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Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, applauded the Netherlands for voting 'overwhelmingly for the values Europe stands for'. But if EU leaders take this as their cue to resume federalism as usual, they'll be making a grave mistake... Deluded! The EU's smug elites...

Although the Queen is very much alive, there is a code word in preparation for when the worst happens. As you would imagine for such a significant event, a plan has already been meticulously laid out for what will happen after the monarch passes away. And the code word forms a central part as...

A statue of Pocahontas has had its protected status "relisted" to mark 400 years since her death in England. The life-size bronze effigy of the Native American stands in Gravesend, Kent, where she died on her journey home to Virginia in 1617. Historic England has renewed its Grade II...

Seven instances of corruption in Britain in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries... Bribes, gifts and scandal: 7 stories of corruption that shocked Britain...

Reduced to manslaughter? This man should never have been tried at all. We send Our Boys in to kill the Taliban and then when they DO kill the Taliban they are tried for murder! Marine Alexander Blackman conviction reduced to manslaughter BBC News 15 March 2017...

Here we go again. The rhetoric of Scottish nationalism is one of the most dreary, repetitive and grindingly predictable sounds in British politics. It is like the broken record of a dull Caledonian folk song, permanently stuck in its groove as it plays the same old dirge, laden with...

Parliament has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union. Peers backed down over the issues of EU residency rights and a meaningful vote on the final Brexit deal after their objections were overturned by MPs...

A waistcoat worn by Captain Cook in the 18th century is expected to fetch almost £700,000 at auction. The garment was used by the explorer in 1770, the year he sailed to Australia on his voyage of discovery. The cream silk waistcoat is embroidered with flowers and is fastened with brown...

The Queen has started the countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, launching the baton relay at Buckingham Palace. She handed the baton to Australia's two-time Olympic champion cyclist Anna Meares on Monday as it started its journey to host country Australia. The relay will span 388 days, 71...

Actors dressed in medieval clothing have re-enacted St Patrick's first landing on Irish shores in 432AD... A saintly arrival: Actors dressed in medieval costumes take to a rowing boat to re-enact St Patrick's first landing on Irish shores in 432AD Saint Patrick brought religion to Ireland...

The Queen will call on the Commonwealth to “overcome division and find reconciliation”, urging further collaboration for a prosperous future. She will advocate “consensus and cooperation” in her annual message to the public on Commonwealth Day on Monday, calling for the 2.5 billion people...

The yellow submarine named Boaty McBoatface is set to leave for Antarctica this week on its first science expedition. The robot is going to map the movement of deep waters that play a critical role in regulating Earth's climate. Boaty carries the name that a public poll had suggested be...

THE story of Lady Godiva and her decision to ride naked through the streets of Coventry is one of Britain’s oldest legends, dating back to the Anglo-Saxon period just before the Norman Conquest in 1066. It has various forms, but the basic story remains the same... 1054: The story of Lady...

A skeleton found under a south London driveway dates back 1,300 years to a century before Alfred the Great became king. The almost-complete adult skeleton was unearthed in Croydon, along with a child's bone from the same period. Builder Terry Jobson found the skull and bones just a couple of...

In schoolboy history, she is often portrayed as the kindly wife who nursed Henry VIII through his dotage. Katherine Parr was in fact a masterful PR who rallied England behind its King on the way to war, an academic has claimed as he prepares for the first performance of her secret...

Theresa May could formally trigger Brexit as early as Tuesday after European leaders revealed that they are already making preparations for an announcement. Ministers are increasingly confident that Mrs May's Article 50 bill could clear both the Commons and the Lords on Monday. The swift...

Forgive me if I don’t join the ecstatic global race to canonize Mr Obama quite so enthusiastically. For beneath his ever-smiley beatific halo lies a rather different, far murkier reality. Obama deported millions, killed thousands and now he’s out to slyly depose his successor, so why does...

An ancient Roman sarcophagus worth up to £300,000 has been discovered on the grounds of Blenheim Palace where it had been used for the last 100 years as a flower pot. The historic marble coffin has been exposed to the elements for the last century and used as an oversized planter to grow tulips...

A challenging descent by ladder, winch and harness into a prehistoric underworld will open to the public for the first time this year, allowing exploration of shafts and galleries cut deep under Norfolk heathland more than 4,000 years ago... Prehistoric Norfolk mine Grime’s Graves to open...

One of the things that surprises me on an almost weekly basis is how axe, machete, knife and bomb attacks against nationals across Europe are responded to by anti-terror squads even though they are not, apparently, terror. We are categorically told: this was not a terror attack. And as...