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Nine things you probably didn't know about the Houses of Parliament – from England’s 'first parliament' to the hot topic of MPs' pay and expenses… 9 things you didn’t know about the history of parliament Dr Paul Seaward and Dr Emma Peplow from the History of Parliament Trust reveal nine...

The process of handing out more than 5,000 medals to British Second World War veterans who helped liberate France is nearly completed. On the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, 6 June 2014, President Hollande of France announced that all British soldiers involved were eligible for the Legion d'Honneur...

It was a battle that set a river on fire, caused panic across London, and left England nursing the wounds of one of its worst ever military defeats. Yet not many people today have heard of the Battle of Medway. Why? Battle of Medway: The English defeat that's largely forgotten By Tanya Gupta...

Voting in the UK general election is under way at more than 40,000 polling stations across the country. Polls opened at 07:00 BST on Thursday, with counting starting once voting ends at 22:00 BST. A total of 650 Westminster MPs will be elected, with about 46.9 million people registered to...

High-status Bronze Age Danes wore intricate wool clothes that were made hundreds if not thousands of miles away, to show how well-travelled and wealthy they were. The first wide-scale study of wool clothes from the period has revealed how this elite class began to emerge in the 2nd millennium...

A tram paying tribute to the "spirit of Manchester" has begun to run on the city's Metrolink network. ​Tram 3022 has a design inspired by the worker bee, which has become a symbol of solidarity following the Manchester attack on 22 May. Bee tram tribute to Manchester spirit after Arena attack...

Thousands of people are heading to Manchester for a tribute concert remembering the lives lost in the 22 May attack. One Love Manchester is raising money for those affected by the suicide bombing at the end of Ariana Grande's performance at the Manchester Arena. She is returning to the city...

A legal challenge initiated in the Irish courts with a view to halting Brexit is not proceeding and has been struck out on consent. The president of the High Court, Mr Justice Peter Kelly, was told on Monday by Maurice Collins SC, for the State, and Martin Hayden SC, for the plaintiffs, the...

Baying audiences during broadcast debates, hectoring TV interviewers and panicking politicians terrified of being exposed for not having perfect recall of the smallest minutiae of their party’s policies. How undignified. How un-British. What a travesty of a General Election! PETER...

US singer Ariana Grande has visited fans injured in last month's terror attack at her Manchester concert. The star spent time with youngsters at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in a surprise appearance ahead of a benefit concert on Sunday. Adam Harrison said his daughter Lily "felt...

From the death of Alexander the Great to Hitler's arrival in Paris, Dominic Sandbrook highlights notable events from history that took place in June... 8 historical events that happened in June...

A family who claim they shared their home with a ghost have been left 'freaked out' after capturing him on camera. Sally Watts said she was shocked after seeing a child-like figure standing behind her in a photograph taken by her daughter, Charlotte, three years ago. In the photograph...

My worry is that by ludicrously invoking the Third Reich and spewing hatred, Remainers debase the political process. It would obviously be ludicrous to call Paddy Ashdown or Ian McEwan fascist — as ludicrous as making an equivalence between Josef Goebbels and Boris Johnson. But they...

With one week to go until the General Election, here is the 1000-year history of British democray, from Magna Carta to universal suffrage... From Magna Carta to universal suffrage, the 1000-year history of British democracy 5 Comments Universal suffrage, the Magna Carta and...

A "luxurious" Roman bath house owned and used by society's elite has been discovered beneath a public park. Ground penetrating radar equipment was used to discover three buildings below Priory Park in Chichester, West Sussex. Archaeologists uncovered the footings of two Roman town houses, one...

Tickets for the concert to benefit the victims of the Manchester attack have gone on sale. One Love Manchester takes place on Sunday, with proceeds going to the Red Cross's Manchester Emergency Fund. Last Monday, 22 people died and 116 were injured in a suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande...

A new book by Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien is going on sale - 100 years after it was first conceived. Beren and Lúthien has been described as a "very personal story" that the Oxford professor thought up after returning from the Battle of the Somme. It was edited by his son...

A rare coin dating back to the eighth century discovered by a metal detector fan in the middle of a field could fetch up to £12,000 ($15,400) at auction. The Anglo-Saxon penny, which is more than 1,200-year-old, was found by a car salesman searching for artefacts and treasures in a farmer's...

A gay GP whose father arrived in Ireland from India is the leading candidate to be Ireland's next prime minister (Taoiseach). Leo Varadkar, 38, is challenging Simon Coveney to replace Enda Kenny as the leader of the Fine Gael party who are currently leading a minority government in Ireland...

Roman ruins described as a "once-in-a-lifetime find" have been discovered during work to rebuild a cricket pavilion in Carlisle. The remains of a Roman bath house were uncovered as part of work to move Carlisle Cricket Club's pavilion, which was damaged during Storm Desmond. Roman bath house...