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2016 had its fair share of exciting discoveries in the world of archaeology. Together, they reveal the human characteristics that unite us all and expose the impacts that past peoples continue to have on life today. Here's a selection of the most inspiring findings of the year... Big...

After the tumult of 2016, Europe could do with a year of calm. It won’t get one. Elections are to be held in four of the six founder members of the European project, and populist Eurosceptic forces are on the march in each one. There will be at least one regime change: François Hollande has...

David Cameron is being lined up as a contender to be the next secretary general of Nato. Officials believe the former prime minister is the most likely candidate to be successful if Theresa May wants to get a Briton appointed to Europe's top defence job. It comes with a tax-free salary...

A French mayor has named a road in his town Brexit Street to 'pay tribute to the sovereign British people' who voted to leave the EU, it has emerged. Julien Sanchez, the Front National mayor of Beaucaire in the southern Gard département, insists he has received 'lots of support from...

For the third time in recent years, our magnificent Queen has cut through the delusional, self-serving bluster of the British Establishment and has asked one of her simple but devastatingly revealing questions: ‘What’s so bad about leaving the European Union?’ Well said, Ma’am!: As the...

A tribute to pop music superstar George Michael, who died yesterday aged 53... Coffee House Culture House Daily The genius of George Michael, 1963-2016 Fraser Nelson The Spectator 25 December 2016 A couple of weeks ago, George Michael announced he was collaborating with another...

During the EU referendum, The Sun ran a front page story which stated that the Queen backed Brexit. In the days and weeks that followed, the paper received much flak over the legitimacy of the story, with blame being pointed in Brexiteer Michael Gove’s direction. But it turns out the story is...

Up to 54,000 people are being evacuated from the German city of Augsburg on Christmas morning after the discovery of an unexploded RAF bomb. Some 32,000 homes are in the evacuation zone, which was declared following the discovery of the huge unexploded second world war ordnance. The evacuation...

Theresa May has urged Britain to "unite and move forward" after the Brexit vote in her first Christmas message as PM. In the year that saw the UK vote by 52% to 48% to leave the EU, Mrs May said there was an "historic opportunity" to forge "a bold new role". However, UKIP's Paul Nuttall used...

God can chase away "the fear of terror" and "the economies of injustice", the Archbishop of Canterbury has said in his Christmas sermon. The Most Reverend Justin Welby spoke about finding God in a world which "feels more awash with fear". His sentiment was echoed by Cardinal Vincent Nichols...

Sherwood Forest is best known for the legend of Robin Hood - the outlaw who robbed the rich to give to the poor. Now an amateur treasure hunter may have found his own fortune in the Nottinghamshire woodland. A medieval ring discovered in the dirt and thought to date back to the 14th century...

Ignore all the nonsense about 2016 being the worst year ever. This year has confirmed that huge numbers of people are unafraid and unbowed, and are willing to revolt against established opinion and sweep aside institutions they consider unjust. Leave has been the best thing to happen to British...

The vote for Brexit was a thunderous rumble of national indignation, an outpouring of frustrated fury that shook the foundations of the British state. We misinterpret its meaning at our peril... What did the Brexit vote reveal about the UK? Mark Easton, Home editor 23 December 2016 BBC News...

Historian Tracy Borman reveals five things you (probably) didn’t know about the Tudors... 5 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Tudors...

The worst thing about 2016 — an otherwise bracing year of political upset and oligarchical tears — has been the mainstreaming of the insult ‘fascist’. Anyone who sticks it to the status quo, whether by rejecting the EU or plumbing for Trump over Clinton, risks being smeared with the...

Concerns have been raised about the Queen's health after she cancelled plans to travel to Sandringham at the last minute yesterday. Buckingham Palace said both she and the Duke of Edinburgh have "heavy colds" and decided it would be best to postpone their trip. Her Majesty, who is 90, had...

Prince Charles has spoken out about the danger of religious persecution, warning against a repeat of "the horrors of the past". Delivering BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, the Prince of Wales said the rise of populist groups "aggressive" to minority faiths had "deeply disturbing echoes...

‘We will do whatever is necessary. That means long-range weapons, short weapons, machine guns, even if this sounds martial.’ These were the words of German politician Klaus Bouillon, a member of Mrs Merkel's CDU party, in response to yet another slaughter of innocents, this time at a...

Prince George and Princess Charlotte were expected to be the centre of attention on Tuesday at the Royal family's annual Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace. The event, hosted by the Queen, is the Royal family’s traditional start to Christmas before Her Majesty heads to Sandringham...

The Queen will step down as patron of 25 national organisations at the end of this year, says Buckingham Palace. The patronages, including the NSPCC, Save the Children, Barnardo's and Battersea Dogs' Home, will be passed on to other members of the Royal Family. Rugby Football Union, the Lawn...