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Brexit has shown Britain is still the world's greatest democracy, with the people getting what they demanded even though many politicians hated it. But democracy is not something that could be used to describe the union Britain breaks away from in three days' time... The Brexit wrangle...

In no area in recent years has the NYT made itself more ridiculous than on the subject of the United Kingdom. Since those of us who live in the UK might be regarded as, if not experts, then at least well-informed observers, the paper’s coverage has stood out as being especially ridiculous or...

Western democracy has always been founded upon the principle of something called 'losers' consent'. In simple terms, it means that defeated parties accept the result of a legitimate...

After more than three years of delay and obstruction, Parliament has finally obeyed the referendum result of 2016 and passed the law taking us out of the European Union. Next...

A commemorative 50p coin marking the UK's departure from the EU has been unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid...

The long-lost Anglo-Saxon abbey where Edgar the Peaceful was crowned as King of England in 973AD may have finally been discovered by archaeologists in Bath. The monarch...

In Germany, fears are growing that the ship of Europe is sailing troubled waters. Soon it could be dashed on the rocks. Why the anxiety? The looming impact of Brexit, as politicians...

The British economy is set to outpace the eurozone in the first two years after Brexit, according to projections published today by the International Monetary Fund... UK economy will grow faster than the eurozone in the first two years after Brexit, International Monetary Fund predicts...

The Uffington White Horse is 374ft tall and has occupied the Berkshire Downs for 3,000 years. Martin Symington visited the sight and couldn't decide if it looked more like a horse or a dragon... Stone Age steed or fiery dragon? Exploring the mysterious Vale of the White Horse The Uffington...

The House of Lords could be moved to York as Boris Johnson shifts power to his new Tory political heartlands. The government is considering permanently relocating the second chamber to the north or midlands, in a signal that he is determined to give a voice to the areas that delivered his...

Eurocrats still don’t get it. They still don’t get Brexit. They still don’t understand that us Brits didn’t vote for some kind of trial separation from the EU. No, we voted for a full and everlasting divorce. There’s no going back. We’re out (or will be soon) and we’re staying out...

Part of Chester's historical city walls has collapsed after digging work by developers. Cheshire West and Chester Council said a section of the wall fell on Thursday evening, causing the...

Medieval and Tudor silver artefacts dug up by detectorists in two Bedfordshire villages belonged to "higher status" people, experts believe. A seal matrix was found in Wilden near...

A clock counting down to the moment the UK leaves the EU on 31 January will be projected on to Downing Street as part of government plans to mark Brexit Day. The clock will tick down to...

Rutland, England's smallest county, will lose its status as the only county without a McDonald's after councillors rubber-stamped plans for a new restaurant. Some in the small rural East...

Tomorrow marks two weeks exactly until Brexit occurs at 11pm on Friday 31st January, with millions likely to be celebrating Britain regaining its independence by hosting fireworks, bonfires and big screenings around the country. But it's also important that Big Ben's famous bongs ring out to...

The reality we live in is a constructed composite of routines, none which rational thought may consider are mutually exclusive. They all come from the same roots which have been seeded in this universe through the rituals performed by witches. The witches in their covern gathered around a...

Incredible digital reconstructions have brought to life the faces of two people buried at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, thought to be some of the city's first inhabitants...

Catastrophic flooding which happened more than 400 years ago in Somerset has inspired a children's story after the author learnt it could have been a tsunami. Emma Carroll's book, The...

A new design of the world's longest aircraft has been revealed - meaning it will be 5% longer. Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) said "nose to tail" changes to the in-development Airlander 10...