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From a scribbled warning about the Gunpowder Plot to a typed letter condemning the lack of lifeboats on the Titanic, a new book uses some of the most significant letters ever written to shine a spotlight on history’s key events… In their own words: 6 of history’s most fascinating letters...

A pair of dismembered legs uncovered in an Egyptian tomb are finally giving up their secrets. First found during excavations in the Valley of Queens more than a century ago, the mummified limbs have lain in a museum in Turin ever since. Now, archaeologists analysing the 3,000-year-old...

There can now be no doubt about it. The powerful forces opposing Britain's departure from the European Union are organised, determined, and well on their way to frustrating the clearly-expressed will of the majority of British voters to leave the corrupt, undemocratic and clearly...

Remainers have been celebrating after the pro-EU Liberal Democrats won yesterday's Richmond Park by-election which was triggered after the incumbent Tory MP Zac Goldsmith resigned in protest over the building of a third runway at Heathrow. They have been declaring that the LibDems' victory means...

Skeletons found in Leicester could be the earliest examples of African people living in the famously diverse city. The University of Leicester found 83 skeletons in a Roman graveyard dating back as early as the 2nd Century. Six with possible African ancestry is the first evidence of migrants...

Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs, who played hapless Spanish waiter Manuel in the BBC sitcom, has died aged 86, his family has confirmed. The actor died on 23 November and was buried on Thursday, his wife Melody said in an interview in the Daily Mail. She told the paper that Sachs had been...

THIS Chinese woman has been preserved for over 2,100 years – and she’s baffled scientist. Called the Lady of Dai, she’s considered the best preserved mummy ever discovered. Her skin is soft, her arms and legs can bend, her internal organs are still intact and she has her own type A blood...

Britain may have traded with the Middle East in the seventh century - much earlier than previously thought. A new examination of one of Britain's most famous Anglo-Saxon ship burials has found bitumen probably from Syria, proving the existence of ancient trade links. The rare tar-like...

Dan Jones looks back over the past 1,500 years to reveal the secrets to a happy and glorious period on the throne.... How to be a successful monarch...

Director Ken Russell will forever be remembered as the Wild Man of Cinema - a movie maverick who spent his life pushing boundaries with his explicit films. But, before his flamboyant film career, Russell turned his artistic eye to photography, documenting teddy girls and bombed-out...

Nearly half of Germans have indicated they want to follow Britain in holding a referendum on their EU membership. A survey found 42 percent of citizens want a similar vote that led to Brexit, while two thirds of the population believe the European Union 'is heading in the wrong direction'...

Given the delicate state of the Brexit negotiations, the last thing that the Government needed was to have a political aide, Julia Dockerill, wandering around Downing Street brandishing the notes of a top-secret meeting. But that, of course, is what happened on Monday, leaving...

A Black Death burial pit containing 48 skeletons, including the remains of 27 children, has been found at the site of a 14th Century monastery hospital. The bodies were excavated at Thornton Abbey in north Lincolnshire. Thornton Abbey Black Death plague pit excavated BBC News 30 November...

Pop singer Kate Bush has described Theresa May as "wonderful" in a Canadian magazine interview. Speaking to Maclean's magazine, she said that having a female prime minister is "the best thing that's happened" to the UK for a long time... Kate Bush describes Theresa May as 'wonderful' BBC...

How much do you really know about the First World War? In a new bite-sized A-Z guide, the Imperial War Museum reveals a number of surprising facts, alongside need-to-know details of the key battles, personalities and wartime tactics... A–Z of the First World War How much do you really know...

It’s unclear whether Trudeau is ignorant or indifferent to the fact that mourning is the only expression allowed for ‘the people of Cuba’ at the moment. In real Havana and across the Caribbean island, the regime has imposed a nine-day period of official grieving. That means no jokes, no...

Members of the public uncovered a treasure trove of ancient artefacts last year, a report has revealed. Among the thousands of archaeological finds is a huge Bronze Age belt made of gold and a hoard of 17th century silver coin clippings. Experts believe the belt, or 'torc', may have been...

A skyscraper set to be Europe’s second-tallest building is to be built in London after it received the green-light from planners yesterday. Nicknamed the Trellis, its 1,000ft (305m) design is expected to dwarf its neighbours in the heart of London’s financial district, and is a sign of...

A student who found Anglo-Saxon jewellery of "national significance" said the discovery has made three years exploring the field worthwhile. Tom Lucking found a gold pendant inlaid with a profusion of garnets while metal detecting on farmland near Diss in Norfolk in 2014. The 2.8in item...

The shape of Theresa May's Brexit negotiation strategy seems to have been revealed after another humiliating document gaffe in Downing Street. Notes being carried by an aide to a senior Tory MP hint at the government's tactics - suggesting ministers have already given up on staying in the...