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Conservationists are concerned that one of the most important shipwrecks since Henry VIII's Mary Rose could disappear within 5 years. The Swash Channel Wreck lies at the entrance to Dorset's Poole harbour on the English Channel coast. It sank sometime between 1600 and 1620. Its ornate...

Meet Smokey the cat, who has just entered the Guiness Book of Records as the loudest moggy in the world. Smokey, who lives with her owner Ruth Adams in Northampton, Northamptonshire, has a purr of 67.7 decibels, which is as loud as a lawnmower or hairdryer. Domestic cats usually purr at...

Newlyweds Prince William and Catherine are to visit California in the summer after they have visited Canada. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the land over which they will one day probably reign over as King and Queen from Thursday 30th June to Friday 8th July and will be in Ottawa...

Prince Charles has told Americans: Cut down on steaks. The heir to the Throne of 16 countries, including the UK, Canada and Papua New Guinea, is a keen environmentalist and has made many speeches on green issues to various organisations, including the UN, over the years. Speaking at the the...

The world's reaction to the wedding of the future King and Queen of the UK, Canada and 14 other nations has shown why monarchy wins hands down. From every corner of the globe came back happy congratulatory emails and texts to Sky News, the BBC, The Sun and our other news media. Two billion...

A Westminster Abbey verger who became an internet sensation after cart-wheeling down the nave of the magnificent 900 year old building after the Royal Wedding has been given a ticking off by humourless senior staff. The verger, who has been named as Ben Sheward, either enjoyed the event so...

The official wedding photos of William and Kate have been released. The three photos were taken minutes after the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived at Buckingham Palace after tying the knot at Westminster Abbey. The portraits were taken by photographer Hugo Bernand in the Palace's...

2 billion people are expected to watch the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton which takes place at 11am UK time tomorrow. But, apart from attracting a significant percentage of this planet's population has it also attracted the population of another planet? A Dutch...

A troublesome teenager has turned his back on crime after forging a friendship - with a bird of prey. The tale is reminiscent of the 1969 British movie Kes about a young boy who befriends a kestrel. Ben Brettoner was given an Anti Social Behaviour Order (Asbo) after plaguing an estate in...

An 18th century map showing the routes and fares of London's Hackney coaches has been found - in a dusty cardboard box. The map is made of linen and dates back to 1785. It is believed to have been used by a coach driver to find his way around what was then the biggest city in the world. It...

Kate Middleton arrived at Westminster Abbey in central London this morning for the final rehearsal of her wedding to be cheered by a crowd of thousands as Royal Wedding fever - and the feelgood factor - spreads across the UK. Hundreds of people from all over the world have set up camp opposite...

Doctor Who may have just started its 32nd series (or season as it is called in North America) but it remains as good as ever - and still has the capability of making you hide behind the sofa. The first episode of the great British sci-fi series, with its often bizarre Douglas Adams-style...

John Sullivan, the writer of one of the greatest British sitcoms, died yesterday at the age of 64. John - who has been described as the greatest British post-war comedy scriptwriter - wrote classic BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses, which aired from 1981 to 2003 and which was regularly...

Larry the Downing Street cat has finally caught his first mouse. Larry, the latest in a long and glorious line of cats with the title of Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, was spotted climbing in through a window from the Downing Street garden with a mouse in his mouth. Larry was recruited...

A mock-up picture which shows a Celtic footballer riddled with bullets is a perfect example of the sectarianism which infests Scottish football. The Facebook picture shows former Glasgow Celtic player Neil Lennon, who is now the club's manager, riddled with bullets and it comes just days after...

A bomb disposal expert has become only the second female British soldier to die in the Afghanistan conflict. Brave Captain Lisa Jade Head, 29, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, had just disabled one homemade bomb in an alleyway in Helmand Province when a second blew up leaving her with...

Kate Middleton has unveiled her new Coat of Arms. The design features three acorns, representing Kate and her two siblings. The oak tree is also a traditional symbol of England and strength and is a feature of west Berkshire, where the Middletons have lived for 30 years. The gold chevron in...

At the weekend, 16 vicars auditioned to conduct a special 'Extreme Easter' service at two theme parks by testing their nerves on several white knuckle rides. The vicars were at Alton Towers in Staffordshire and Thorpe Park in Surrey. Whilst on the rides, they could be seen clasping their hands...

Thursday marked the 540th anniversary of the Battle of Barnet, one of the most famous battles of the Wars of the Roses, an English civil war fought between the rival Lancastrian and Yorkist branches of the royal House of Plantagenet. Nowadays, Barnet is an area of north London. But back in 1471...

Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was in tears on Friday as the football club and the city paid their respects on the 22nd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The Spaniard, who was manager of Liverpool from 2004 to 2010, during which time they won the European Cup in 2005 for the...