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Amid the tumult over Brexit, an annual ritual is being played out which demolishes the notion that Angela Merkel’s Germany is a benign power working for the greater good of its partners in the European Union and the eurozone. Berlin is demanding its pound of flesh from the government of Greece...

Prime Minister and Remain campaigner David Cameron took part in this EU referendum's first big TV debate last night as he was grilled live on Sky News by Sky News Political Editor Faisal Islam and a studio audience. Islam was praised by many on social media after the hour-long grilling for the...

A pottery fragment bearing Christian symbols from Roman Britain has been found among a number of forgotten fragments originally unearthed in the town of Brentford, west London. The piece, while unexceptional in its construction, has been described as a 'tantalising find' because it sheds light...

These ghostly pictures show monks returning to the derelict ruins of an abbey 500 years after it was pulled down by Henry VIII. The men can be seen walking around the grounds of Rievaulx Abbey, near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, which was once one of the richest and most spiritually significant...

The British press declared it a disastrous defeat, and the public despaired. But, argues Nick Hewitt, the battle of Jutland, fought in the North Sea on 31st May and 1st June 1916, ensured that Germany would never prevail in the First World War... Jutland: the battle that won the First...

Oh dear. Over the weekend, the Guardian ran an editorial on the EU referendum entitled ‘this campaign must show more respect for both facts and voters’. However, the left-wing rag didn't practise what it preached... The Guardian fails to practise what it preaches in the EU debate...

Roman tablets discovered during an excavation in London include the oldest hand-written document ever found in Britain, archaeologists have revealed. The Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) said it had deciphered a document, from 8 January AD 57, found at the dig at Bloomberg's new...

The latest EU referendum poll indicates that voters have swung considerably towards backing Brexit. 52 per cent of people surveyed said they were planning on voting for Britain to leave the European Union, compared to 48 per cent who are voting in... Coffee House Majority of...

The centenary of the biggest naval engagement of World War One is being marked by commemorative events. A service at St Magnus Cathedral in Orkney will pay tribute to the 8,648 sailors who died during the Battle of Jutland. A service of remembrance will also take place on board HMS Duncan at...

Hundreds of skeletons found under a Cambridge University college could help researchers map the effect of the Black Death on a medieval town's population. More than 400 complete skeletons were discovered during work on St John's College between 2010 to 2012. The remains, dating from the 13th...

More resources are needed to stop migrants trying to reach the UK on makeshift boats, or lives will be lost, an ex-border force inspector has said. A group of 20 people - including 18 Albanian migrants and two children - were rescued from an inflatable boat off the coast of Kent on...

If you look back through some of the older threads in this sports section of the forum then you will see one from exactly two years ago reporting on the fact that Real Madrid had won the Champions League for a record tenth time. But now, they have won Europe's - and the world's - most...

Do the Eurocrats fear Britain will be a dreadful failure outside the EU? No. It is because they fear that we will be a dramatic success, and in so doing encourage other EU members to follow us out. That is oddly inconsistent with the claims of disaster put about by the Remain team. So what...

From famed warriors to ruthless female settlers, Gareth Williams from the British Museum rounds up eight top Vikings… 8 Vikings you should know about...

Choppers, believed to be from the SAS, have put on an extraordinary show of force over the skies of London in their top-of-the-range new anti-terror helicopters. Elite forces were spotted flying over landmarks such as Big Ben, the Shard and the London Eye, during an apparent training...

With only two months until the Rio Olympics, Brazil’s woes continue, with a minister in the interim government being forced to resign after being accused of plotting to stop the country's national corruption probe. It is not just president Dilma Rousseff being investigated, of course; a full...

A cookbook written in 1683 advises single women that the key to finding a man is 'the advice of sober friends', 'two ounces of the feare of God' and 'two ounces of consideration'. The book, written by bride-to-be Margaret Savile who was around 15 years old when she penned it, has been...

The core assumption of the anti-Brexit economists is that leaving would erect damaging barriers to trade; the pro-Brexit side must take on and demolish these arguments. The good news is that it’s quite easy to do so. The Leave campaign’s long-term aim is to break away completely from the...

The Royal Navy is investigating claims the wreckage of a British submarine lost during World War Two has been discovered off the coast of Sardinia. An Italian diver says he discovered the vessel, known as HMS P311, last weekend at a depth of 260 feet. The submarine was last seen in...

From bloody battles and brutal raids to epic seafaring adventures, here are 8 dates from Viking history you need to know… 8 key Viking dates you need to know From bloody battles and brutal raids to epic seafaring adventures, we bring you 8 dates from Viking history you need to know… Monday...