Failing to make your bed in the morning may actually help keep you healthy, scientists believe. Research suggests that while an unmade bed may look scruffy it is also unappealing to house dust mites ...

In the summer of 1940 as Germany seemed set to invade Britain, a secret army was created. Known as the Auxiliary Units, their aim was to wreak havoc behind enemy lines as the German invasion ...

A diplomatic hideaway in the south of England, scene of decades of international deals, is marking its 60th anniversary - quietly. Wilton Park began as part of Churchill's post-war peace initiative ...

At the conclusion of a libel action brought by Mr Irving against American academic Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books, Mr Justice Charles Grey described Mr Irving as a "falsifier of history" an ...

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For former US seaman Gary Brummett, the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Middle East war has stirred painful memories. As a 21-year-old third class petty officer, Mr Brummett was serving on board the USS ...

Christmas is a time for family and good conversations around the dinner table. But when talk turns to politics or religions, can you hold your own? Ethicist Daniel Sokol offers a few pointers on how ...

British officials were very uneasy about the decision to allow an entire Ukrainian SS division to settle in the UK in 1947, newly released files show. The papers from Britain's National Archives deal ...

A police officer and a civilian police employee have appeared in court in connection with the seizure of cocaine and ecstasy worth more than £2m. Police constable Kevin Davies, 28, based at Guildford ...

Archaeologists in Egypt say they have discovered what might be the oldest human footprint ever found. The outline was found imprinted in mud, which has since turned to stone, at Siwa oasis in the ...

The sugar found in fruit such as apples and oranges can be converted into a new type of low-carbon fuel for cars, US scientists have said. The fuel, made from fructose, contains far more energy than ...

A football fan was left seriously injured after trouble flared before England's match against Turkey. Police on horses, backed up by officers with dogs, baton charged England supporters who were ...