A mother has launched legal action after being told that her son’s grave didn’t contain any remains – 45 years after he died at just one week old. Lydia Reid, from Edinburgh, has been fighting to find out what happened to the body of her son, Gary Paton, since he died in 1975. Ms Reid, … Read more
An extraordinary 2,500-year-old grave of an ancient warrior couple has been found in Siberia. The pair are believed to have died in their 30s and were buried with a baby and an ‘elderly’ servant woman, archaeologists say. The elderly woman was likely in her 60s when she died and was entombed in a crumpled position under the … Read more
Tucked away in an ivy-clad corner of the car park of the Cock Hotel in Worsley, near Salford, is a small, intricately-carved headstone. It is inscribed as follows: In memory of Polly, mother of 200 pigs. Died December 23, 1904, aged 15½ years. For more than a century since, men, women and children have enjoyed … Read more
Weight loss expert Steve Miller thinks the Eat Out To Help Out scheme will make Brits gorge on junk food and is like ‘telling people to eat their grave’. Fat Families presenter Steve Miller, from the West Midlands, has slammed the new government scheme, which gives diners a 50 per cent discount on meals and soft drinks at … Read more
Yvonne Maher’s eyes fill with tears as she recalls the agonising day 40 years ago when her much longed-for first child was stillborn just before his due date. ‘Why didn’t I hold him?’ she sobs. ‘I was petrified. I was only 21. But why didn’t I cuddle him?’ ‘I wish I could turn back the … Read more
A newlywed who died after a two-year cancer battle has posted a tragic Facebook message from beyond the grave – stunning her family and the husband she married on her deathbed. In the heartbreaking post, body building queen Gemma Sisson, 39, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, said she hoped her death would serve as a warning … Read more
A newlywed who died after a two-year cancer battle has posted a tragic Facebook message from beyond the grave – stunning her family and the husband she married on her deathbed. In the heartbreaking post, body building queen Gemma Sisson, 39, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, said she hoped her death would serve as a warning … Read more
Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces by Laura Tunbridge, a professor of music at Oxford, sees the author take nine pieces of music and use each one to illustrate a key theme of Beethoven’s life.
Stalin’s army invaded a Nazi airfield towards the end of World War II, killing a number of German soldiers and now archaeologist have found their final resting place. A mass grave has been unearthed in Poland that contains skeletal remains of 18 paratroopers who met their demise in 1945. The pit also revealed weapons etched, … Read more
South Korea confirms second wave of Covid-19 as health minister warns of a ‘grave situation’ and Seoul mayor threatens to reimpose strict social distancing A total of 90 imported virus cases have been identified over the past week The country reported 17 new infections – 11 local and 6 imported – in last 24 hours The … Read more