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As romance beckons for lovers on Valentine's Day, there is the rare chance to see part of the saint "himself". A relic - purported to be a fragment of bone from St Valentine's finger - is on display at a church in Coventry. But what is it doing there? St Valentine's finger beckons lovers...

Five British nationals have died in a car crash in Sweden, the Foreign Office has said. It is understood the members of the indie band Viola Beach were killed in the accident, which happened on Saturday in the Swedish capital Stockholm. The car plunged more than 82ft from a highway bridge...

A load of rubbish those things. It's almost impossible to any decent, proper drawings on them. Although one or two people are pretty good. Goodness knows how a Mr Vlosich managed to do this:

Two recently-discovered hoards of Roman and Iron Age treasure have been put on display for the first time in a Liverpool exhibition. The artefacts, found in Cheshire, include rings, brooches and dozens of coins issued some 2,000 years ago. Known as the Knutsford and Malpas Hoards, the...

Sea levels aren't rising at all. It's a myth.

From brutal torture devices to bizarre medical treatments, these terrifying contraptions reveal a darker side to innovation. They show how inventors throughout history have put their skills and intellects to use in horrifying ways, creating contraptions that have caused unimaginable...

It looks more like a Transformer, and could be the new sting in the British Army's tail. The 'Swiss Army Knife' combat vehicle, so dubbed because of its armoury of tools, now comes complete with a telescopic investigation arm, an upgrade on the existing Terrier ordered by defence chiefs...

A violin made by a German soldier at an Essex prisoner of war camp has been restored and is to be played again. The instrument is marked "1944" inside and was crafted at High Garret in Braintree, which held German and Italian prisoners during World War Two. Russell Stowe, of Woodbridge...

Richard Littlejohn on the Europeans and Americans who are fighting back against the smug liberal establishment: From the US to the EU, we're seeing nothing less than a revolt against smug elites, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN By Richard Littlejohn for the Daily Mail 11 February 2016...

From navigating the etiquette of public baths to managing a relative who had glugged too much wine, life in the Roman Empire was a complicated business. But newly translated textbooks used by Greek-speaking schoolchildren have revealed that students learnt to get to grips with life in the...

Britain's largest known Roman arcade has been revealed beneath an apartment block in Colchester, Essex. Experts believe the ancient covered walkway included more than 28 archways topped by a grand gateway and was at the heart of the once bustling Roman town. Ruins of the grand 393ft long (120...

When it was announced that JK Rowling would be setting pen to paper to tell the world what happened after Harry Potter left Hogwarts, some of her fans were disappointed that her efforts would only make it to the stage, rather than in another novel. Now they may be satisfied: the script of...

Generations of schoolchildren have learned that the Great Fire of London sparked into life at Thomas Farriner’s bakery. But the precise origin of the blaze has now been traced to a spot that does not sit within the infamous Pudding Lane, but is in fact located on a nearby street. The...

When it comes to protecting Britain from terrorist attacks, it is clear that our membership of the European Union does more harm than good. As part of their never-ending scaremongering to persuade undecided voters to vote in favour of EU membership, David Cameron and his Europhile...

English football's top-flight Premier League has unveiled its new logo. From next season onwards the country's top tier will be known as 'the Premier League,' with no title sponsor. The Premier League has been promoted and marketed as the Barclays Premier League since 2007/08. Prior to that...

A Bronze Age cremation burial has been discovered near Stonehenge after being accidentally dug up by a badger. Objects found in a burial mound at Netheravon, Wiltshire, include a bronze saw, an archer's wrist guard, a copper chisel and cremated human remains. Experts believe the burial may...

Donald Trump becoming US President is a rather attractive prospect - because he'd annoy the worst people in Britain: I want to see President Trump – if only because of who he’d annoy It would be Trumpageddon for all the worst people in Britain, and the prospect is rather attractive...

Actor Martin Freeman, well-known for portraying Tim Canterbury in The Office, Dr Watson in Sherlock and Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy, appeared in a Labour Party election broadcast in the run-up to last year's General Election in which he told us why he had decided to vote for Labour...

The Duchess of Cambridge dazzled crowds yesterday with a daring Alexander McQueen coat as she carried out her first engagement as Honorary Air Commandant of the Air Cadets. While speaking to cadets, she revealed that Prince George has a passion for aeroplanes suggesting he would one day...