3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (566+ words) Two decorative tiles which were once spurned by burglars have now been identified as rare Renaissance treasures missing for more than a century. The plaques had hung in the hallway of the modest property in Shaftesbury, Dorset, for more than…...

4+ day, 9+ 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, 15+ hour ago   (866+ words) By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR Archaeologists believe they have unraveled a murder mystery 1,600 years after a young Roman's terrifying final moments. A team in present-day Bulgaria has unearthed the skeleton of a person who was apparently hiding inside…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (606+ words) A council is demanding that its residents be offered priority booking to view the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum. Canterbury City Council in Kent said: 'Such an offer is available to the people of Hastings and Rother due to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (501+ words) It provides 'source-grounded narratives' for pupils to interrogate and asks them to divide into teams to argue one position, before switching to argue the other. They are then asked to reach their own conclusion by 'separating scrutiny from allegiance'. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (342+ words) Animals died in their thousands in the Great War, but they also served as morale-boosters to weary and half-broken men: not just the faithful dogs and horses, but goats, pigs and even a baboon. Corporal Jackie, who served with the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (641+ words) Campaigners have called out the 'galling' sight of Nazi flags, SS armbands and swastikas that were freely on sale at a council-organised 1940s event. Thousands turned out for the annual Lytham 1940s Weekend, held in Fylde, Lancashire, last Saturday and Sunday. Now…...