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A rare medal struck after the Duke of Cumberland's loyalists crushed the Jacobite rebellion in 1746 is tipped to fetch £100,000 at an auction. The Battle of Culloden, in which 1,500 Jacobites were killed while only 50 government troops lost their lives, was the last pitched battle...

If there is one man who embodies the current British Establishment's disdain for democracy and the will of the people it's Tony Blair. It's Tony Blair who, once again, has spoken out against Brexit and explained his desire to overturn a democratic decision. Blair has to be careful, though. The...

What do Europeans really think about Brexit? Do they secretly admire our unexpected decision to walk away from all those pesky regulations and sub-committees? Or are our former ‘European friends’ relieved the arrogant, entitled Brits are leaving them alone? Features What...

A holidaymaker returned from a break to find his car wasn't working - after a squirrel stuffed the mechanics full of hundreds of acorns. Stunned motorist Andrew Wilkins, 25, says the rodent stashed its hoard of nuts in his Volkswagen Golf. His vehicle was turned into a winter supply store by...

Drinkers can raise a toast to Princess Charlotte in the first pub ever named after the Royal toddler. The bespoke boozer in Colchester, Essex, has just started serving punters and has proved a hit with regulars. It was hoped the bar staff could pop a cork of champagne when the the Duke and...

Seven notable events which happened in January... 7 things that happened in January through history Dominic...

1st January 2018 marked 200 years since one of the great works of British literature was published: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.... Frankenstein at 200: the birth of a gothic monster...

Why the Restoration of 1660 is eclipsed only by the Norman Conquest of 1066 in English history... 1660: The year that changed everything...

A 4000-year-old 'woodhenge' that has lain hidden for centuries under farmland has been spotted in aerial surveys. Thousands of years ago the 'exceptionally rare' monument would have been seen for miles around and may have been a site for ritual cremation or even as a sauna - similar to a...

ITV News at Ten descended into chaos last night when a fire alarm forced the show off the air mid-broadcast. Staff were evacuated from the studios in London as presenter Tom Bradby was talking to camera. Viewers were then met with a holding message from the broadcaster saying: 'We're sorry for...

We live in age of cave-ins. Recanting is all the rage. Go off-message, be off-colour, wonder out loud if men really can become women, crack a joke better suited to 1977 than 2017, and a Twitterstorm will form around you. A thousand unforgiving fingers will jab in your face. You’ll be warned to...

A female polar bear at a Scottish animal park has given birth to a cub, says the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). It is the first polar bear to be born in the UK in 25 years. The mother bear, Victoria, is one of three adult polar bears at the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig...

How the lives of eight major figures from history could have turned out better had they changed their ways... The New Year’s resolutions Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I and Josef Stalin should have made…...

Let’s have a brand new start for Heseltine, Blair and Osborne, for Nick Clegg, Sir Keir Starmer and Sir Vince Cable and anyone else who thinks they have the right to veto democracy. In 2018, resolve that you will finally accept the result of the EU referendum... TONY PARSONS Wise...

An ancient temple constructed by a mysterious cult in northern England may have been built to align with sunrise on Dec. 25, to ‘recall the birth’ of the light god Mithras. A new analysis using satellite maps and a software that can plot the direction of sunrise and sunset revealed that...

The Queen will share memories of her coronation when she makes a rare appearance in a television documentary. In the hour-long BBC programme - The Coronation - the Queen talks with royal commentator Alastair Bruce about the ceremony in 1953. She also discusses the day in 1937 when, aged 11...

An amateur treasure hunter was left shaking with excitement after unearthing a 15th century bishop's ring in a farmer's field. Metal detectorist Adam Day, 30, was astonished to make the discovery and knew immediately it was something special. The 20-carat gold ring, engraved with St George...

Pro-Brexit rallies are to he held nationwide from 14th to 18th January, in cities including Cardiff, London, Belfast and Nottingham. Arch-Remainer Anna Soubry is MP for Broxtowe, near Nottingham.

Thirteen monkeys have died in a fire at Woburn Safari Park. It started in the patas monkey house within the drive-through enclosure of the Bedfordshire park in the early hours of Tuesday. Three appliances from Bedfordshire fire brigade attended the blaze. A spokesman for the safari park...

Camperdown wildlife centre in Dundee has closed its doors for four days after the death of a monkey. The centre announced that a baby lion-tailed macaque had passed away on Friday morning. Due to their sociable nature, the pack are still grieving the loss. Their grieving process includes...