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At least 70,000 people in the Greek city of Thessaloniki are being evacuated so that a 500lb World War Two bomb can be defused, officials say. It is thought to be one of the largest wartime bombs to be found in urban Greece in addition to being one of the largest mass evacuations. The...

Royston is a town in the District of North Hertfordshire in England. One of the landmarks of this little town is the Royston cave which is hidden beneath Melbourn Street. Within this cave are mysterious carvings... The mysterious carvings of the Royston cave The Vintage News Jan 29, 2017...

The hypocrisy of EU leaders is astounding: they rant against Trump for his "anti-Muslim" immigration policy and his proposed wall, yet there is one EU Member State which takes a far tougher stance against Muslims and has built a fence, yet the silence from the EU's leaders is deafening...

Brussels was plunged into darkness 'in all directions' tonight following a 'massive power cut' in the city. It is believed the northern part of the EU capital has been affected the worst with the cause still to be identified. Power firm Sibelga, which handles gas and electricity services in...

The skeletons of plague victims, a Tudor bowling ball and medieval ice skates fashioned from animal bones are among hundreds of artefacts on display at a new exhibition showcasing the most interesting finds made during the Crossrail excavations. The archaeological legacy of the...

How did a Georgian pastry cook become the unlikely first Englishman ever to fly in 1784? James Sadler: From pastry cook to first English aeronaut...

A facial reconstruction has been made of Orkney's St Magnus to help mark the 900th anniversary of his death. Forensic artist Hew Morrison's research included studies of photographs taken in the 1920s of what is said to be the skull of the 12th Century Norse earl. At the time of St Magnus...

One thousand years ago a Viking 'warrior of high status' was buried in a 17ft (5 metre) boat at a site in western Scotland. Today, all that remains of the mysterious fighter are two teeth and a grave filled with artefacts, including a broad-bladed axe, a large sword and a bronze drinking...

A new survey by British organisation Chatham House shows there is an underlying reservoir of public support within Europe of Trump's Muslim immigration policy.... What Do Europeans Think About Muslim Immigration? 07 February 2017 Professor Matthew Goodwin Visiting Senior Fellow...

Britain will be the fastest growing major economy in the developed world between now and 2050, according to a report published today. The UK is forecast to expand at an average rate of 1.9 per cent a year for the next three decades. That would be faster than the expansion expected in the...

Bombed and draped in swastikas, the ruins of Buckingham Palace symbolise the shameful defeat of a once-proud nation in the Second World War. Jackbooted and heavily armed German soldiers patrol the streets and Britons live under the yoke of a brutal Nazi occupation. It is November 1941 and...

With regard to Churchill, it’s the sign of a self-confident people that they can ascribe greatness to people who actively disliked them, as we do for the anglophobic Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles de Gaulle. But after such splendid hospitality, I wasn’t about to tell...

Black Sabbath are ending their last ever world tour in the city where it all began - their home city of Birmingham. They are playing at the city's Genting Arena tonight. How did Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and former member Bill Ward's upbringing in post-war, industrial Birmingham...

The hypocrisy of the leaders of many EU countries, including Angela Merkel and her cheerleaders among the British liberal elite, turns my stomach. For the truth is that their anger over the new President’s ban is outrageously two-faced... PETER OBORNE: The unpalatable truth is that the EU is...

A 40ft straw statue of Peter Rabbit built for Beatrix Potter's 150th anniversary has been burnt down in a suspected arson attack. The tribute to the children's book character was unveiled last year to mark the anniversary of the Lake District writer's birth. The artwork - showing Peter in a...

On Friday morning the High Court chose to block a legal case that sought to make triggering Article 127 of the European Economic Area (EEA) Treaty subject to parliamentary authorisation. Yes, there are Remainers who wish to see the whole Article 50 debate re-run when the government begins...

The 123rd edition of rugby union's Six Nations, which begins on Saturday, is set to be watched by the highest average attendance per match of any tournament in world sport. Over the next seven weeks the northern hemisphere showpiece, which features England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland...

The secrets of a hidden room in Coughton Court, a Tudor mansion linked to the plot to assassinate King James I in 1605, have been revealed in a new study. The double room was a hiding place for priests during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the 16th and 17th centuries and was leased...

Pay no attention to the liberal middle classes protesting against Brexit and Trump. Ignore the petition and let them set themselves on fire instead... Rod Liddle Protest and petition all you like. I won’t listen until you burn The petition against Trump’s visit is an...