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My worry is that by ludicrously invoking the Third Reich and spewing hatred, Remainers debase the political process. It would obviously be ludicrous to call Paddy Ashdown or Ian McEwan fascist — as ludicrous as making an equivalence between Josef Goebbels and Boris Johnson. But they...

With one week to go until the General Election, here is the 1000-year history of British democray, from Magna Carta to universal suffrage... From Magna Carta to universal suffrage, the 1000-year history of British democracy 5 Comments Universal suffrage, the Magna Carta and...

A "luxurious" Roman bath house owned and used by society's elite has been discovered beneath a public park. Ground penetrating radar equipment was used to discover three buildings below Priory Park in Chichester, West Sussex. Archaeologists uncovered the footings of two Roman town houses, one...

Tickets for the concert to benefit the victims of the Manchester attack have gone on sale. One Love Manchester takes place on Sunday, with proceeds going to the Red Cross's Manchester Emergency Fund. Last Monday, 22 people died and 116 were injured in a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande...

A new book by Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien is going on sale - 100 years after it was first conceived. Beren and Lúthien has been described as a "very personal story" that the Oxford professor thought up after returning from the Battle of the Somme. It was edited by his son...

A rare coin dating back to the eighth century discovered by a metal detector fan in the middle of a field could fetch up to £12,000 ($15,400) at auction. The Anglo-Saxon penny, which is more than 1,200-year-old, was found by a car salesman searching for artefacts and treasures in a farmer's...

A gay GP whose father arrived in Ireland from India is the leading candidate to be Ireland's next prime minister (Taoiseach). Leo Varadkar, 38, is challenging Simon Coveney to replace Enda Kenny as the leader of the Fine Gael party who are currently leading a minority government in Ireland...

Roman ruins described as a "once-in-a-lifetime find" have been discovered during work to rebuild a cricket pavilion in Carlisle. The remains of a Roman bath house were uncovered as part of work to move Carlisle Cricket Club's pavilion, which was damaged during Storm Desmond. Roman bath house...

The continued archaeological investigation of Bamburgh Castle, once the palace site of the early medieval kings of Northumbria, has revealed a marvellous new find of national significance. The copper alloy fragment is small, 23mm by 12mm, but beautifully decorated with...

On a fortified hill in Scotland some 1,900 years ago, a Roman army attacked local warriors by hurling lead bullets from slings that had nearly the stopping power of a modern .44 magnum handgun, according to recent experiments. The assault seems to have been deadly effective, for the...

When George IV died in 1830, he was buried on his own instructions with a diamond-clad love token of his secret wife around his neck, cementing forever the illicit love which had scandalised society. The token’s other half, a matching locket containing a miniature portrait of the king...

Heavy metal icons Iron Maiden used their performance in Cardiff on Wednesday night to pay tribute to people who died in Monday's terrorist attack in Manchester. Iron Maiden honoured victims of the Manchester terror attack at their Cardiff gig Music fans were defiantly out in force on...

Here, Robert Hume considers the history – both real and imagined – of six popular gestures, including the handshake and the high-five... A brief history of gestures - from the handshake to the high-five...

Sir Roger Moore, who died this week at the age of 89, was one of the most popular actors — on screen and off — of his generation, playing iconic characters from Ivanhoe to The Saint, and the ultimate screen hero, James Bond. Here, in his trademark self-deprecating style, he reveals the...

The doctor was exasperated with his patient, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India no less. She just wouldn’t stop eating — and, not surprisingly, she was complaining of stomach pains and bloating (a ‘rising’, as she called it) that had kept her...

The Domesday Book has gone on public display as part of a summer exhibition at Lincoln Castle. It is on loan from its permanent home at The National Archives in London until September. The document is said to give a unique snapshot of life either side of the Norman Conquest in 1066. Domesday...

Ariana Grande is to return to Manchester to play a benefit gig for the victims of the attack at her concert on Monday. The American star, who turned 24 yesterday, said her "heart, prayers and deepest condolences" were with the victims of the Manchester attack. "I don't want to go the rest of...

RAF crew scrawled a message on a missile on its way to blast ISIS targets in Syria that read 'Love from Manchester.' The defiant note was initially believed to be a social media hoax but RAF bosses confirmed its veracity later today. It is understood it was the brainchild of a drone squadron...

What planet are we on when in the face of all these red flags, our leaders allow such deeply suspicious characters back into Britain and then expect us to swallow their lies that we will not give in to terror? We didn't just give in. We put out the WELCOME HOME mat for them too.... KATIE...

Police investigating the Manchester Arena bomb attack have stopped sharing information with the US after leaks to the media, the BBC understands. UK officials were outraged when photos appearing to show debris from the attack appeared in the New York Times. It came after the name of...