4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (761+ words) When it comes to ancient stone structures, Stonehenge is usually the first landmark to spring to mind. But over in Yorkshire, another prehistoric monument has left scientists stumped for centuries. The Devil's Arrows is a set of three huge stones…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (375+ words) By JOHN PAUL BRESLIN, WEEKEND NEWS EDITOR - SCOTLAND A decorated war hero who led Britain’s commandos to victory in the Falklands and later served in Margaret Thatcher’s government has died. Major-General Andrew Whitehead passed away peacefully aged 86 on Wednesday, September…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (578+ words) By JAYA NARAIN, REPORTER The historic event has been axed due to concerns over fires breaking out after weeks of dry weather. Now instead of flaming torches residents are being encouraged to bring battery-powered lanterns and fairy lights. The move…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (811+ words) By NICK CONSTABLE, REPORTER He was code-named Redwood, one of MI6's most valuable Cold War assets, and his defection to Britain bizarrely hinged on getting treatment for his impotence. The extraordinary story of Soviet double agent Vladimir Kuzichkin has emerged…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (676+ words) By MAANYA SACHDEVA, ASSOCIATE LIFESTYLE EDITOR Charles's moving Instagram post comes ahead of the release of his 'historic' memoir chronicling Diana's childhood, unhappy marriage to now-King Charles and the aftermath of the crash that plunged the world into mourning. Announcing…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (1102+ words) A stocky, battle–scarred man who lived through one of the most dramatic periods in English history has been brought back to life nearly 1,000 years after his death. Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a man who survived the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1072+ words) For decades, the quaint cottage known as Redmays was something of a local landmark in Stourbridge - distinctive as one of the few remaining thatched-roof homes in the region. But after an inferno laid waste to this leafy corner of the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1771+ words) The world's oldest person is celebrating her 117th birthday at her care home in Surrey after a year of 'many firsts', including meeting the King and holding his hand. Ethel Caterham, who lives at Hallmark Lakeview Care Home in Lightwater, is…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (910+ words) A long–lost battlefield where Anglo–Saxon forces delivered a devastating defeat to a Viking army could finally have been found. Researchers believe Castle Hill, a former Iron Age hillfort near Beaford in North Devon, matches ancient descriptions of the…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (56+ words) as residents return to their homes on millionaires' row after they were destroyed by inferno Daily Mail 'Apocalyptic' aftermath of Stourbridge wildfire revealed as residents return to their homes on millionaires' row after they were destroyed by inferno - See more…...