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Anglo-Saxon cave could be UK's 'oldest domestic interior' BBC News 15th July 2021 Archaeologists have suggested the caves could have been home to a deposed ruler of the kingdom of Northumbria A near-complete Anglo-Saxon cave house, that is believed to date from the early ninth century and...

France receives remains of Napoleonic general from Russia BBC News 12th July 2021 The coffin was received by a guard of honour wearing Napoleonic uniform The remains of one of Napoleon's favourite generals have been returned to France, two years after they were discovered in western Russia...

Pembrokeshire: Hundreds of medieval bodies excavated at Whitesands Beach BBC News 2nd July 2021 Archaeologists have preserved about 200 bodies from the site of a medieval trading post with Ireland. The remains from Whitesands Beach, Pembrokeshire, will be stored at the National Museum of...

Prince William, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, have today unveiled a statue of Princess Diana on what would have been their mother's 60th birthday...

Tensions have escalated sharply between Russia and Britain on the seas off the coast of Crimea.

Is the EU about to crumble? The bloc has never been so weak — just ask the Dutch BY AYAAN HIRSI ALI Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an UnHerd columnist. She is also a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, Founder of the AHA Foundation, and host of The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast. Her new...

The Hungarian uprising against the woke West Why Hungary fans marched against the taking of the knee. FRANK FUREDI, Hungarian academic 20th June 2021 Spiked I have been going to football games all my life. But this was the most intense and uplifting experience I have ever had at a game. The...

Is this the sunken grave of Henry I's only heir? Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer joins expedition as divers find evidence of the wreck of White Ship that sunk off France in 1120 Experts from the Institute of Digital Archaeology dived on the site last week White Ship sank in November 1120...

Gold coins lost in Black Death confusion found in Reepham BBC News Sunday 20th June 2021 Only three leopards are in public collections and are "very rare", according to Norfolk's finds liaison officer A "very rare" Edward III gold coin lost in the wake of the Black Death has been found by a...

Peruvians re-weave Incan hanging bridge spanning river

G7 leaders break English law by having more than 30 people at their barbecue. In the wake of the Euro 2020 Christian Eriksen collapse, thugs deliberately smash a defibrillator.

The Queen's official birthday has today been marked the traditional way by Trooping the Colour. The annual ceremony normally takes place on Horse Guards Parade in central London but today a scaled down version was held in the grounds of Windsor Castle.

Biden needs to butt out of British politics It’s clearer than ever – the Northern Ireland Protocol is a menace to our democracy. BRENDAN O'NEILL EDITOR 11th June 2021 Spiked It might have been all elbow-bumps and walks on the beach when the world media went to gawp at Joe Biden and Boris...

Shackled skeleton find in Rutland 'evidence of Roman slavery' 8th June 2021 BBC News Archaeologists called the discovery "internationally significant" The discovery of a skeleton secured at the ankles with a locked set of iron fetters is thought to be evidence of slavery in Roman Britain...

Medieval pointy-toed shoes led to Cambridge bunion surge 11th June 2021 BBC News The digs revealed richer, urban men were more likely to wear the fashionable shoes - and suffer from bunions Fashion-conscious medieval men paid the price for their love of pointy-toed shoes with a sharp increase...

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...