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Welsh quarries ransacked by ancient Britons while building Stonehenge 5,000 years ago have been identified by archaeologists. At least two...

Taking Orwellianism to dizzy new heights, this new political group poses as 'independent' while trying to deny Britain her independence... BRENDAN O'NEILL Independent Group is a space for...

A seaside town in Norfolk has celebrated its Norse heritage at its annual Viking festival. The Scira Festival in Sheringham included...

Hello, Mum! Look at me! I’m in the House of Commons! The young man waving at the camera seems to have wandered into the chamber after getting separated from a school trip to Parliament...

For hundreds of years carvings of naked women have sat provocatively on churches across Britain. But who created them - and why? Sheela-na-gigs: The naked women adorning Britain's churches...

The oldest skull ever found on the banks of the River Thames – dating from about 5,600 years ago – will go on display at the Museum of London...

The result of four decades of EU membership is to make fairy tales our ‘lingua dodgy’. That’s alarming for anyone who believes that politicians should focus on the disastrous economic situation of a country which can neither pay its way in the world nor support the level of services an advanced...

A 1,000-year-old shoe has been found intact in the muddy river bed of the River Thames. Steve Tomlinson, 47, was exploring the estuary when he stumbled across the unassuming object protruding from the mud flats. The amateur archaeologist was unaware of its historical significance and was...

A Russian flag has appeared briefly on scaffolding outside Salisbury Cathedral. It was spotted by workers early on Sunday but has since been removed. John Glen, the city's MP, called it a "stupid stunt" in light of last year's Novichok attack. Russian flag flown on Salisbury...

An intricately carved oak bed once dumped in a hotel car park has been revealed by DNA testing as the likely place where Henry VIII was conceived. The testing was...

A historian has shed new light on the real Pirates of the Carribean - including two fearless lady pirates who cursed like men, wielded machetes and exposed their breasts to dying victims to show them they were killed by a woman in disguise...

London's trade guilds date back a thousand years and have billions of pounds in assets. But have they forgotten one of their original purposes - to spend money on the public good...

Derry City is a Northern Irish football club. But rather than play in the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) it plays in the Republic of Ireland's League of Ireland Premier Division. This means that Derry City will become the only British team to be competing in a domestic EU league after...

Although they may not admit it when pressed on Sky News or the BBC, those proposing a People’s Vote are not oblivious to the risks attached. The likes of Umunna, Soubry et al. know that the idea that the elite failed to implement the verdict of 2016 would play into the hands of populist leavers...

‘Time To Go’ Venezuela Times 15 February 2019...

Hundreds of bizarre markings on the inside of a network of limestone caves, originally thought to be graffiti markings from the Victorian era, have been found to be 'witches' marks' from the 17th and 18th centuries...

Why all the Brexit gloom? Forget the 'Eeyores', just take a look at the figures... ROSS CLARK Wage...

An amateur metal detectorist has compared finding a 6th century Anglo-Saxon pendant in a muddy field to 'winning the lottery'. The shiny piece of gold was originally...

Over 800 knitted monks, created to celebrate Tewkesbury Abbey's upcoming 900th anniversary, have gone on show...

The UK-assembled rover that will be sent to Mars in 2020 will bear the name of DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin. The honour follows a public call for suggestions that drew nearly 36,000 responses from right across Europe. Astronaut Tim Peake unveiled the name at the Airbus factory in Stevenage...