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A female from the first wild beaver colony in England for centuries has given birth to at least two young. New footage shows the kits being helped through the water by their mother. The images taken in Devon by local filmmaker Tom Buckley provide the first evidence of the new arrivals. The...

The Queen paid her respects to the victims of war and dictatorship at Berlin's Neue Wache Memorial today, as her fifth state visit to Germany got underway in earnest. Watched by the Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty stood silently in contemplation for several moments before laying a wreath...

Last week, Michelle Obama visted a British school to make a speech on female emancipation to its female pupils. Of course, the school that she visted wasn't full of white girls. Oh no. In these days of "celebrating diversity and multiculturalism" the school that was chosen for the speech...

Is "soccer" on its way to becoming the biggest sport in the US? MARTIN SAMUEL: Seattle's football fever could see the mighty NFL heading for a fall Most see the MLS as where good footballers go to earn a final paycheck Yet if soccer capitalises on the fears around NFL, it could grow rapidly...

She may be 89 but the Queen has a social calender that would exhaust someone half her age. The past week, which saw the monarch carry out eight public appearances in just seven days, was proof enough. When considering the Queen’s jam-packed diary, which sees her carry out an average of five...

Why it's important that the British people vote to leave the EU in the in/out referendum (whenever it is to be held), despite the attempts of the pro-EU British Establishment to rig it..... Britain staying in Europe looks more and more absurd Greece will inevitably leave the...

Tens of thousands of people descended on Stonehenge this morning to mark the year's summer solstice. Some 23,000 attended the neolithic site in Wiltshire, with others - including hippies and pagans - visiting the nearby Avebury stone circle. The figure was down on the estimated 36,000 who...

Britain and Germany were once great allies on the battlefield - as this week's 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo showed. But relations between the neighbours obviously deteriorated in the early 20th century when the Germans suffered humiliating defeats against the British in both...

A suspected stowaway is thought to have plunged to his death after falling from a plane and landing on a shop in a High Street - while another is in hospital after surviving the journey. The two men are believed to have clung on to a British Airways plane as it flew more than 6,000...

He was widely despised during his brief reign as King of England. But almost 530 years since Richard III was slain, the controversial monarch’s reputation is enjoying something of a revival. The infamous royal, whose remains were discovered beneath a Leicester car park in 2012 and was who...

Always losing the TV remote control? Well, don't worry, because Auntie has come up with a solution. BBC develops 'mind-control TV' headset for iPlayer app 18 June 2015 BBC News In tests, some people found using...

Visit any castle, stately home or battlefield this summer and you may find a host of characters, from Romans to the Red Army, via Robin Hood, waiting to welcome you. In bringing the past to life, these historical re-enactors need the right kit for the job, but just where do you buy a...

Should we feel sorry for people who join barbarian jihadist groups like ISIS? Douglas Murray asks because he had always assumed that people who volunteered to join gangs which specialise in rape, decapitation and ethnic cleansing should be looked on with opprobrium. But the ground is, it...

Ten years after 7/7 ringleader Mohammad Sidique Khan plotted the London bomb attacks from his home in Dewsbury, the West Yorkshire town, which has a large Muslim population, is once again back in the national spotlight for the wrong reasons with the death of Britain's youngest suicide...

The final part of a Cumbrian excavation to unearth the history of what is believed to be the biggest ever find of Roman altars in Britain has begun. A team of archaeologists and volunteers has spent five years investigating the origins of 17 altars found at Maryport Roman fort in 1870...

For 40 terrifying minutes on Sunday, English cricket held its breath after a sickening collision between two Surrey fielders. The crowd of 8,500 at Arundel were left stunned after Moises Henriques and Rory Burns were knocked unconscious after running into each other at high speed going for...

The European Space Agency (Esa) says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth. Philae, the first spacecraft to land on a comet, was dropped on to the surface of Comet 67P by its mothership, Rosetta, last November. It worked for 60 hours before its solar-powered battery ran...

Prince George has joined members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for an RAF flypast to mark the Queen's official birthday. It is the first time he has attended the annual event, which follows the Trooping of the Colour parade in central London. More than 1,000...

Lucky baaaaaaaastaaaaaaaaard! A EuroMillions ticket bought in the UK has won a jackpot of £93,388,943 (that's CAN$179,025,856.62), lottery operator Camelot has confirmed. The prize - the biggest in the UK this year and the sixth-biggest ever in the country - has not yet been claimed. A...

An old mould linked to British scientist Sir Alexander Fleming's research which led to the discovery of penicillin is set to fetch thousands of pounds at auction next month. The specimen, which is mounted on paper signed by Sir Alexander, was part of ground-breaking work which...