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A weapon used by Neolithic people could kill with one blow, according to a new study which used forensic detection methods to recreate violence from the period. Experts created a replica of a 5,500-year-old wooden club to inflict damage to a synthetic human skull. They found the...

The face of a 17th century Scottish prisoner of war who died after being captured by Cromwell’s troops has been revealed using the latest digital technology. The soldier was among 3,000 marched south in 1650 following the short but bloody Battle of Dunbar to the then-abandoned Durham...

A 4,000-year-old grave has been found near Loch Ness, which archaeologists increasingly believe was a 'special site' for Bronze Age burials. The grave has been found in the village of Drumnadrochit in the same area a stone-lined grave was found two years ago. Archaeologists believe the...

Are we really divided almost equally into two hostile camps, the 52 per cent and the 48 per cent? I doubt it. The referendum and its agitation created that impression, but diehard Remainers are a small minority, however influential. Before the referendum raised our collective blood...

More than 4,000 bearded men have applied to have their facial fuzz stroked by stressed-out Christmas shoppers. Mo Bro's Grooming Co in Leicester advertised for hirsute gentlemen to staff its "beard stroking station" in return for £30 an hour. It hopes the soothing service will "de-stress"...

A loving family gathered around the festive table with a succulent turkey at its centre accompanied by flaming puddings, crackling firesides and an obligatory blanket of glistening snow outside. For many of us – in the imagination if not perhaps in the drizzlier reality of frayed tempers...

Stonehenge was built to cast phallic-shaped shadows during midsummer and was part of a fertility cult, a new study claims. Professor Terance Meade said Stonehege's ancient builders created a 'play without words' in which one stone in particular cast a growing phallic-shaped shadow. The shadow...

Singer Chris Rea is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after collapsing during a performance. Fans posted on Twitter that they saw the 66-year-old "fall backwards" mid-song at the New Theatre Oxford. Rea, who is known for his hits "Driving Home for Christmas" and "Road to Hell", is...

The chance discovery of a mysterious wealthy lady in poor farmland soil is about to rewrite the history of Anglo-Saxon England. The find by Tom Lucking, a student, of the remains bedecked with an exquisite gold pendant and diplomatic coins has led to a reassessment of the powerbases of the...

It all looks a bit too much for Mrs May. I do not doubt her essential decency, patriotism and sense of duty. But even after Friday, I have come to doubt her ability to get Brexit done. I doubt her ability to say to Brussels: “Bog off.” Tony Parsons Theresa May is deluded – a truly...

Thousands of buildings in the British Isles are believed to have shoes hidden within their walls. But why did superstitious builders and homeowners believe in such a mysterious tradition? The shoes hidden in homes to ward off evil By Katy Prickett BBC News...

On Thursday morning, the Queen welcomed Britain's new £3.1 billion aircraft carrier into the Royal Navy fleet and declared it the "best of British". Accompanied by the Princess Royal, the Queen arrived on board HMS Queen Elizabeth at Portsmouth Naval Base using a specially installed lift to...

A picture thought to have been hand-carved by Sir Isaac Newton has been discovered on a wall at his childhood home in Lincolnshire. An etching of a windmill was found following an investigation of Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth near Grantham. The famous scientist was born...

It's been feared since ancient times as a place of the dead and the scene of at least one gruesome act of human child sacrifice. But now scientists have braved Sculptor's Cave in Moray to create a digital model of the iconic landmark. Researchers hope that the digitisation will shed light on...

Archaeologists in the Highlands have unearthed a possible Iron Age structure, tool and pottery pieces during roadworks this week. The discoveries were made on the Crubenmore to Kincraig stretch of the A9, which is to be made into a dual carriageway. The experts have also found pottery...

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert enjoyed a passionate private life that saw them share nine children. Victoria, portrayed by Jenna Coleman in the ITV drama of the same name, famously refused to obey the conservative standards of the time, even going as far as calling her many pregnancies...

MORE than 100 Paras and Gurkhas fought with poles, bats and heavy machine-gun barrels as a training exercise exploded into mayhem... TRAINING PUNCH-UP More than 100 Paras and Gurkhas fought with poles, bats and heavy machine-gun barrels as a training exercise exploded into mayhem...

Mrs May celebrated yesterday after the European Commission cleared the way for negotiations on the future relationship after the UK's withdrawal from the EU. Britain will pay a 'divorce bill' of between £35 billion and £39 billion under the terms of a withdrawal package agreed with...

An amateur metal detector struck gold when she stumbled across a rare 500-year-old coin near one of England's most historic battlefields. The coin, minted during the doomed reign of King Richard III, is one of only a handful still in existence. Experts speculate the gold coin may have been...

This is the English pub which has kept its own log fire burning continuously for a staggering 172 years - and manages to burn through three transit vans full of logs each month. The Warren House Inn in Postbridge on Dartmoor, Devon, sits 1,425ft above sea level and is more than a mile from the...