Britain is filled with historical gems, many sitting silently just beneath the surface waiting to be found. Must Farm quarry in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, is one such site: a vast stretch of grasslands once home to a highly sophisticated and skilled village of
One of Britain’s most notorious killers is now back on the streets, 25 years after she was jailed for torturing a grandmother to death. Sarah Davey murdered 71-year-old Lily Lilley when she was just 14 after she and a pal beat her
A retired geologist has claimed he’s found a lost Bronze Age settlement in his backyard — after learning to identify artifacts by watching “Time Team,” a popular TV series in the U.K. that features specialists who work to uncover details about Britain’s
We can’t slow down time — but we can slow down its effects on us, according to experts. The key is to make healthier choices in the areas that we can control — and that starts with breaking bad habits. “One of
ROME (AP) — Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, known for a flamboyant, glamorous style and textile innovations, has died at age 83, his company announced Friday. “Dear Roberto, you may not be physically here with us anymore but I know I will
How has the world’s oldest man lived such a long life? For starters, no smoking, little alcohol and a fair amount of good luck have contributed to his lengthy life… And maybe a weekly batch of fish and chips, too. John Alfred
Ukraine has lowered the military draft age from 27 to 25, aiming to address depleted ranks due to over two years of war following Russia’s invasion. The new mobilization law came into force a day after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed it.
Pope John Paul II, the third-longest serving pope, passed away on this day in history, April 2, 2005, at age 84. The pope had been in rapidly declining health in the last few days of his life — and made his last
Aged just 27, Abbie Jarvis was diagnosed with grade 3 bladder cancer. Most people who get this kind of cancer are in their sixties. Ms Jarvis found out she had the cancer after a scan showed there was a tumour in her
Physicist Albert Einstein, whose theory of relativity uprooted centuries of settled science and laid the foundation for a new era of achievement for mankind, was born to a prominent Jewish family in Ulm, Germany, on this day in history, March 14, 1879.