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The room where Roman gladiators waited to die in Britain: Holding cell is discovered in an amphitheatre in Kent where wild animals and fighters were held ahead of their fights 2,000 years ago Archaeologists have found a room at Kent amphitheatre where Roman gladiators waited to meet their...

Musket balls unearthed in digs at Culloden battlefield BBC News 4 November 2021 Two musket balls were found in the digs at Culloden, with the one on the left showing signs of impact Two lead musket balls - one showing signs of impact - are among finds made in new archaeological digs at...

Parliament Square protesters clash with police on Bonfire Night BBC News 5th November 2021 Masked protesters faced police on Parliament Square Hundreds of anti-establishment activists have clashed with police in central London on Bonfire Night. Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes-style masks...

Who is the redhead living in the Tower of London? By Jennifer McKiernan BBC News 27th October 2021 Megan Clawson: "It's just your average house, apart from the arrow slits and the swords" With her flaming red curls, Megan Clawson looks like a fairy-tale princess. So when she walks around the...

The BBC’s Rebecca Morelle takes a tour of RRS Sir David Attenborough The UK's new polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, has completed basic sea trials and is ready to undertake her first expedition.The vessel - which the British public voted to be named Boaty McBoatface - came up...

The actor who played Captain Kirk in the Star Trek series is set to embark on a real-life journey into space. US tech billionaire Jeff Bezos's space travel company Blue Origin confirmed that William Shatner would be blasting off from Texas on 12 October. Aged 90, the actor will become the...

BepiColombo: Europe's mission to Mercury returns first pictures Jonathan Amos Science correspondent @BBCAmoson Twitter 2nd October 2021 "Happy snaps": The first images of Mercury have delighted mission scientists Europe's BepiColombo mission has returned its first pictures of Mercury, the...

'Truly remarkable' remains of what could be an Anglo-Saxon church are uncovered UNDERNEATH a 943-year-old Norman church in Stoke Mandeville Researchers were excavating the St Mary's Old Church in Stoke Mandeville They had previously moved 3,000 bodies from the churchyard to a new location It...

Turkey: 'Missing' man joins search party looking for himself BBC News 30th September 2021 A missing man in Turkey accidentally joined his own search party for hours before realising he was the person they were looking for, local media reports. Beyhan Mutlu had been drinking with friends on...

New species of dinosaur unearthed by Isle of Wight fossil hunters BBC News 29th September 2021 The new discoveries have been named Ceratosuchops inferodios (foreground) and Riparvenator milnerae The discovery of two new species of dinosaur, which likely roamed the south of England 125 million...

Carlisle Roman bathhouse excavation unearths Roman Imperial tiles BBC News 26th September 2021 Archaeologists say the IMP stands for imperator, Latin for emperor The excavation of a Roman bathhouse at Carlisle Cricket Club has unearthed a connection between the site and a third century Roman...

It's just after 23:00 local time, and the centre-left Social Democrats look to be on course for a razor-thin victory in Germany's parliamentary elections - but they will need to form a coalition to build the next government. The party's candidate Olaf Scholz has said the country voted for...

Iceland elects Europe's first female majority parliament BBC News 26th September 2021 Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir casting her vote on Saturday Iceland has made history by becoming the first European country to elect a female majority to parliament. Some 33 of the 63 seats in...

Iron Age hillfort is being lost to the sea in Gwynedd BBC News 8th September 2021 Archaeologists have returned to the site of an ancient Welsh hillfort in a bid to uncover more of its secrets before being lost to the sea. Excavations in 2019 by a beach near Caernarfon revealed one of the...

Stunning images of a meteor lighting up the night sky over Southampton, England, have been caught on camera. The bright object was seen streaking over the city's docks at around 22:45 BST on Sunday evening. It’s reported the meteor landed in Morgat in Brittany, France.

Manchester's medieval origins to be celebrated with festival BBC News 27th August 2021 The library has been open continuously since 1653, but had to close during the coronavirus pandemic Modern Manchester's medieval origins are to be celebrated in a festival to mark 600 years of its oldest...

Greenland island is world's northernmost island - scientists BBC News 28th August 2021 The 60X30m island is the closest point of land to the North Pole, the scientists say A group of scientists say they have discovered by luck what they believe is the world's northernmost island off...

The oldest family photograph ever taken at Stonehenge: A pioneering 3D image from the 1860s goes on display after being discovered in Queen guitarist Brian May's personal collection Oldest family photo taken at Stonehenge found in Brian May's own collection The 3D stereoview image taken by...

Queen Cynethryth's 'lost' monastery is FOUND: 8th century building is uncovered beneath a church in Berkshire where the 'powerful' woman was in charge following the death of her husband, King Offa of Mercia The couple ruled as equals from around 770 AD to the latter's death in 796 AD One of...