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The non-EU cities of Istanbul, Reykjavík and Stavanger have each been European Capital of Culture. So why has the European Commission said that those British cities competing to becoming European Capital of Culture 2023 will now be kicked out of the running? Coffee House After...

Tarnya Cooper reveals what eight exhibits can tell us about the lives of ‘ordinary’ Elizabethans at home, at work and at play... The other Elizabethan England With an exhibition on Elizabethan society now on at London’s National Portrait Gallery, Tarnya Cooper reveals what eight of the...

Ahead of the UK premiere of The White Princess, we take a look at the real figures portrayed in the historical drama… The real history behind ‘The White Princess’ The White Princess, a TV series based on Philippa Gregory’s bestselling novel of the same name, dramatises the story of the women...

A teenage boy who found a massive fossil on a British beach has discovered it's a 6,000-year-old auroch horn - after initially thinking it was just a piece of driftwood. After realising it was a fossil, Archie Wood, 13, who made the discovery while metal detecting, thought it might be a mammoth...

Tim Heap climbed into the twisted carcass of Deborah, a British tank that smashed through German defences precisely 100 years ago in the battle that marked the birth of modern warfare. "My grandfather would have been standing right here up front. His DNA is in still inside. And if he...

She has, by all accounts, had nothing but a warm welcome from the Royal Family so far. The forebears of Meghan Markle, the girlfriend of Prince Harry, were not quite so fortunate, it has emerged. A study into the American actress’s family tree has discovered her ancestor was in fact...

Seventy-one victims of the Grenfell Tower fire have been formally identified and police believe that all those who died have now been recovered. The number of victims includes baby Logan Gomes, who was stillborn in hospital on 14 June, the day the 24-storey blaze broke out. The final two...

It is one of the bloodiest family feuds in British history that saw a clan of 400 people wiped out. Now archaeologists have confirmed children were among the victims of the bitter 16th Century MacDonald-MacLeod rivalry in Scotland after the discovery of bones in a cave on the island of...

A butcher hit back at flower-clutching vegans who staged a silent protest outside his shop by trolling them with a hilarious sign. The pair of anonymous campaigners arrived outside Arthur's Butchery and Delicatessen in the affluent village of Topsham in Devon on Thursday afternoon...

Fans of ITV’s Victoria have delighted in the return of the costume drama for a second series. The popularity of the show, starring Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria and Tom Hughes as Prince Albert, has prompted a fresh debate over how the prince met his untimely end. The royal took his...

In their record-breaking lifetime of service, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will no doubt have lost count of the toasts raised to their achievements, health and happiness. Surely none, though, will mean more than seeing their children, grandchildren and closest friends raise a glass...

Two road gritters have been named Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney and David Plowie in a council-run online poll that saw a flurry of witty suggestions. Thousands voted in Doncaster Council's contest including US singer Curtis Stigers with his offering of Grit Balls...

Princes William and Harry have cameo roles as stormtroopers in the next Star Wars film, actor John Boyega has said. The royals visited the set of The Last Jedi in April 2016 and were rumoured to have filmed a scene in disguise. Now Boyega, who plays reformed stormtrooper Finn, has confirmed...

Mr Bean and Blackadder star Rowan Atkinson is reportedly to become a dad for the third time at the age of 62. The comedian is expecting a baby with his partner Louise Ford, 33, according to The Sunday People. Rowan already has two grown-up children, Ben, 23, and daughter Lily, 21, from his...

Sir David Attenborough could be the most viewed creature on Earth after BBC figures revealed 80 million viewers watched the new Blue Planet series in China alone. And the programme was downloaded so many times by Chinese viewers it slowed down the country's internet connection. Despite the...

Thousands of people braved the rain in London to watch the annual Lord Mayor's Show yesterday. More than 7,000 people, alongside 70 floats, took part in the parade, which is in its 802nd year. The procession marks the first public engagement of the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, Charles...

A cake showing a life-sized horse dying and covered in barbed wire in a World War One trench has sparked an animal cruelty row before Remembrance Day. The eight-foot structure depicts the injured beast with blood pouring from its limbs while surrounded by poppies - all of which is...

The remarkable story of Admiral Lord Nelson's most precious jewel which vanished from a museum 66 years ago has been revealed in a new book. Nelson was given the stunning seven-inch chelengk by Sultan Selim III of Turkey after the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The hat decoration contained...

A 'lost' painting of Admiral Lord Nelson showing his facial scarring and missing eyebrow is to go on display in London. Part of a series of portraits of the famous admiral painted by Italian artist Leonardo Guzzardi in 1799, the painting was last publicly seen in a newspaper article in...

Prince Charles led services at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday as millions around the country honoured Britain's war dead with a silent tribute. The Prince of Wales laid the head of state's wreath at the Cenotaph for the first time, followed by Princes William, Harry and Andrew as the...