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Bronze handle suggests 'lions used' in Roman Britain executions BBC News 10th August 2021 Archaeologists said the bronze handle gave an insight into executions in Roman Leicester An unearthed bronze key handle suggests lions were used in executions in Roman Britain, archaeologists have said...

Pagan Roman emperor coin found in Norfolk field 'deliberately damaged' BBC News 8th August 2021 A Roman coin of the last pagan emperor which might have been deliberately damaged as an "act of erasure" was found by two metal detectorists. It depicts Julian the Apostate, part of Rome's first...

Prehistoric monument found on Biddenham housebuilding site By Alex Pope BBC News, East 7th August 2021 The Neolithic or early Bronze Age monument has been investigated by archaeologists An "exciting" discovery of a Neolithic or early Bronze Age monument has been unearthed in an archaeological...

Britain at its best: Exploring beautiful Durham, where all roads in the historic centre lead to the magnificent Unesco-listed cathedral, used as a filming location for Harry Potter Durham Cathedral, completed in 1133 after 40 years, became a Unesco World Heritage site in 1986 The central tower...

Stonehenge - the rock venue! Architect's concept that the famous stones were simply the base for a vast Neolithic temple is brought to life by mesmerising models Landscape architect Sarah Ewbank believes Stonehenge once had thatched roof Sarah believes iconic Salisbury monument was an...

Cornwall A30 dig finds artefacts thousands of years old BBC News 15th July 2021 What lies beneath: A Bronze Age urn found during archaeological survey work as part of the A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross upgrade Archaeological artefacts thousands of years old have been found on the route of a...

HS2: Storm helps reveal 'once-in-a-lifetime' coins find BBC News 14th July 2021 The coins, or potins, have become known as the Hillingdon Hoard after where they were discovered Hundreds of rare Iron Age coins have been discovered during a dig on the HS2 route in west London. The hoard of 300...

Anglo-Saxon cave could be UK's 'oldest domestic interior' BBC News 15th July 2021 Archaeologists have suggested the caves could have been home to a deposed ruler of the kingdom of Northumbria A near-complete Anglo-Saxon cave house, that is believed to date from the early ninth century and...

France receives remains of Napoleonic general from Russia BBC News 12th July 2021 The coffin was received by a guard of honour wearing Napoleonic uniform The remains of one of Napoleon's favourite generals have been returned to France, two years after they were discovered in western Russia...

Pembrokeshire: Hundreds of medieval bodies excavated at Whitesands Beach BBC News 2nd July 2021 Archaeologists have preserved about 200 bodies from the site of a medieval trading post with Ireland. The remains from Whitesands Beach, Pembrokeshire, will be stored at the National Museum of...

Prince William, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, have today unveiled a statue of Princess Diana on what would have been their mother's 60th birthday...

Tensions have escalated sharply between Russia and Britain on the seas off the coast of Crimea.

Is the EU about to crumble? The bloc has never been so weak — just ask the Dutch BY AYAAN HIRSI ALI Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an UnHerd columnist. She is also a research fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, Founder of the AHA Foundation, and host of The Ayaan Hirsi Ali Podcast. Her new...

The Hungarian uprising against the woke West Why Hungary fans marched against the taking of the knee. FRANK FUREDI, Hungarian academic 20th June 2021 Spiked I have been going to football games all my life. But this was the most intense and uplifting experience I have ever had at a game. The...

Is this the sunken grave of Henry I's only heir? Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer joins expedition as divers find evidence of the wreck of White Ship that sunk off France in 1120 Experts from the Institute of Digital Archaeology dived on the site last week White Ship sank in November 1120...

Gold coins lost in Black Death confusion found in Reepham BBC News Sunday 20th June 2021 Only three leopards are in public collections and are "very rare", according to Norfolk's finds liaison officer A "very rare" Edward III gold coin lost in the wake of the Black Death has been found by a...

Peruvians re-weave Incan hanging bridge spanning river

G7 leaders break English law by having more than 30 people at their barbecue. In the wake of the Euro 2020 Christian Eriksen collapse, thugs deliberately smash a defibrillator.

The Queen's official birthday has today been marked the traditional way by Trooping the Colour. The annual ceremony normally takes place on Horse Guards Parade in central London but today a scaled down version was held in the grounds of Windsor Castle.