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New Stonehenge music theory

The pillars that form Stonehenge may have been chosen because they were like sacred "prehistoric glockenspiels", according to researchers.

Violent prisoner abandons art

The man branded Britain's most violent prisoner has abandoned his sketch pad in protest after prison guards banned him from sending drawings to friends.

Tightening grip of weather crisis threatens to derail Britain's economic recovery

Britain is in the grip of an "unparalleled natural crisis", said the army officer in charge of the flood recovery effort.

Kiwi band may get Glastonbury festival slot

Demand for 'unusual' funerals

Robshaw looks for rookie repeat in Paris

Army mobilised for stricken residents after flooding devastates Somerset

Date takes man far and wide

Were you born on December, 1, 1974? If so, there is someone very interested in meeting you.

Bar/fly: London

Sophie Christie reports on London's best rooftop bars.

London on the cheap

Alex Robertson sniffs out some bargains in what can be an expensive city to visit.

Five cool London markets

Shopping on Oxford Street and taking in a West End show are musts in London, but if you have a little longer, here are five markets worth visiting.

Mirror Group fails in attempt to block hacking evidence

And the winner is ... Birmingham

England's second city has once again beaten London as a must-see destination, according to US travel writers.

Hacking conspiracy 'pervasive' at tabloid, prosecutor tells jury

England: Land of glory left by ice

Beyond its urban attractions and historical draws, England's Lake District offers natural beauty to rival even the joys of home, writes Nic Hamilton.

UK Prosecutor - Armed man wanted to see the Queen

A man with a history of mental illness was hoping to see Queen Elizabeth II when he tried to rush through a Buckingham Palace gate carrying a six-inch (15-cm) knife, a prosecutor said Tuesday.