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Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has announced he is planning to set up an online news site to combat the problem of "fake news". Wikitribune will offer factual and neutral articles by using professional journalists and volunteers. The site will eschew traditional advertising revenue in favour of regular donations such as the ones used to support its online encyclopedia. A demo version of the site, seen by the BBC, declared "the news is broken and we can fix it". Mr Wales...

State of the Nation   Theresa May sparked a sense of surprise across the country last week as she called a snap general election to be held on 8 June. Many have since drawn comparisons between the British zeitgeist with a Bristolian lady's reaction to the news which quickly went viral online. The announcement followed several statements by the prime minster that she would not be seeking a general election. However, in terms of shock factor, the news of a...

Four RAF Typhoon pilots using the world's most advanced fighter helmet set off for Eastern Europe yesterday as tensions with Russia mounted. The £250,000 Striker II helmet boasts in-built digital night vision that identifies enemy targets by red and yellow colour codes. The Luke Skywalker-style head gear allows pilots to tell friend and foe apart in an instant. The state-of-the-art helmets are being used by Typhoon pilots who set off from RAF Coninsby today to bolster air support in Romania....

This dramatic footage shows a huge gorse fire that raged out of control for eight hours - injuring FIVE firefighters. A huge swathe of the countryside has now been blackened following the blaze at Woodbury Common. which spread across 100 acres of heathland and could be seen for miles. More than 100 firefighters battled the fire which broke out at 2pm on Sunday. One had burns to his face and needed hospital treatment while four others suffered from smoke inhalation....

Nostalgic commuters have celebrated the end of an era as the last 'old-style' Tube train finished its final journey. The last D-stock District Line train, introduced in 1980, was withdrawn from service on Friday after the classic trains were phased out for new stock. Just three six-car trains remained in service until Thursday, with the last running its final journey from Upminster, east London, to Ealing Broadway, west London, during the evening rush hour. Tube buffs clambered for a space...

Woolworths could be set to return to UK high streets after their former brand director inquired about reviving the shop almost a decade after it collapsed. The retailers collapsed in 2008 after almost 100 years of trade, but former director of the brand Tony Page believes it still has a role in the future. Speaking to the Daily Star, he said: "I am still emotionally attached to it." He has contacted Shop Direct, the company that owns the rights to Woolworths but is not...

A series of stunning medieval carvings believed to have been created by the Knights Templar are proving a hit to tourists deep underneath a bustling town centre. The 800-year-old images were carved into the chalks walls of a deep cave beneath Royston, Herts. Historians believe they depict scenes of the Knights Templar - a band of fighting Christian monks who defended pilgrims to the Holy Land in 12th and 13th centuries. The ancient Royston Cave is known to have been...

A railway record was put on track on Sunday as four trains arrived at the same station for the first time in British history - spanning a whopping FOUR generations. The event celebrated the past, present and future of one of Britain's most iconic pieces of railway - the East Coast Main Line - before arriving at York yesterday. World-famous Flying Scotsman travelled alongside two trains from Virgin Trains' revitalised fleet, an HST (Class 43), an InterCity225 (Class 91), and the...

A man has been arrested near Stansted Airport after being found carrying a RIFLE. Armed police were called following reports of a gunman in possession of a firearm. The man was detained shortly before noon today after a police helicopter was dispatched to Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, The firearm was also recovered close to the scene. A spokesman for Essex Police said: "Officers were called shortly before 11.55 to reports that a man carrying a firearm had been seen in Stansted Mountfitchet....