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Scientists in the Swiss city of Basel have solved a decades-old mystery over the identity of a mummified woman. Their research revealed a surprise: the woman is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother of UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. The body was uncovered in 1975...

A Roman mosaic that lay buried under a city centre for more than 1,500 years has been painstakingly lifted from the ground and preserved for future generations. The mosaic, made up of thousands of small cubes of stone and brick, was unearthed when work began to build a new apartment...

A mysterious skull discovered by a dog walker dates back to the late Iron Age, archaeologists have revealed. The skull, which was found in Langport in Somerset, was reported to the police and analysed. Months of tests revealed that it belonged to a woman aged 45 or older who had suffered...

An ochre crayon thought to have been used to draw on animal skins 10,000 years ago has been found by archaeologists. The crayon, which is just 22mm long, was discovered near the site of an ancient lake which is now covered in peat near Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Archaeologists find...

Cyrille Regis, the former West Bromwich Albion and England forward, has died aged 59. He scored 112 goals in 297 appearances for the Baggies before joining Coventry City for £250,000 in 1984. He was a pioneer for black footballers in the game when he played alongside Laurie Cunningham and...

A golden eagle caused a flap after landing on the windowsill of a house in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Rebekah Norton, from Ton Pentre, published pictures on Facebook of the huge bird of prey staring through her window. Golden eagle lands on Ton Pentre woman's windowsill 9 January 2018 BBC News...

‘You just hate Poles and other foreigners, don’t you?’ For months after 23 June 2016, when the 17.4 million voted to leave the EU, this was the line hurled at us. Brexit was a xenophobic spasm, elitist Remainers said. It was the cry of a prejudiced blob who didn’t like hearing Polish at their...

Jacob Rees-Mogg today suggested Britain sends France a fragment of the Union Uack which flew aboard Nelson's HMS Victory in return for the Bayeux Tapestry. The Tory darling said the gesture would be a gentle reminder to our friends across the Channel that 'we usually win the battles'. Jacob...

A bicycle enthusiast has found the “holy grail” of collector's items after discovering what he believes to be Britain’s oldest bike dating back to 1819. Glynn Stockdale from Knutsford, Cheshire, said he couldn’t believe his luck when he received a call about a long-forgotten bike in a disused...

Macron has admitted that France would probably vote to leave the EU were it to hold a referendum on the issue - which is why, being a great democrat, he is refusing to hold a referendum... Macron admits France ‘probably’ would have backed quitting the EU if it held a referendum and reveals he...

Republicans and anti-monarchists have long grumbled that Buckingham Palace is riddled with fossils from a bygone era. And now scientists have shown that, in one respect, it’s true. A new study led by the Australian National University (ANU) has found that the building blocks used in the...

Six women from the British Army have become the largest all-female group to ski coast-to-coast across Antarctica. The Ice Maiden team began the 1,000-mile expedition on 20 November - each pulling an 80kg sledge behind them. After 62 days on the ice, the six soldiers crossed the finish line at...

The earliest known use of the term "prisoner of war" in England has been discovered by a historian at the University of Southampton. Court documents from 1357 show the term was first used for the Count de Ventadour, captured at the Battle of Poitiers. England's first 'prisoner of war'...

No one will be more grateful to President Macron for allowing the Bayeux Tapestry to cross the Channel than Britain’s schoolchildren. No longer will they have to endure pitching and tossing ferries, ghastly French youth hostels and the gloom of Normandy in order to see one of the most...

France and the UK have signed a treaty to speed up the processing of migrants in Calais, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on his first UK visit. After talks with UK PM Theresa May at Sandhurst Military Academy, he said the treaty would offer a "more humane approach" and be...

Boris Johnson has raised the prospect of a bridge across the English Channel after top-level talks between the UK and France. The Foreign Secretary said ‘good connections’ were important to the relationship between the two countries and wondered whether the Channel Tunnel should merely be...

A TV historian believes he may have discovered the real location of the Battle of Brunanburh on a humble lay-by off the A1. The battle is long believed to have saved England from Viking invaders over 1,000 years ago. It pitted a West Saxon army against a combined horde of Vikings, Scots and...

The programme that will likely gather the most viewers on British TV tonight is The Coronation on BBC1 in which the Queen, who never does interviews, has a converation with Alistair Bruce, the Royal, Religious and National Events Commentator for Sky News. The programme will see Her Majesty...

A Royal Navy medical officer who saved the lives of hundreds of British and Argentine troops during the Falklands War has died, aged 71. Working amid terrible conditions in the field, Surgeon Capt Rick Jolly, from Torpoint, Cornwall, saved the life of every British troop he treated. He is the...

This is the dramatic moment a group of Trump supporters tried to arrest Sadiq Khan while quoting the Magna Carta. The men stormed the left-wing Fabian Society conference in London moments after the mayor took to the stage and accused him of 'subverting the English constitution'. Mr Khan's...