12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (820+ words) By MAANYA SACHDEVA, ASSOCIATE LIFESTYLE EDITOR Manchester Museum has removed an Egyptian mummy on display for over 200 years to 'respect her wishes'. Curators said they decided to stop showing the 2,700-year-old remains of a woman named Asru in a decision…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1766+ words) The first problem daycare teacher Tara Jones had to deal with when she arrived at work that September morning was the air-conditioning. The unit had been playing up for days, so she assumed it was only a matter of time…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1264+ words) David Kravette would have died alongside every colleague working on his floor at the World Trade Center had it not been for one simple mistake. The Cantor Fitzgerald bond trader arrived at work around 7am on September 11, 2001, and took the elevators…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (119+ words) British filmmaker Paul Berriff was shooting a documentary in New York on September 11, 2001, when he found himself at the epicentre of Ground Zero. 'I was knocked unconscious and I thought I was going to die': My 9/11 story of survival: PAUL…...

3+ day, 19+ 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, 7+ 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, 13+ 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…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (529+ words) For the first time in almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on British soil for a special exhibition at the British Museum.The intricately worked 70-metre-long tapestry tells the epic story of William the Conqueror's bloody conquest of England…...

1+ week, 20+ 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, 3+ day ago   (791+ words) The Sea of Galilee was the setting for some of Jesus’ most famous miracles, including calming a violent storm and walking across the water. On its northern shore stood Capernaum, the ancient fishing village that became the center of his…...