Scientists have shed light on the true origins of the so-called "first black Briton". The skeletal remains - dating from ...

An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new ...

Former British soldier Hayden Davies, labelled a mercenary by Russia, will be sent to a maximum-security prison.

Beachy Head Woman, an ancient individual once called the 'first black Briton' was actually a white Sussex woman, according to the Natural ...

A woman billed as the 'first black Briton' was in fact white and from southern England, according to new DNA analysis. For years it has been believed that 'Beachy Head Woman' – an ancient skeleton who ...

Fabio Wardley, right, has emerged from white-collar boxing to become a world title contender Credit: Getty Images/Richard Pelham Fabio Wardley sent shock waves through the heavyweight division with a ...

Scientist Sir Isaac Newton has triumphed in a poll searching for the greatest Briton, voted for by an international audience. Viewers of BBC World voted the discoverer of gravity as the most respected ...