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An amateur treasure hunter who uncovered one of the largest hoards of Anglo Saxon coins ever found in Britain - worth £1million - almost missed the dig because he couldn't afford the petrol. Paul Coleman, 59, persuaded his son and a friend to join him on the excavation on farmland in...

On Thursday 12 May 2011, Queen Elizabeth II overtook her great-great-great-great-grandfather King George III to become Britain's second-longest reigning monarch in history. On Wednesday 9 September 2015, she will overtake her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria to become Britain's...

Britons must not turn their backs on all the suffering in the world, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said in his New Year message. In a broadcast from the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire, the Most Rev Justin Welby talked about the disasters and wars in 2014. He urged...

What would happen if the moon was replaced by various planets in the sky? One YouTube user has taken a look at this hypothetical scenario - and the results are rather impressive. In a video they show how moving the planets closer would fill our sky with stunning views - and it reveals just...

Thousands of people have applied to an online ballot for a seat at the reburial of King Richard III at Leicester Cathedral next year. More than 13,500 people have applied online for entry to three services to mark the reinterment of the king. There will be 200 seats for...

The 8th Duke of Wellington has died at his home in Hampshire, aged 99. Arthur Valerian Wellesley died peacefully earlier today at Stratfield Saye Estate, near Basingstoke, surrounded by his family, a spokesman said. Also known as the Prince of Waterloo, the duke was the...

New Zealand has welcomed in 2015 by a blazing fireworks display from Auckland's iconic Sky Tower. Eastern Australia, including big cities such as Sydney, Brisbane and capital Canberra, will also welcome in the New Year in just 15 minutes' time (at 1pm GMT). As usual, Sydney's New Year...

A new £100 coin featuring London's Elizabeth Tower, which houses the great bell known as Big Ben, has been minted to mark the start of the new year. The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, has produced 50,000 of the commemorative pieces. The design was chosen in celebration of the...

It's not only Britain's ruling Establishment which has been overrun by the Lefties. British television has, too. In fact, British TV shows have now become nothing more than vehicles for the Left to get their Left-wing agenda across to the British public. And things have now got so out of hand...

Top Gear presenter James May is back for a one-off episode of his masculine show James May's Toy Stories. The show sees May bring favourite toys of the past into the modern era, by using the toys in real life large scale enterprises. Previous episodes have seen him build a full-sized model of...

The making of the Top Gear Patagonia special has been in the news a lot recently after Clarkson, Hammond and May were driven out of Argentina by a violent Argie mob who didn't look too kindly upon some "offensive" numberplates on the boys' cars. The Argentine ambassador to Britain, Alicia...

Another year has gone by in which Britain has been run by the loony liberal Guardianistas. As a result, the Daily Mail's Richard Littlejohn has had to continue his one-man war against Political Correctness, Elf 'N Safety madness and other Left-wing lunacies. Like previous years, 2014 has seen...

In the third volume in his witty history series for adults, Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England, Terry Deary explodes the myths that he believes permeate our understanding of the age of ‘Good Queen Bess’. Here, writing for History Extra, Deary reveals 10 of the gravest dangers faced by...

Britain has overtaken socialist France to become the world's fifth biggest economy and now is on course to overtake Germany by 2030 to become Europe's biggest economy for the first time since 1954. The promising forecast will be an embarrassment to Labour leader Ed Miliband, who is still...

Justin Welby, the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury, has pneumonia, Lambeth Palace has said, a day after he pulled out of his Christmas Day sermon. He did not address Canterbury Cathedral after being confined to bed with what was described then as a "severe cold". Lambeth Palace said the...

Shown this morning on BBC1, the brand new On Angel Wings is a magical Christmas tale brought to you by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo: On Angel Wings Magical reworking of the Nativity by Michael Morpurgo. Eight-year-old Rachel joins her brothers and sisters for the first time as...

Last night, the very British comedy adventure The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawn was shown on BBC1. The family programme is based on the Norman Hunter books which were written between 1933 and 1983. With Harry Hill as the eponymous hero, Madeline Holliday as his little sidekick...

Today, the Lincolnshire town of Gainsborough is marking the 1,001st anniversary of its short stint as England's capital. On 25th December 1013, King Sweyn Forkbeard began his short reign, using the town as his capital.... Viking Gainsborough: Former capital promotes Sweyn Forkbeard links 25...

The forgotten role of hundreds of professional footballers who gave up the game to fight in World War One is to be formally recognised by the Government. Hundreds of professional footballers who were killed fighting in World War One will have their graves restored. The move...

A grey seal which somehow ended up 20 miles from the sea has been rescued. The "distressed" animal was found near Newton Brook in Newton-le-Willows in St Helens, Merseyside. Police, firefighters, animal rescue officers and a farmer herded him with brooms and metal fences before...