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It all looks a bit too much for Mrs May. I do not doubt her essential decency, patriotism and sense of duty. But even after Friday, I have come to doubt her ability to get Brexit done. I doubt her ability to say to Brussels: “Bog off.” Tony Parsons Theresa May is deluded – a truly...

Thousands of buildings in the British Isles are believed to have shoes hidden within their walls. But why did superstitious builders and homeowners believe in such a mysterious tradition? The shoes hidden in homes to ward off evil By Katy Prickett BBC News...

On Thursday morning, the Queen welcomed Britain's new £3.1 billion aircraft carrier into the Royal Navy fleet and declared it the "best of British". Accompanied by the Princess Royal, the Queen arrived on board HMS Queen Elizabeth at Portsmouth Naval Base using a specially installed lift to...

A picture thought to have been hand-carved by Sir Isaac Newton has been discovered on a wall at his childhood home in Lincolnshire. An etching of a windmill was found following an investigation of Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth near Grantham. The famous scientist was born...

It's been feared since ancient times as a place of the dead and the scene of at least one gruesome act of human child sacrifice. But now scientists have braved Sculptor's Cave in Moray to create a digital model of the iconic landmark. Researchers hope that the digitisation will shed light on...

Archaeologists in the Highlands have unearthed a possible Iron Age structure, tool and pottery pieces during roadworks this week. The discoveries were made on the Crubenmore to Kincraig stretch of the A9, which is to be made into a dual carriageway. The experts have also found pottery...

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert enjoyed a passionate private life that saw them share nine children. Victoria, portrayed by Jenna Coleman in the ITV drama of the same name, famously refused to obey the conservative standards of the time, even going as far as calling her many pregnancies...

MORE than 100 Paras and Gurkhas fought with poles, bats and heavy machine-gun barrels as a training exercise exploded into mayhem... TRAINING PUNCH-UP More than 100 Paras and Gurkhas fought with poles, bats and heavy machine-gun barrels as a training exercise exploded into mayhem...

Mrs May celebrated yesterday after the European Commission cleared the way for negotiations on the future relationship after the UK's withdrawal from the EU. Britain will pay a 'divorce bill' of between £35 billion and £39 billion under the terms of a withdrawal package agreed with...

An amateur metal detector struck gold when she stumbled across a rare 500-year-old coin near one of England's most historic battlefields. The coin, minted during the doomed reign of King Richard III, is one of only a handful still in existence. Experts speculate the gold coin may have been...

This is the English pub which has kept its own log fire burning continuously for a staggering 172 years - and manages to burn through three transit vans full of logs each month. The Warren House Inn in Postbridge on Dartmoor, Devon, sits 1,425ft above sea level and is more than a mile from the...

We send 96 billion text messages every day in the UK but the very first, sent 25 years ago today, was pretty simple: "Merry Christmas." "Spelt with the full words - not Xmas," says Neil Papworth, the British engineer who sent it, eschewing the abbreviations that would define the medium. That...

The hunt is on for a family, videoed enjoying their seaside holiday, after their camera containing the footage washed up 350 miles away in Germany. Incredibly, the small waterproof camera still works and recorded the last moments at Thornwick Bay in Flamborough, East Yorkshire. It was...

Medieval artefacts trapped in a waterlogged waste dump for 900 years have been found in Newcastle. Archaeologists have uncovered green-glazed pottery, neatly cut animal horns, as well as a pit-like oven during excavations of a construction site. A woven wooden fence and the boundaries of a...

Nigel Farage today defended Donald Trump's decision to re-tweet Britain First insisting the 'liberal elite' had over-reacted. The ex-Ukip leader used an appearance on the BBC's The Andrew Marr Show to claim the reaction has been 'out of all proportion' to the offence. The President's decision...

The British media have, of late, been gripped by the fear of fake news. But they also love indulging in Brexit scare stories, many of which wouldn’t look out of place on Brass Eye. Never mind the claim that Brexiteers were duped by Vote Leave’s bus: when it comes to believing the ridiculous...

Details of Sir Isaac Newton's spending on stockings and shoelaces are among the scientist's papers which have been added to a global database of historically important documents. The Cambridge University collection has been added to Unesco's International Memory of the World Register. It...

Australia edged out England in a tight and nervy Rugby League World Cup final to retain the trophy at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. England produced a dogged and resilient performance in their first final for 22 years, but the Kangaroos held on to win. It means that Australia have now won 11 of...

In a new biography Henry III: The Great King England Never Knew It Had, Darren Baker sees Henry as a great king of England, if not the greatest. Here, he offers 10 facts to support his case… 10 reasons why Henry III may have been a great king...

Henry Frederick Stuart seemed destined to become one of the most powerful and influential kings in history but his name is now almost unknown... How Henry Stuart became the king who never was 30 November 2017 BBC News...