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A British expedition in Indonesia have spotted the mysterious apeman which supposedly lives there. The Orang Pendek, Indonesian for "short man", was spotted by two members of the team on the vast island of Sumatra - the sixth largest island in the world - in the west of Indonesia. But far...

During the war, the RAF's Lancaster bomber could carry far greater loads than any other bomber in the European theatre of war. Its average load was 12,000lb, but towards the end of the war it was lifting the Grand Slam bomb weighing over 22,000lb, or ten tons. And this is why the British...

Former Monty Python star Michael Palin has said that Britain must stop apologising for its colonial past. Palin, who now hosts TV travel documentaries which include "Pole to Pole", "Sahara" and "Himalaya" told the Royal Geographical Society that we should look at the many benefits that the...

With just months ago until the 2010 General Election, and therefore just months to go until Brown and Labour are kicked out of office and Cameron and the Tories are voted in, Brown still lurches from one blunder to another. The PM had a torrid interview with Sky's Adam Boulton live on TV...

The new British Supreme Court has opened for the first time today. Lord Neuberger, the Master of the Rolls (or "The Keeper or Master of the Rolls and Records of the Chancery of England" - the second most senior judge of England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice), said that the new judges...

Gordon Brown today played down claims that he is losing his eyesight and that he is dependent on painkillers. There have been rumours recently that the British Prime Minister is losing the sight in his good eye. He is blind in his left eye after being kicked in the head whilst playing rugby...

A newly unearthed essay written by Paul McCartney as a schoolboy which reveals his love for the monarchy has been revealed. It was found by author Kevin Roach at the Central Library in Liverpool. McCartney wrote the essay in 1953 when he was 10-years-old. It was also the year that Elizabeth...

In 1944, Nazi stormtrooper Heinrich Steinmeyer was caught by the British hiding in a foxhole in Normandy. The British probably expected Steinmeyer to put up a fight. Instead, he surrendered. But Steinmeyer was amazed by the kindness shown by the British soldiers after they had told him to...

It's amazing what you can discover in ancient England's soil. When 55-year-old Terry Herbert searched for artefacts in a Staffordshire field, he wasn't optimistic of finding much. But his £2.50 metal detector discovered what is the largest haul of Anglo-Saxon artefacts ever discovered. The...

A new British movie about Charles Darwin may bomb in the US as it may be too controversial for religious Americans. The film - which marks 200 years since Darwin's birth - is set at the time that Darwin wrote his book On The Origin of Species, which was published in 1859. But US distributors...

A sadistic mother who stabbed to death her two teenaged daughters has been told she must serve at least 31 years behind bars. Rekha Kumari-Baker, 41, stabbed Davina, 16, and Jasmine, 13, a total of 69 times with kitchen knives she had purchased two days earlier. Cambridge Crown Court told...

For 124 years, from 1838 to 1962, it stood proudly at the entrance to Euston Station, even surviving German zeppelin raids and attacks from the Luftwaffe. Then, in 1962, it was controversially demolished to make way for a modern train station. It was 70 feet high and was the world's biggest...

Famous faces in the world of football gathered at the magnificent 11th century Durham Cathedral, one of Europe's great buildings, on Monday to pay respect to one of the sport's most popular men. Former England, Ipswich, Newcastle and Barcelona manager Sir Bobby Robson passed away from cancer...

For the second time in six months, English historian David Starkey has launched a broadside against the Scots. Six months ago he accused Scotland of being a "feeble little nation" that likes to revel in failure (and when it comes to sport, they have plenty of opportunity). One of their few...

The first Manchester derby of the season was probably the most eagerly-awaited for years, and it certainly didn't disappoint. So much happened, you could probably write a book on it. It was a great advert for the English Premier League, and will do no damage to its claims as being the fastest...

Britain's Ministry of Defence ordered an investigation of thousands of UFO sightings in the 1990s to examine whether alien spaceship technology could be exploited to build advanced engines for the RAF, according to a new book. A wing commander initiated the project in 1993 because he believed...

The Scottish Government created a stir recently, especially in America, over the controversial release of the Lockerbie Bomber. Now it's at the centre of a storm again over allegation of rigging a referendum over Scottish independence. In 1999, devolution was partially introduced to Britain...

At first glance, it may look like some gigantic terror bird is terrorising people at famous British locations, including Piccadilly Circus. But in fact Kai the hawk loves flying around a model village. At the Babbacombe Model Village in Devon, Kai protects the scale model buildings from...

At just 18, Rifleman William Aldridge is the youngest British soldier to have been killed so far in Afghanistan. He was killed by a Taliban bomb on 10th July. Before his death, he took many photos on his camera whilst in Afghanistan, photos he took of himself and some of his comrades, some of...

What do you think are the most important events in history? Well, the BBC History Magazine has asked 12 historians what they are the great leaps for mankind. These leaps include the discovery of blood circulation in England, the invention of democracy in Greece, the Magna Carta, the founding...