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King Charles will not attend COP27, says Palace BBC News Saturday 1st October 2022 King Charles will not attend the climate change conference COP27, which is due to be held in Egypt later this year, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The Palace was responding to a story in The Sunday Times...

Brooch containing Lord Nelson's hair sells for thousands BBC News Saturday 24th September 2022 Horatio Nelson was born in Norfolk and was the sixth child of the Reverend Edmund Nelson and his wife Catherine A brooch containing a lock of Lord Nelson's hair, given to an officer who fought...

Ceremony for Flag Fen Iron Age roundhouse BBC News Saturday 1st October 2022 The Iron Age roundhouse exterior will be painted with white clay and red and yellow patterns A "fantastic bunch of volunteers" have built a replica Iron Age roundhouse on a large Bronze Age causeway dating back 3,500...

Manchester City's new Norwegian star Erling Haaland scored two tonight as English champions Manchester City thrashed Spain's Sevilla 4-0 in Seville as the world's greatest club football tournament gets underway, although it's a long way to the Final in Istanbul in May. Manchester City were...

An Earth tremor today rocked the parliament of the tiny European nation of Liechtenstein during a debate about earthquake insurance...

British novelist Salman Rushdie is in hospital after being stabbed in New York State...

Women's Euro 2022 Final England 2-1 Germany (aet) Toone 62......... Magull 79 Kelly 110 England's women's team have won their first major tournament after beating eight-time winners Germany 2-1 after extra time to win Euro 2022. It is the first football tournament won by a senior England...

Woke: the language of tyrants Even autocrats and terrorists now sound like whiney SJWs. JULIE BURCHILL COLUMNIST 28th July 2022 Spiked It’s annoying when one’s words are parroted by people clearly inferior to oneself. With my talent for turning a phrase, this has happened to me a few times...

'Secundinus, the s***ter': 1,700-year-old graffiti is found on Hadrian's Wall featuring a large phallus and an insult aimed at another Roman soldier The graffiti was found at Vindolanda, a Roman fort in Northumberland The stone features a carving of a phallus measuring 15.7 x 6 inches Also...

Pembrokeshire: Was unearthed Roman road used to trade Irish gold? By James McCarthy & Tomos Morgan BBC News 7th June 2022 Dr Mark Merrony found the route after following up the work of Edward Lhwyd An ancient Roman route found in Pembrokeshire could be the real "golden road" of the Preseli...

Rothwell Rowell Fair starts with Proclamation Monday BBC News 13th June 2022 Playful scuffles broke out, a man addressed a town on horseback and the pubs opened at 06:00 BST to celebrate a traditional fair that is thought to have been taking place since 1204. The Rowell Fair is back in...

Frog bones found in Cambridgeshire Iron Age ditch baffle experts BBC News 13th June 2022 The bones of about 350 frogs and toads were found in a ditch Experts are baffled after finding about 8,000 ancient frog and toad bones while excavating the route of a new road. The bones, found in a...

Saxon pendant with Roman jewel found in Kingsey field BBC Beds, Herts & Bucks 19th June 2022 The engraved semi-precious gem is known as an intaglio and shows a figure with a raised whip on a small chariot with four horses A Roman jewel engraved with a chariot and four running horses was found...

Replica 17th Century turf house built in Glen Coe BBC Highlands & Islands 1st July 2022 The construction of a replica 17th Century turf and creel house has been completed in Glen Coe. National Trust for Scotland (NTS) said the turf, wattle and thatch structure was erected using traditional...

'Exceptional' Roman gold coin hoard found near Norwich By Katy Prickett BBC News, East 1st July 2022 Eleven coins have been found so far and this is one of the latest finds A hoard of Roman gold coins hidden in the decades before the Roman invasion of Britain has been discovered. Eleven...

Insignificant EU state and poodle Republic of Ireland blames sovereign nation state the United Kingdom's Rwanda policy for Republic of Ireland being too full of immigrants...

On 4th July, maybe the British are glad to get rid of them.

Under-19s Euro 2022 Final Israel 1-3 England (aet) Gloch 40... Doyle 52 ................... Chukwumeka 108 ...................... Ramsey 116 England fought back from going behind to defeat Israel after extra time and win the European Under-19 Championship. Oscar Gloch's clever turn and...

Wales 1-0 Ukraine Yarmolenko (og) 34 Wales will play England, USA and Iran in only their second World Cup Wales overcame another monumental effort from Ukraine to qualify for their first World Cup since 1958 on a night of high emotion and drama in Cardiff. Having beaten Scotland in an...

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies By Doug Faulkner BBC News 26 May 2022 Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher has died, the band has announced. The band said they were "shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and...