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Millions will be watching on TV on Saturday night as the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Lisbon. It will be the first time the contest has been hosted in Portugal after Portugal won it for the first time in Kiev last year. Ireland will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest...

Of course, the lords insist they are only defending parliamentary democracy and sovereignty against government diktat. But this is a mockery of democracy. They never seemed concerned about UK parliamentary sovereignty while imposed EU rules rode roughshod over it for 40 years. Yet suddenly...

As the cold sting of winter finally starts to fade, so the literary festival season edges closer. An addition to the line-up this year is a five-day celebration of the legendary saga of Beowulf. How is it that a story written by an unknown author more than 1,000 years ago still captures...

Egyptian authorities have finished their quest to discover a secret chamber in the tomb of Tutankhamun - concluding that it does not exist. Previously, officials said they were "90% sure" of a hidden room behind the wall of the boy king's famous 3,000-year-old tomb. Tutankhamun 'secret...

A bone that is believed to be a relic of the fourth Pope has been found in a bin by waste collectors. The tiny fragment - thought to belong to St Clement, who died around 2,000 years ago - was found by a waste disposal company. 'Bone of Pope St Clement' is found abandoned in a London bin by...

A 16th century death warrant in which King Henry VIII orders an abbot be 'hung drawn and quartered' before deciding he should just be hanged has gone on public display. The letter is believed to have been dictated by the notoriously temperamental monarch, who then changed his mind and had the...

The mass grave of Highlanders massacred in the Battle of Culloden may have been discovered by a ground penetrating radar more than 270 years later. History says that 16 of Bonnie Prince Charlie's officers, found hiding in the dungeon at Culloden House, near Inverness, were taken outside by...

Not even countries like Switzerland, with its close relationship with the EU, and Norway, which is a member of the EU’s single market, are in a customs union with the EU.This is because they know what a bad deal it would be for them... NICK TIMOTHY Ministers need to face down the rebels...

This is the moment a deer got a bird's-eye view of a hungry foraging jackdaw. The stag, part of the herd at Richmond Park, London, was snapped by passing photographer Max Ellis, of Richmond, who noted that it looked like a large black visor was covering the animal's eyes, when the large...

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is in hospital after having emergency surgery for a brain haemorrhage. A United statement said the procedure "had gone very well" but Ferguson "needs a period of intensive care to optimise his recovery". Glasgow-born Ferguson was manager of...

The image of London as a liberal, tolerant and multicultural haven is one not recognised by millions of its citizens... PAUL EMBERY Our working class is not racist — they’ve just been shafted by the liberal elite Comment By Paul Embery 4th May 2018 WE all know the propaganda. London: It’s...

French graffiti has been discovered on the walls of an English manor house in what is the largest selection of pre-19th-century prisoner art ever found in Britain. A series of 250-year-old etchings found at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent reveals names and depictions of vessels used by...

Trails of dust and gas in the night sky recorded by Anglo-Saxon astronomers may provide evidence of the mysterious Planet Nine, academics at Queen's University claim. Experts believe depictions of comets spotted in the Dark Ages will provide further clues on the whereabouts of the...

This Peers vs the People power-grab confirms, almost beyond caricature, the thesis that helped Brexit win – that the EU is a project belonging to an arrogant elite. As well as the Remainer swells like Lord P, many of the most active campaigners in the Lords are former mandarins – Cabinet...

How easy it would be to be goaded by the visit of Tendayi Achiume, the UN’s “Special Rapporteur on Racism” to Britain. “My mission… will focus on explicit incidents of racism and related intolerance as well as attention to structural forms of discrimination and exclusion that have been...

One of the oldest and rarest pieces of gold ever found in Britain has been found in a box of odd watch parts bought at a car boot sale in Oxfordshire. The 'incredibly rare' gold strip, which is thought to be from the early Bronze Age and dates to between 2,500 and 2,000 BC, could be worth as...

A type of plankton described as part of "the beating heart" of the oceans has been named after the BBC's Blue Planet series. The tiny plant-like organism is regarded as a key element of the marine ecosystem. Scientists at University College London (UCL) bestowed the honour on Sir David...

The 800-year-old heart of an Irish saint has been recovered six years after it was stolen from a Dublin cathedral. The heart of St Laurence O'Toole was found undamaged in the city's Phoenix Park by Irish police following "an intelligence-led investigation". The bizarre theft happened at Christ...

A £5,000 dog kennel based on Windsor Castle has been built by a lottery-winning owner for her pampered pooch to watch the royal wedding in style. Susan Crossland, 53, has commissioned the 6.5ft high, hand-painted kennel made for Archie, her 10-year-old Lhasa Apso. Royal wedding: Pampered...

It's the oldest and biggest occupied castle in the world that has been home to 39 monarchs. And it will shortly play host to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding. However, the story of Windsor Castle begins with a wooden fortress, built by William the Conqueror in the 11th Century...