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You would probably get a confused look in today’s world if you called someone ‘tarse’ or ‘nippy’, but it would have caused plenty of trouble centuries ago. That’s because the unusual terms are among Britain’s best long-lost swear words, which also include ‘bald-a*se’ and ‘hollow-mouthed’ -...

A 3,000-year-old pressed flower is among finds within an 'absolutely jaw-dropping' Late Bronze Age hoard unearthed In Lancashire. The thistle appears to have been deliberately placed into the hollow end of an axe handle and buried with various objects, including weaponry and jewellery, many in...

Finally, the British Government is outlining its plans to take Britain out of the EU. Theresa May has insisted the Brexit process will begin in earnest by the spring as she pledged a 'Great Repeal Bill' to scrap the 1972 act that took Britain into the EU. The Prime Minister said Article...

An amateur treasure hunter has found a rare 2,000-year-old Roman pendant in a field in a Cheshire village. Luke Sansom was searching with a metal detector in Farndon, near Chester and the Welsh border, when he stumbled across the silver piece. Made with carnelian gemstone, it features a...