Woolly mammoth tusks found in sea on show in Dorchester
A pair of 20,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusks trawled up from the bottom of the North Sea...
View Article24 August 410: the date it all went wrong for Rome?
Tuesday marks the 1,600th anniversary of one of the turning points of European history - the first sack of Rome by an army of Visigoths, northern European barbarian tribesmen, led by a general called...
View ArticleMan killed after 'drug deal went wrong' in Peterhead
A man was stabbed to death in Peterhead after a drug deal "turned ugly", a court has heard....
View ArticleIn pictures: Pakistan's flood crisis
Nearly a month after flooding began in Pakistan, the country continues to deal with the worst floods to affect it in 80 years. The flooding has left about six million people in urgent need of shelter....
View ArticleSeven-year-old maths whizz-kid gains A* in GCSE exam
A seven-year-old boy has gained an A* in his maths GCSE at less than half the age most youngsters take the exam. Oscar Selby, from Epsom, in Surrey, is believed to be the youngest to score the...
View ArticlePupils who miss GCSE grades urged to seek advice
Pupils who do not get the GCSE grades they were expecting have been told not to panic and to seek advice. Sarah Finnigan-Dehn from Careers Wales said...
View ArticleInquiry into string of burglaries in Witney
Mobile phones, laptops and an Audi estate were among a list of expensive items stolen from three homes in Witney last weekend. Burglars broke into a...
View ArticleRSPCA to interview Coventry cat CCTV woman
A woman featured in CCTV footage putting a cat in a bin...
View ArticleCosta del Sol hotel blast 'could have killed' UK family
A British family injured in an explosion at a hotel on the Costa del Sol, in Spain, have said they could have been...
View ArticleBoccia in Trafalgar Square marks Paralympic countdown
Trafalgar Square has been transformed into a giant Boccia court to mark the start of the two-year countdown to the Paralympic Games....
View ArticleMan in Worcester police cell had 'taped blade to groin'
An inquiry by a police watchdog into how a man held in West Mercia Police custody managed to smuggle a small blade into his cell found he had taped it to his groin. The Independent Police Complaints...
View ArticleKent fire service warning on rubbish fires in Gravesend
Arsonists are putting lives at risk by deliberately setting fire to rubbish...
View ArticleSafety groups oppose switching off of speed cameras
Safety organisations have issued a joint statement opposing the switching off of speed...
View ArticleThe Moped Diaries: End of the road
Maria Ferrario and her 74-year-old father set out three weeks ago on a 2,600km odyssey by moped from their home town of Sarrona in Italy to Londonderry, Maria's adopted home for the past ten years....
View ArticleWoman hurt in Piccadilly Circus bus crash
A woman has been hurt after she was hit by a bus, which is then believed to have...
View ArticlePrescription charges may be reintroduced in Jersey
Prescription charges could be reintroduced in Jersey, if a politician's proposal is...
View ArticleSearch for 'missing' yacht off Guernsey ends
A four-hour search for a missing yacht off Guernsey ended when its skipper was contacted by mobile phone. The lifeboat...
View ArticleFifth arrest after social club attack in Crawley
A fifth person has been arrested in connection with an attack outside a Crawley social club that left a...
View ArticleEscaped 6ft boa returns to home in Wickford, Essex
A 6ft (1.8m) pet boa constrictor which escaped from a window in Essex has returned to his owner's...
View ArticlePolice officer injured in Barlby pub fight arrest scuffle
A police officer has been injured as he arrested a man suspected of being involved in a fight at a pub in a North Yorkshire...
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