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Brexit is a testament to the resilience and sense of the British people — or at any rate the majority who voted for Brexit and have stuck to their guns despite repeated attempts to unnerve them. Consider how many apocalyptic prophesies have been aimed at them by doomsayers in Westminster and...

The true story of the conjoined twins of Biddenden... Sisters of mercy: the Biddenden Maids Every Easter Monday, a Kent village celebrates the story of the Biddenden Maids, medieval sisters who were reputedly joined at the hip and shoulder. Jan Bondeson investigates the truth behind this...

The Royal Air Force turns 100 today and will celebrate the centenary with a church service in London. Senior figures and veterans from the RAF will attend the Founders' Day Service at the Church of St Clement Danes on The Strand in London. The Queen has sent a message of congratulations and a...

MPs have united to condemn plans to create official Brexit and Remain emojis as “divisive and dangerous”. The new characters – dubbed Brexit Bulldog and Starry Blue – are part of plans by an Italian emoji firm to cash in on the Brexit debate. A paid-for app download is due to be launched on...

An abandoned medieval village has been uncovered by workers upgrading a stretch of road near Cambridge. The remains of 12 buildings cover an area of six hectares, and the entire layout of the settlement is discernible despite the fact it was deserted more than 1,800 years ago. Earlier...

It was a moment that will define the course of Britain's future. And it seems Theresa May was keen to have a permanent reminder of her role in triggering the UK's departure from the EU. The Prime Minister has paid out of her own pocket to own a painting that depicts her signing the Article...

Thursday marked one year exactly until Brexit - Britain leaves the EU at 11pm British time on Friday 29th March 2019. Supporters of Brexit are optimistic about the long-term future, welcoming the return of democratic control over our borders, trade, justice system and laws. In contrast...

BRITAIN will cripple the EU Galileo satellite’s global coverage if the EU presses ahead with a threat to lock Britain out of it. A Brussels plan to strip Britain of access to the joint space system after Brexit has infuriated Downing Street. Ministers will hit back with a pledge to turn off...

A £50,000 appeal has been launched to save four cannon in most need of help. The Save Our Cannons campaign is focusing on two 18th-Century nine-pounder guns at Etal Castle, Northumberland, and World War Two anti-aircraft guns at Dover Castle in Kent and Pendennis Castle, near Falmouth. The...

QUEASY Brexit Secretary David Davis had to take a bucket onto a TV show today - after being struck down by food poisoning. Panicked BBC staff put a black bucket and a box of tissues next to the Tory veteran - who has spent the past year in exhaustive talks with the EU. Insiders claimed he even...

The case of a black servant whipping a white one forms part of a growing body of evidence that Africans were treated equally in Tudor England. Edward Swarthye's dealings with the Elizabethan court is one of 350 examples of black people whose stories have been compiled in the book, Black Tudors...

A rare coin issued by a Roman emperor who reigned over Britain 1,700 years ago has sold for almost £10,000 ($14,000) at auction. The silver Denarius coin was unearthed by 62-year-old gardener Richard Patterson in Winchester, Hampshire. It was minted during the reign of Carausius, who is known...

Why a European army would not work, despite what the EU leaders believe... EU Poll Report - Features United we fall: a European army is a really bad idea Who would be in charge? What would they be fighting for – and in what language? This is an idea doomed to failure...

The annual Oxford Cambridge Goat Race returned to London for the ninth time yesterday, with the fundraising event held on the same day of the famous university boat competition. The event saw two goats, one representing Oxford and one representing Cambridge, lock horns as they raced around a...

Recent coastal storms have revealed the signatures of World War Two soldiers etched into Norfolk's sea defences. The names of Pte Wells and Russell were scrawled on concrete anti-tank blocks on Winterton beach, dated 1941. The soldiers are thought to have helped put the original defences in...

Passengers were preparing for the first direct flight between Australia and London on Saturday, passing a major milestone by reducing to 17 hours a trip that once took 12 1/2 days. The 9,000-mile flight from Perth, one of the world’s most isolated cities, marks the first direct passenger...

Continuing a tradition popularised by the Victorians, "mudlarkers" scour the foreshore of the Thames in search of historical treasures. Two thousand years of human history are revealed by the low tide on London’s largest archaeological site and we spoke to the foreshore’s mudlarkers about their...

From Droitwich salt springs to Loch Lomond, a geography professor is using a millennium-old manuscript to hunt the UK's ancient and mythical features. Andrew Evans has found 26 fantastical features documented in an ancient book called Wonders of Britain that was written by a monk...

A bundle of old documents bought at a country sale has sold for £20,000 after being identified as the financial accounts of Richard III. The papers show money the Shakespearean king made in one year from the Duchy estate in Devon and Cornwall - and particularly from 'Poldark' tin...

This Cambridge Analytica thing is starting to sound like a chattering-class conspiracy theory. We’re meant to believe that Donald Trump won the presidential election and Brexit was victorious in the EU referendum because sinister rich and right-wing people trawled social media, harvested our...