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Even after MPs had been spoiled with three votes on Brexit to a workingman's one, most in the Commons still looked like they were sucking on British-grown grapefruits at a funeral, writes KATIE HOPKINS. Odorous Osborne massaged his own member with a speech about how much he had sacrificed for...

Great Britain has a plethora of old architectural treasures. Here are eight of them... 8 of Britain’s best historic houses and gardens...

The Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection is jam-packed with thousands of extraordinary items of clothing, belonging to some of Britain's most memorable monarchs. Here, Lucy Worsley reveals what five of the collection’s highlights can tell us about the physical and mental capabilities of the royals...

Just 36% of Brits think that Trump's State visit to the UK should be cancelled, according to a new poll - Only third of Brits think Trump visit should be cancelled | Daily Mail Online That's why Katie Hopkins is right when she says the silent majority of Brits will be embarrassed by the...

The Prince of Wales was hailed as a future "king of balloon making" after he created his very own crown, from a balloon. When Charles joined a group of Jewish school children making balloon toys for youngsters with serious illnesses he did not need to be asked twice when offered a chair...

Previously unseen pictures of German submarines stranded on the English coast have been released to mark the centenary of a wartime turning point. A hundred years ago during World War One, Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare and started targeting hundreds of ships without...

Historians say an entire chapter of the Anglo-Saxon period will have to be re-written after a metal detectorist found a huge hoard of coins in a field. James Mather made the discovery of 200 complete silver coins, seven items of jewellery and 15 silver ingots in a field near Watlington in...

The fabled last will and testament of Alexander the Great may have finally been discovered more than 2,000 years after his death. A London-based expert claims to have unearthed the Macedonian king's dying wishes in an ancient text that has been 'hiding in plain sight' for centuries. The...

A very British scene will play out on Tuesday as MPs sit in the House of Commons throughout the night to debate the merits of Brexit. Ministers have prepared a rare midnight sitting to ensure they get approval to start Brexit talks by Theresa May’s deadline of the end of March. Yet away from...

The grisly history of a tiny island off the north coast of mainland Kent.... Deadman's Island: Six things you wanted to know 30 January 2017 BBC News The remains of dozens of people who were buried more than 200 years ago are...

As a spy, he was not exactly James Bond. He was in his sixties, and was forever complaining that he was not paid properly — but he did keep up a steady stream of information for George III, and even had a direct channel of communication to the king. So effective was he as a secret agent that...

The Knights Templar were warrior monks. A religious order, with a theologically inspired hierarchy, mission statement, and code of ethics, but also heavily armed and dedicated to holy war. So how did they also get into the banking game? The warrior monks who invented banking By Tim Harford 50...

A petition to stop US President Donald Trump's UK state visit has gathered more than a million signatures. Numbers of signatories have been rising rapidly since a US clampdown on immigration came into effect over the weekend, causing anger worldwide. PM Theresa May announced the visit during...

Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived at the White House for talks with US President Donald Trump. They will spend about an hour together in the first visit by a foreign leader since Mr Trump became president. Strengthening US-UK ties, trade and foreign affairs are likely to be high on the...

The ancient Egyptians worshipped at least 1,500 gods and goddesses. Here are eight of them... 8 ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses that you (probably) didn’t know about...

More than 25 skeletons have been discovered in the centre of the Cambridge University campus, and archaeologists expect to discover dozens or more in the coming weeks. The remains date back to a friary, based in the area between 1290 and 1538. Despite being nearly 450 years old, the...

The last surviving photographs of the veterans who formed part of Napoleon Bonaparte's famous Grande Armée and fought in the Napoleonic Wars have been revealed in full remastered colour. The expertly colourised historic images inject exciting new life into the 159-year-old monochrome...

The skeleton of a medieval leprosy victim found in one of Britain's earliest known hospitals has shed light on the history of the disfiguring disease. The remains of a young man, between the ages of 18 and 25, were found in the St Mary Magdalen leprosarium near Winchester, Hampshire...

I don’t know about Donald Trump’s press conferences, but there are certainly enough ‘alternative facts’ being spewed out by the Remain lobby... Don’t listen to the ‘alternative facts’ being spewed out about Britain’s economy Ross Clark 26 January 2017 The Spectator I don’t know about...

Prince Harry has been turning heads in his running gear - as he went for a jog with a group of young homeless people. He donned tights, shorts and trainers to pound the pavements in Willesden Green, north London, for a 17-minute run. The royal drew double-takes from motorists as he stepped out...