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Tired of writing with traditional pen and paper? Then you'll want to pay attention to Lix's device. Their 3D printing pen enables you to write and draw in the air by melting plastic. This means at the touch of a button you can create freestanding objects in a matter of seconds. London-based...

A "rare" 16th Century "royal" silver vervel found in a Norfolk field has revealed the hunting habits of Charles Brandon, the first duke of Suffolk. The 23mm (0.9in) ring, found in December 2012, was worn by a bird of prey around its foot to identify its owner. Adrian Marsden, finds officer...

The medieval equivalent of a cotton bud has been declared treasure after being found in Norfolk. The 1 inch (28mm) "ear scoop" and sheath handle were discovered by a metal detector enthusiast in Fincham. The "toilet implement" was among a number of items to appear at a treasure inquest in...

Here's a bittersweet British comedy you should watch. It is funny but also packed with touching, tender moments. Like a previous work of Ricky Gervais's - The Office - this show is presented in mockumentary style. Series 2 has just started. Here are the first two episodes from last year's...

2014 marks 300 years since the House of Hanover took to the Throne of the new nation of Great Britain. The 1701 Act of Settlement decreed that Roman Catholics cannot ascend the British throne, and so took all Catholics out of the Line of Succession. The Act was prompted by the failure of...

When a cricket team bowled out their opposition for a low score, they must have gone into bat confident of an easy victory. However, Wirral Cricket Club, who play in the Cheshire League Division Three, did even worse. In fact, they were bowled out for just THREE runs against Haslington, who...

The Dutch have this weekend been celebrating their first ever King's Day. Our next door neighbours have clad themselves in orange - the national colours of the Netherlands - to honour King Willem Alexander, who became king on 30th April last year after his mother, Queen Beatrice, abdicated...

Five British service personnel have been killed after their helicopter crashed yesterday in southern Afghanistan. Three of the servicemen, from the Army Air Corps, and an airman, from the Royal Air Force, were stationed at RAF Odiham, in Hampshire, the Ministry of Defence said. The fifth...

The visits of sports teams to Nazi Germany in the 1930s still generate controversy today, from the Berlin Olympics' anti-Semitism to the England football team's Nazi salute in 1938. But a new book tells the story of a cricket team from Worcestershire which, founded in 1848, predated...

BREAKING NEWS Camilla's brother and Prince Charles's brother-in-law Mark Shand is critical in hospital on life support after falling and smashing his head outside a New York club. BREAKING NEWS: Duchess of Cornwall's brother, 62, fighting for life after smashing head in fall outside New York...

UKIP leader Nigel Farage has promised there will be a political earthquake if his anti-EU, anti-immigration party win next month's EU elections - and they are the favourites to do so. Launching UKIP's campaign, he argued his policies on immigration and the EU were "straightforward" and...

When Paul and Nicola Walling decided to add an extension to their home, the couple came across a macabre discovery in their garden. In the ground a builder discovered around 40 bones in the soil and, when he guessed they were human bones, called the police. Experts now believe the bones are...