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A coin from 32 BC similar to the one pictured was the oldest identified so far A £50,000 lottery grant could help keep a hoard of Roman coins in Bath (in south west England). The Beau Street Hoard of 20,000 silver coins was discovered by archaeologists in 2007 and is thought to be the fifth...

More or less intact helmets of the era are very rare finds, said University of Kent archaeologist Dr Steven Willis A rare Iron Age helmet unearthed by a metal detector enthusiast on farmland near Canterbury in Kent has been described as a significant find by the British Museum. The bronze...

If you've ever wondered how close London’s landmarks came to being blown up in the Blitz, a new interactive map has the answer. The Bomb Sight project allows people to zoom in on a map of the capital to see the damage inflicted during the heaviest period of bombing by German planes. It...

My own words... The British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore has died at the age of 89. He passed away today at 12.25pm British time at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, surrounded by his family, friends and beloved pet cat Ptolemy. Sir Patrick was born in 1923. Ill health in his youth...

The silver groats were found in a field in Wymondham in Norfolk A hoard of coins minted during Henry VIII's reign and found by a metal detector enthusiast in a Norfolk field may have been buried to keep it safe during Kett's Rebellion in 1549. The 14 silver groats, found in a field in...

A gold earring disc, found in Norfolk (in eastern England) by a metal detector enthusiast, has left treasure experts baffled as to the exact meaning of its decoration. Discovered in Keswick, near Norwich, the disc "is an unusual find for the Roman period", said a Norwich Castle Museum...

I wonder if the EU had some part to play in this disgusting and disturbing undertaking by a Yorkshire council. A foster couple had their three foster children taken away from them by Rotherham Metropolitian Borough Council because they joined UKIP, a fast-rising political party which wants...

Some residents of the historic English town of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent have reported seeing a hairy, 8 foot tall creature with demonic red eyes, a creature which resembles Bigfoot. The latest sighting came from a man who saw the "Kentish Ape Man" whilst walking through woods near the...

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, are today celebrating 65 years of marriage - their blue sapphire wedding anniversay. The then Princess Elizabeth was 21 years old when she married the 26 year old World War II naval veteran Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark in...

Britain topples US as most powerful nation on Earth: Survey The Economic Times 18 Nov, 2012 LONDON: The empire strikes back! Britain for the first time has toppled the US to emerge as the most powerful nation in the world when it comes to "soft power", according to a new UK survey. The...

They call football (or soccer as North Americans refer to it as) the Beautiful Game and last night's match between Sweden and England showed just why. The game was the first ever to be played at Sweden's brand spanking new national football stadium Friends Arena in Stockholm. And the hi-tech...

HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier's first crew named BBC News 2nd October 2012 Claire Butler said her appointment was a "fantastic honour". The embryonic giant warship is behind her. A Middlesbrough woman has become the first crew member of the Royal Navy's largest ever warship -...

Abbey and glorious: Portrait of The Queen, alone, at the spot where she was crowned is unveiled in all its 11ft glory By Louise Eccles 29 September 2012 Daily Mail In centuries past, royal artists portrayed monarchs as grand, imposing and often rather stern. But the latest portrait of...

A brand new smegging series of the cult British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, which is set 3 million years in the future on a six-mile long mining ship, starts on 4th October. Red Dwarf X will be the first new Red Dwarf since a three-part special in 2009, but the first full series since 1999. There...

Monty, the Queen's corgi which appeared in a sketch with her and James Bond during the London Olympics Opening Ceremony, has died at the grand old age of 13, Buckingham Palace has said. Monty was one of three corgis who greeted 007 as he arrived at the Palace to accept a mission from the...

Usain Bolt, who has made it no secret that he would like to play for Manchester United, may play for the club next year, manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said..... Usain Bolt may play for Manchester United in charity game 5th September 2012 BBC Sport Usain Bolt meeting Manchester United...

Big cat sightings have been getting more and more common throughout Britain in recent years, with people swearing that they had seen a black panther or some other type of big cat on the prowl. Even their footprints are sometimes supposedly found. Some people believe that there are big cats on...

Historians may be on the verge of solving one of England's greatest historical mysteries - the location of where King Richard III is buried. The Yorkist Richard III, the last Plantagenet king, was slain during the 1485 Battle of Bosworth by his Lancastrian rival Henry Tudor's army, who was...

The Paralympics are returning to their home country for the first time since 1984 when they start in London on Wednesday. The Paralympics were started in 1948 by a German, Dr Ludwig Guttmann, who had excaped to Britain from Nazi Germany. Dr Guttmann worked at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in...

British glam rock band, The Darkness, released their third album, "Hot Cakes", on 15th August. It is the Suffolk band's first album since they re-formed last year after splitting in 2006 and the first to feature bassist Frankie Poullain since the release of their debut album "Permission to...