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On the last day of an excavation by soldiers within the military training lands on Salisbury Plain, they found a comrade in arms: the grave of a 6th century Saxon warrior, buried with his spear by his side and his sword in his arms. Soldiers find skeleton of Saxon warrior on Salisbury...

Archaeologists have discovered imprints left by the hands and knees of a Pictish metalsmith worker while excavating an ancient settlement in Orkney. The marks left by the smith's hands and knees, which have been described as 'unique' by experts working at the archaeological site, are...

Sometimes they say the animal is more scared of you than you are of it. And sometimes the wildlife is so disgusting you know you are more scared of it. But when this - a five-inch long specimen that looks like a sausage with a thin tail - was found slithering around the corners of Bex...

A safari park has said it is not a "petting zoo" after a family were left "terrified" when a bear attacked their car. Sophie Mallaney, from Leighton Buzzard, was visiting Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire on Monday when a 6ft black bear climbed on the bonnet and began "chewing away" at...

It is the cold case that even DCI Cassie Stuart in Unforgotten would struggle to solve: who murdered the two princes in the Tower? For five centuries historians have speculated on England’s greatest crime mystery with the prime suspect being Richard III, Plantagenet King of England. Now, M’lud...

Seven hundreds years after the Scots, ruled by Robert Bruce, seized Berwick-upon-Tweed from the English, here are eight travel destinations around the world that keep changing hands.... The most conquered places on Earth Even Latvia and Sweden have ruled Tobago CREDIT: GETTY Oliver Smith...

A rare gold and enamel ring created in memory of Lord Byron following his death in 1824 has sold at auction. The ring, which is thought to have come from Byron's Nottinghamshire home of Newstead Abbey, was sold for £9,200 at Tennants sale room in Leyburn. There are thought to be only two other...

We can only conclude that self-styled feminists, and anti-Americans in general, only expect and demand civilised behaviour from white people or mostly white, Western countries... Why liberals bash Trump but ignore dictators...

Within the Bayeux Tapestry are 626 humans, 190 horses, 35 dogs, 37 trees, 32 ships, 33 buildings... and 93 penises... The Bayeux Tapestry with knobs on: what do the tapestry’s 93 penises tell us? The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most famous and...

Never-before-seen photographs showing Winston Churchill boosting the morale of British servicemen in Normandy just weeks after D-Day have now surfaced more than 70 years after they were taken. The unique photographs of the smiling former Prime Minister - whose tenacity earned him the...

The remains of a hot tub big enough to hold four people have been uncovered by archaeologists in Chichester. After the remains of three near-complete Roman buildings were found under Priory Park last year, experts suspected they would find a bath house. A first dig at the park in West Sussex...

Defence chiefs yesterday unveiled the UK’s next generation of fighter jet — which does not need a pilot. The Government is investing £2billion over the next seven years to develop the Tempest. It is due to take over from the Typhoon by 2035... WHAT WOULD BIGGLES SAY? UK unveils futuristic new...

A remote, boggy stretch of land on the north coast of Scotland is set to become the UK's first spaceport. The A'Mhoine Peninsula in Sutherland has been chosen as the most suitable place from which to launch rockets vertically to put satellites in orbit. The UK Space Agency is giving Highlands...

GHere's your chance to name the European rover that will go to Mars in 2020. Currently called ExoMars, the six-wheeled robot needs something a bit more engaging and inspiring for when it lands on the Red Planet. Astronaut Tim Peake is leading the hunt for a great moniker. He wants everyone to...

The youngest Spitfire pilot to fly in the Battle of Britain during World War Two has died, it has been announced. Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Wellum, who was just 18 when he joined the RAF in August 1939, died at his home in Cornwall on Wednesday evening aged 96. He served with 92 Squadron and his...

Looming up out of the green Cheshire countryside, listening to Deep Space, the Lovell telescope is an icon of science. And while it listens, the third largest radio telescope in the world becomes - for just a few days every summer - a massive, animated art installation... Lovell lights...

A potato plant collected by Charles Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle is among botanical treasures to go on display to the public for the first time. The specimen was re-discovered in a cabinet in the herbarium of the Royal Horticultural Society five years ago. The famous naturalist came...

It’s a shame that for so many “progressive” Brits, rooting for England at this World Cup has been tantamount to a moral crime... Remoaners are a miserable lot - they even moaned about England's World Cup winning streak Zoe Strimpel 15 July 2018 The Telegraph 66 comments...

England fans will have the chance to commiserate Wednesday's World Cup exit when a champagne bottle signed by the 1966 winning team is auctioned. The first of 1,966 produced, the bottle is signed by eight of the victorious England side, including Sir Geoff Hurst who scored a hat-trick...

Correct. Glaciers aren't formed by melting ice, as the Warmists try to have us believe. Glaciers are formed by gravity. I'm assuming that those primeval rivers are quite old.