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The remains of a medieval kitchen where cooks may have prepared meals for hungry pilgrims has been discovered in Suffolk. The rare 14th Century building was discovered on the site of Guildhall Feoffment School, which itself was built on an 11th century road system in Bury St Edmunds. While the...

Each week before June 23, Douglas Murray would like to nominate a ridiculous comment of the week. With the amount of folk around claiming that Britain’s exit from the EU would herald World War III, pestilence, famine and every other horseman of the apocalypse, there is no shortage of...

Legend says King Arthur was taken to the Isle of Avalon after he was injured in a battle with his enemy Mordred before disappearing. But now a historian claims to have found where the great British ruler is buried - in a field in Shropshire. Graham Phillips, who has been researching the...

The Remain camp's smugness over the fact they believe they're going to win this referendum - although, despite what the polls say, the Remainers could wake up to a nasty surprise on the morning of 24th June to find out that, thanks to a much higher turnout from Leave supporters than Remain...

This referendum is a once in a generation chance for us to take back control of our country. When the British people enter the polling booths on June 23rd, border controls, our ability to make our own laws and our huge EU membership fees will all be major factors. But more than that, the...

The chance to be king (or queen) of a castle rarely comes along, but as an ancient structure - complete with jousting field - is put on the market, aspiring royalty have the opportunity to but wigmore Castle in Herefordshire. As the saying almost goes, an Englishman's home is his castle...

Horses and their riders as well as military and police bands from around the world honoured the Queen's 90 years last night in a spectacular show in the grounds of Windsor castle. The show, which was almost three hours long, was broadcast live on ITV1 and hosted by entertainers Ant and Dec...

Thousands of Australian aircraft enthusiasts have watched the world's largest plane, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, arrive in Perth. The 276ft-long plane, which weighs 175 tonnes without cargo or fuel, was transporting a 117-tonne generator. Built in 1988, it is the only Antonov An-225 Mriya -...

From the Salem witch trials to the bombing of Hiroshima, history is full of dates that shook the world and continue, decades and centuries later, to astound. Using eyewitness testimony – letters, diaries and archive interviews – the BBC oral history radio and TV programme Witness retells these...

Parishioners of a tiny church in rural Herefordshire have long believed a rumour that their altar cloth once belonged to Queen Elizabeth I. It was kept at St Faith's Church in Bacton in an old wooden frame. Now, having spotted it by chance, experts at Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) have...

Manchester United's final-day match against Bournemouth has been called off because of a suspect package. Two stands - the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand and the Stretford End - at the 75,635 capacity stadium were evacuated before the home game against Bournemouth and sniffer dogs brought in to search...

EU Remain campaign is "contaminating" UK democracy, says former NZ Deputy PM The Remain campaign is “contaminating” Britain’s democratic process by relying on “outside money” and foreign interests to tell Brits how to vote, the former Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand has said...

It was perhaps the biggest lie of all. This week, David Cameron provoked universal derision by claiming that Europe risks sliding back into war and genocide if Britain votes to leave the EU. He argued that it was only because of the EU that peace had been maintained on the continent over...

The people of Europe, from Ireland to Russia - as well as the people of Australia - are gearing up for the 61st Eurovision Song Contest tonight. There are sure to be Eurovision parties across the continent as the cheesy song contest is broadcast live from Stockholm, with Russia the favourite to...

Manchester rockers The Stone Roses released their first single in 21 years last night. Thirty-three years since they formed, 21 years since they last released any new music and four years since they reunited, All For One recaptures the almost insouciantly innocent blend of elements that...

Tiny Forest Green Rovers are bidding to enter England's Football League for the first time when they play Grimsby Town in the National League Promotion Final at Wembley on Sunday. The National League consists of the fifth and six tiers of the English footballing pyramid, the top two levels of...

"Crumbling" graffiti drawn by conscientious objectors held in Richmond Castle during World War One is to be preserved by English Heritage. In May 1916, 16 men - mainly from the north of England - were incarcerated in cells at the North Yorkshire castle. The graffiti features pencil drawings...

The world's youngest mummy has been found in a small Egyptian coffin at a British museum. The foetus is believed to have been no older than 18 weeks of gestation when it was preserved during an ancient burial ritual. The discovery reveals 'just how precious the unborn child was' to the...

Leicester City WAGs (Wives and Girlfriends) are sure to have their eyes on this £225,000 ring which was inspired by the Premier League trophy itself. The giant sparkler features a 5.01 carat central diamond set inside a yellow gold crown surrounded by blue sapphires. The ring has two gold...

Goliath wants to annihilate David, and do it in style. Day after day, the massed forces of the global establishment are delivering their blood-curdling warnings, with one simple mission: stop Brexit at any cost. The plan is ruthlessly efficient, the roll-out beautifully choreographed, the...