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In 1810, King George III was certified absolutely stark raving bonkers, so completely and utterly mad that anyone who didn't know who he was could have been excused for thinking he spent years making hats as a living. So it was that in that year his son, George, the Prince of Wales, became the...

Next month marks the 70th anniversary of Britain's darkest hour - the Blitz. In August 1940, after much of Europe had been conquered by the Nazis and the British Empire stood alone against them, the Luftwaffe launched its devastating bombing campaign against British cities. From 24th August...

The British Army's Gurkhas have again shown why they are the world's most fearsome fighting force. A Gurkha is facing displinary action after hacking off the head of a Taliban soldier in a fierce firefight between the British and insurgents in the Babaji area of central Helmand Province...

According to legend, King Arthur and his knights gathered around the Round Table at Camelot to discuss ways of battling the invading Saxons. The precise location of the famous city of Camelot of Athurian legend has always been a mystery. But now historians believe that Camelot was the city...

A 200ft crop circle has appeared in a field at Clay Hill, near Warminster, Wiltshire. And the crop circle uses an optical illusion to give the impression that it is a three dimensional cube. The clever perpetrators of this latest design in the crop circle capital of the world are, like most...

Sectarian violence returned to UK streets this week as Catholic rioters, some as young as EIGHT, clashed with cops in the Ardoyne area of Belfast. Ardoyne is a hardline Catholic and nationalist area in the north of the city. Last night, the third night of the clashes, protesters shone a green...

An advertisement for the London Dungeon which features the sudden transformation of Queen Mary I into a zombie has been banned after it frightened children. The digital poster ran on digital screens throughout London Underground stations. The advert shows Mary I sitting on a chair, morphing...

Britain's Tory Defence Secretary was yesterday branded a "warmonger." Liam Fox, a right-winger with links to America's neo-cons, was making a speech to the think tank Chatham House when he was accused of abandoning peacekeeping roles for Britain's armed forces after he outlined a war-footing...

Three British soldiers were yesterday killed by a renegade Afghan soldier. The three killed were Gurkhas - two British born officers and a Nepali Gurkha soldier. The first victim was an officer who was killed in his bed as he slept at the patrol base. The other officer and the soldier were...

British defence firm BAE Systems today officially unveiled its first ever high-tech unmanned stealth jet. The aircraft, about the same size as a Hawk jet, is equipped with stealth equipment and an 'autonomous' artificial intelligence system. It is known as Taranis, after the Celtic god of...

After spending many years as the BBC's Washington correspondent, Justin Webb returned to good old Blighty last summer to present BBC Radio 4's Today programme. But his return was marked by a major culture shock - the drunkenness of the British. Webb is amazed at the difference between drunk...

The Coalition Government has scrapped plans to allow Catholics, or anyone married to a Catholic, to ascend the Throne. At the beginning of last year, the Labour Government hinted that they may get rid of the 1701 Act of Settlement. But now the new Tory/Liberal Democrat Government has...

A hospital chef using a metal detector has discovered one of the largest hauls of Roman coins ever discovered. Dave Crisp was using his detector on a farmer's field in Frome, Somerset. After unearthing 21 of the coins he called in archaeologists who set about excavating the site. The...

For someone desperate to get away from the noise and pollution of the big city, then this home is for you. Set in the spectacular surroundings of the Cambrian mountains, this 1 billion square feet of land - twice the size of Manhattan - consists of its own reservoir, woodlands and wildlife...

If Africa is the cradle of civilisation, then Happisburgh (pronounced "Haisbro") is the cradle of British civilisation. The discovery of a treasure trove of flint tools and animal and plant remains near the coastal Norfolk town has led scientists to believe that it is where man first settled...

Survivors and relatives of those killed in the 7/7 London bombings today marked the 5th anniversary of the atrocity. On 7th July 2005, four Muslim men detonated bombs on three London Underground trains and a double decker bus. 56 people died, including the terrorists, and around 700 injured...

Northumbria Police have issued a £10,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a gunman who has gone on the run after gunning down three people, including a police officer. In the early hours of Saturday morning, bodybuilder and former bouncer Raoul Moat, 37, shot his ex-girlfriend...

Most people think that the Great Fire of London of 1666, at the time the greatest blaze ever to hit a city since Roman times, was started accidentally by Thomas Farriner at his bakery in Pudding Lane. But many Londoners at the time thought otherwise, as is shown in a new Channel 4 documentary...

China is to become urbanised within the next five years. China, the world's largest nation, which is expected to overtake the US as the world's biggest superpower within the next couple of decades, is experiencing an industrial revolution - with its manufacturing might, entrepreneurship and...

They may look like photographs of the beautiful British countryside of the type you'd get on picture postcards or biscuit tin lids. But if you look closely, you'll find that there's more than meets the eye. These "photographs" are, in fact, embroideries and they were created by Suffolk artist...