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Prince Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl By Dulcie Lee BBC News 6th May 2021 The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of their second child, a baby girl. Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on Friday morning in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California...

Mast Upgrade: UK experiment could sweep aside fusion hurdle By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website 26th May 2021 BBC News Artwork: Mast Upgrade has been testing an innovative design Initial results from a UK experiment could help clear a hurdle to achieving commercial power based on...

Blue Abyss: Plans to build world's deepest pool in Cornwall 2nd June 2021 BBC News The planned project to build a 50m deep pool in Cornwall has been described as "globally unique" Plans to build the world's deepest pool for sea and space research in Cornwall have been announced. The £150...

Ghostly caterpillar webs cover Bedford trees 5th June 2021 BBC News The webs cover a large section of trees at the side of a road Hungry caterpillars have covered a 100ft (30m) expanse of trees in a huge ghostly-looking web. The webbing has been created by ermine moth caterpillars along a...

Extremely rare prehistoric animal carvings found for first time in Scotland 31st May 2021 BBC News A deer head and antlers can be seen in this image Prehistoric animal carvings thought to be thousands of years old have been found for the first time in Scotland. Historic Environment Scotland...

World's first 'floating' pool suspended between London tower blocks

Euro 2020 kicks off one year late on Friday 11th June. The opening match sees Italy facing Turkey in Rome. There will also be a mouthwatering match between old enemies England and Scotland. The tournament is being co-hosted by 11 countries, including Azerbaijan, Denmark, England, Germany...

Somersham headless bodies were victims of Roman executions BBC News 30h May 2021 A cluster of decapitated bodies discovered at a burial site were probably from victims of Roman military executions, archaeologists have said. The "exceptionally high" number of 3rd Century decapitated bodies...

Viking Great Army launched devastating raids on Celtic Picts from massive hilltop camp in Northumbria, experts say Site in Coquet Valley was likely base of Viking commander Halfdan Amateur metal detectorists have previously found gaming counters and coins Now experts say the finds confirm...

Boris Johnson marries fiancee in secret ceremony - reports By Hazel Shearing BBC News Saturday 29th May 2021 The Prime Minister and Carrie Symonds were pictured together at the Six Nations rugby tournament last March Prime Minister Boris Johnson has married his fiancee Carrie Symonds in a...

POLICE are hunting a gang of four men in dark clothing who stormed a house party and blasted a Black Lives Matter activist in the head. Sasha Johnson, 27, was left fighting for life after being shot at the bash in Peckham, South East London, on Sunday morning. Police confirmed a group of...

River Nene: Croquet match decides river's pronunciation BBC News 17th May 2021 Northampton club chairman Paul Chard said he wants more people to join so they can "retain the title of the River Nen for life" A croquet match has been used in an attempt to settle a dispute between two counties...

BREAKING: Italy's mountain rescue service say at least 12 people have died and two children are in hospital with serious injuries after a cable car plunged to the ground near Lake Maggiore, in the north of the country.

Goma residents evacuate as Mount Nyiragongo erupts Thousands of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been told to evacuate their homes to escape lava from a volcanic eruption. As the red glow of Mount Nyiragongo tinged the night sky above the lakeside city of about 2 million...

Derbyshire village marks duelling death which shocked England By Greig Watson BBC News Saturday 22nd May 2021 The story was so popular a number of one-off accounts were printed around the country The 200th anniversary of a duel which sparked national headlines - and may have led to a church...

The Queen has met with crew on board HMS Queen Elizabeth to wish them well as they prepare for the aircraft carrier's first operational deployment. Her Royal Highness was welcomed on board the ship at Portsmouth Naval Base by commanding officer Captain Angus Essenhigh, and Commodore Stephen...

The Eurovision Song Contest returns tonight for the first time since 2019. Tonight's final is being held in Rotterdam after the Netherlands won it in 2019 and is the first time it is being held in the Netherlands since 1980. There will be no Ireland, Denmark, Romania, Austria and Australia...

HMS Victory's lower mast removed for first time since 1894 BBC News 15th May 2021 A crane begins the process of removing the main lower mast from HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard in Portsmouth The main lower mast of Lord Nelson's HMS Victory has been removed for the first time in...

Great Fire Sale of London: Collection of trading tokens - including ones minted in year of famous 1666 blaze - are set to fetch £20,000 at auction Roger Green, who is from Kent, spent 35 years collecting the tokens Were issued by traders instead of money due to a lack of available small change...