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Fans of ITV’s Victoria have delighted in the return of the costume drama for a second series. The popularity of the show, starring Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria and Tom Hughes as Prince Albert, has prompted a fresh debate over how the prince met his untimely end. The royal took his...

In their record-breaking lifetime of service, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will no doubt have lost count of the toasts raised to their achievements, health and happiness. Surely none, though, will mean more than seeing their children, grandchildren and closest friends raise a glass...

Two road gritters have been named Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip Machiney and David Plowie in a council-run online poll that saw a flurry of witty suggestions. Thousands voted in Doncaster Council's contest including US singer Curtis Stigers with his offering of Grit Balls...

Princes William and Harry have cameo roles as stormtroopers in the next Star Wars film, actor John Boyega has said. The royals visited the set of The Last Jedi in April 2016 and were rumoured to have filmed a scene in disguise. Now Boyega, who plays reformed stormtrooper Finn, has confirmed...

Mr Bean and Blackadder star Rowan Atkinson is reportedly to become a dad for the third time at the age of 62. The comedian is expecting a baby with his partner Louise Ford, 33, according to The Sunday People. Rowan already has two grown-up children, Ben, 23, and daughter Lily, 21, from his...

Sir David Attenborough could be the most viewed creature on Earth after BBC figures revealed 80 million viewers watched the new Blue Planet series in China alone. And the programme was downloaded so many times by Chinese viewers it slowed down the country's internet connection. Despite the...

Thousands of people braved the rain in London to watch the annual Lord Mayor's Show yesterday. More than 7,000 people, alongside 70 floats, took part in the parade, which is in its 802nd year. The procession marks the first public engagement of the new Lord Mayor of the City of London, Charles...

A cake showing a life-sized horse dying and covered in barbed wire in a World War One trench has sparked an animal cruelty row before Remembrance Day. The eight-foot structure depicts the injured beast with blood pouring from its limbs while surrounded by poppies - all of which is...

The remarkable story of Admiral Lord Nelson's most precious jewel which vanished from a museum 66 years ago has been revealed in a new book. Nelson was given the stunning seven-inch chelengk by Sultan Selim III of Turkey after the Battle of the Nile in 1798. The hat decoration contained...

A 'lost' painting of Admiral Lord Nelson showing his facial scarring and missing eyebrow is to go on display in London. Part of a series of portraits of the famous admiral painted by Italian artist Leonardo Guzzardi in 1799, the painting was last publicly seen in a newspaper article in...

Prince Charles led services at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday as millions around the country honoured Britain's war dead with a silent tribute. The Prince of Wales laid the head of state's wreath at the Cenotaph for the first time, followed by Princes William, Harry and Andrew as the...

The latest single of Bertrand Cantat, a French pop singer who murdered his girlfriend and who was present in the house where his ex-wife killed herself, is being heavily played on French pop music stations. This would be of little interest to anyone who isn’t following French pop music or...

After finishing his report on the "Pestminster" sexual assault allegations, an angry BBC news reporter went on a rant:

Fossils of the oldest-known ancestors of most living mammals, including human beings, have been unearthed in southern England. Teeth belonging to the extinct shrew-like creatures, which scampered at the feet of dinosaurs, were discovered in cliffs on the Dorset coast. Fossil of 'our earliest...

Today, thousands of bustling bankers pound up and down Queen Victoria Street in the City of London, without realising that London’s greatest Roman temple lies 23ft below them. Some 1,800 years ago, that temple would have been crammed with dozens of sweaty Roman legionaries, slaves and...

A thankful village is a community where everyone who went to fight in World War One came back alive. But what seems like it should have been a cause for celebration was actually a source of embarrassment and shame for many... Thankful villages: The shame of surviving World War One By Duncan...

Happiness and contentment among people in England increased to record levels in the year after the Brexit vote, national well-being rankings showed yesterday. Far from a plunge into worry and fear, there is convincing evidence of rising happiness, satisfaction with life, and feelings that life...

Britain's departure date from the European Union is to be fixed in law to allay fears that Brexit could be hit by government ‘backsliding’. David Davis said last night that he would accept Eurosceptic demands to include the departure date in the EU Withdrawal Bill, which returns to the Commons...

Two classic true ghostly tales from the Stuart era... Spooky Stuart ghost stories Who doesn’t love a good ghost story, and the Stuarts loved them as much as anyone. However, enjoyment can very quickly turn to apprehension when the ghost – far from being a benign nun, a fair Grey Lady or a...

SHAMED movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was burnt at the stake tonight as Britain began celebrating bonfire weekend. Tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un also found himself up in smoke along with motormouth US President Donald Trump as thousands of events lit up the chilly night. The weekend celebrations mark...