2+ week, 5+ day ago   (133+ words) Explore how major events between 24 and 30 August were captured on The Independent’s front pages Three members of the so-called Guinness Four arrive in court to be sentenced for their direct involvement in one of the largest corporate frauds in British…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (481+ words) Shijin Jiang pulled the precision binocular headband magnifier over her eyes and hunched down within a few inches of the ancient text resting on a light board. Using a pair of hand tools, Shijin carefully inspected the sheet made from…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (447+ words) A centuries-old letter of recommendation from the king of France for William Wallace is set to go on display across the UK. The “Wallace letter” was written in 1300 by King Philip IV of France to his agents in the court…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1262+ words) Hours after Japanese war planes bombed Pearl Harbor and military installations across Oʻahu on December 7, 1941, martial law fell over the Hawaiian Islands. The military took control of the territory almost overnight. And the FBI, which had a list of suspects,…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (439+ words) Cat’s name likely hints at villa owner’s link to North Africa Unique mosaic engravings unearthed at the ruins of a Roman-era villa in Turkey could be memorialising its rich owner’s beloved pet dog “Ocean” and cat “Emerald”, archaeologists say. The…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (365+ words) Roadworks that may have frustrated residents have yielded an archaeological prize: a cache of 10th-century pottery among the oldest medieval works ever found in the Georgian capital. The works on Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi's stately central boulevard, began this summer to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (428+ words) Finding considered one of the most important from time period between 5th and 4th century BC Excavations at the ancient city of Aspendos in Turkey have unravelled a trove of 2,400-year-old silver coins bearing engravings of wrestlers from the era, shedding light…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (749+ words) Students and staff from Gordonstoun, a private school in Moray which the King attended, uncovered the remains A group of students from the school The King attended, have discovered the remains of what is thought to be a medieval Viking…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (862+ words) Brits Michael and Christine Egan both died on the 103rd floor of the south tower on September 11, 2001. Now, 25 years on, Jonathan Egan has been working hard across the pond to make his Yorkshireman father proud The week the Twin Towers fell,…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (104+ words) Homeowner discovers Denmark's biggest-ever Viking silver hoard while digging new patio. A homeowner digging a new patio discovered Denmark's biggest-ever haul of Viking silver. He initially thought his garden fork had struck a piece of old iron. Instead, he began…...