage of the moving white carpet...

Do you accept that Britain voted to leave the European Union in June? Many of those who wanted the country to stay in the bloc have accepted defeat and got on with their lives, but some are still struggling with the referendum result. Call them Bremoaners, or simply people in Brenial; these...

After the result of the referendum, it seemed the Labour Party and the Left had at long last got the message that the British people want restrictions on the free movement of people. Even before the vote, Labour’s Deputy Leader, Tom Watson, had indicated that unlimited EU immigration should be...