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The Black Death was one of the greatest tragedies ever to have occurred in England. Wiping out a THIRD of the English population, it's effects can still be seen to this day. The Black Death arrived in Europe from central Asia in 1347. It spread across the continent, reaching England in 1348...

Mexico's ambassador to Britain has demanded an apology from British motoring TV series Top Gear after its presenters made disparaging remarks about the country. Ambassador Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza wrote a letter to the BBC stating the show's presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard...

An old couple married for 56 years died within one MINUTE of each other. When Donald Dix, 85, collapsed at his home in Cardiff his wife Rosemary, 76, dialled 999 for an ambulance. As her husband was driven off in the ambulance Rosemary then telephoned her daughter to tell her the bad news -...

A petition demanding Britain leave the EU, containing a whopping 373,000 signatures, was delivered to 10 Downing Street on Monday. And, in an indication that many British MPs also desire Britain leave the EU, five senior MPs from both sides of the House of Commons helped to carry the petition...

A hero Special Forces veteran is hoping to replace a corrupt Labour MP who quit over fiddling his expenses. Major Dan Jarvis, 38, spent 15 years as a soldier and served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Iraq. He was also a Parachute Regiment Company Commander in Afghanistan's...

Little Crawley Town have been rewarded for their giant-killing exploits in the FA Cup by being drawn against mighty Manchester United in the competition's 5th Round. The non-league West Sussex club suprisingly beat Championship (second tier) side Derby County in the 3rd Round of this famous...

Kate Middleton is keeping fit for her wedding day at a gym where Princess Diana once exercised. The future Queen has been seen working out and dining at the Harbour Club in Chelsea Harbour, west London, which boasts three swimming pools, indoor tennis courts, a beauty spa and a hair salon. The...

A couple who live in a house which once belonged to a 16th Century Archbishop of Canterbury have discovered a mural of King Henry VIII as they were renovating. Angie and Rhodri Powell were removing wooden panels from a wall in their home in Milverton, Somerset when they uncovered the mural...

Meet the robin who is a member of a church choir and enjoys singing the hymns along with the rest of the parishioners. As the parishioners of St Mary's Church at Portchester Castle, Hampshire, sing along to the holy songs they are met by a joyful chirping emanating from the rafters. Rev...

Bolton paid its respects today during the funeral of one of England's greatest-ever footballers. Centre forward Nat Lofthouse, who played 452 games for Bolton Wanderers between 1946 and 1960, scoring 255 goals, died on 15th January aged 85 at a Bolton care home. His beloved Bolton...

A gold locket containing the hair of Admiral Lord Nelson and his mistress Lady Emma Hamilton which was made around the time they began their affair is being auctioned. The locket commemorates the 1798 Battle of the Nile, during which the Royal Navy destroyed the French Navy - not for the first...

A former milkman who has collected more than 10,000 milk bottles has had to build a museum in his back garden because his house in Stanford-le-Hope, Essex, is too small to hold them all. 33-year-old Paul Luke has been collecting milk bottles since he was 9-years-old and some date back to the...

Most Britons would agree that there have been a view filthy rodents living in Downing Street over the years. But this time, there is a real filthy rodent living in Downing Street, and it's been spotted on TV. The rat appeared on BBC News a week ago when a presenter standing outside Number 10...

Meet Eeyore the donkey who, at 54 years of age, is probably the oldest in the world. The life expectancy of most donkeys is between 25 and 30 years, so Eeyore is around twice that. And the grand old man is celebrating his latest birthday with his favourite diet of hay and carrots. Owner...

Two young mothers today spoke of their humiliation after being kicked out of a British playgroup - for being British. Emma Knightley, 25, and her daughter Imogen, 21 months, and her best friend, Kimberley Wildman, 27, and her daughter Olivia, 18 months, turned up at the Making Links sessions...

The British Army has broken the record for the number of IEDs made safe on a single operation. 12 IEDs were found within 300 metres of each other on a route known as Bandi Barq Road in the Gereshk area of Helmand province. The devices ranged in size from 5 kg to 15kg. All 12 were cleared by...

The family of British WWI poet Wilfred Owen fear that his Military Cross has been stolen. A silver cigarette case believed to have been given to the poet on his 21st birthday, is also missing, presumed stolen. Owen was one of the leading WWI poets and wrote with shocking realism about the...

The Queen has given permission for a film clip of her and her family, which was supposedly banned decades ago by the Royals, to be shown as part of an exhibition for her Diamond Jubilee. The 1969 film, entitled Royal Family, was watched by an incredible two-thirds of the British population...

The first device we would now call a computer was the steam-powered Analytical Engine, designed by British mathematician Charles Babbage in 1837. But the first practical ELECTRONIC computer was the Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC) which was built at the University of...

Children's TV star Paddington Bear is so dismayed at the decline of marmalade consumption in his adopted country that he is to tour the nation to spread the word on the benefits of his favourite food. The Peruvian bear, who was sent to Britain by lifeboat by his Aunt Lucy, who had gone to live...