From graveyard cottage to £4.2million VERY Grand Design

Justin Maxwell Stuart had misgivings about appearing on Grand Designs, the popular Channel 4 show which features people pursuing their vision of a dream home by building it themselves. I think it would be fair to say that he had grave misgivings about the whole thing. It wasn’t just that his development was situated inside … Read more

Boy, 15, stabbed to death and second person hospitalised after gang fight in south London graveyard

Boy, 15, is stabbed to death and second person hospitalised after gang fight in south London graveyard The stab victims were found by Garratt Lane Burial Ground in Wandsworth One teenager, 15, died in hospital from his injuries after the fight at 5pm The second victim is in hospital but his injuries are not life-threatening … Read more

Photos reveal jumbo jet graveyard where 16 planes wait to be scrapped

Aerial photographs show a jumbo jet graveyard where several airliners, including British Airways 747s, wait to be scrapped due to the Covid crisis. The photographs of the airfield in Kemble, Gloucestershire, were taken on October 12, showing that it is the end of the runway for a number of the iconic jets. The airplanes have been rendered … Read more

Photos reveal jumbo jet graveyard where 16 planes wait to be scrapped

Aerial photographs show a jumbo jet graveyard where several airliners, including British Airways 747s, wait to be scrapped due to the Covid crisis. The photographs of the airfield in Kemble, Gloucestershire, were taken on October 12, showing that it is the end of the runway for a number of the iconic jets. The airplanes have been rendered … Read more

The covid cruise ship graveyard: Passenger liners are stripped for scrap at Turkish dock

Cruise ships from Britain and the United States are being scrapped at a Turkish dock after the multi-billion pound industry was smashed by the coronavirus crisis. The coronavirus cruise liner graveyard at the port in Aliaga, a town 30 miles north of Izmir on Turkey’s west coast, bustled with work again on Friday as scrapyard workers … Read more

Police hunt four men over graveyard murder of man, 34, at the church in locked-down Wigan 

Police hunt four men over graveyard murder of man, 34, who was involved in ‘earlier altercation’ at the church in locked-down Wigan Stephen McMyler, 34, died outside Wigan Parish Church, in Bishopgate Three men were arrested on suspicion of murder but released on bail Police appeal for information about four men seen at Wigan Wallgate … Read more

Police hunt four men over graveyard murder of man, 34, at the church in locked-down Wigan 

Police hunt four men over graveyard murder of man, 34, who was involved in ‘earlier altercation’ at the church in locked-down Wigan Stephen McMyler, 34, died outside Wigan Parish Church, in Bishopgate Three men were arrested on suspicion of murder but released on bail Police appeal for information about four men seen at Wigan Wallgate … Read more

Memorial for dog with a racist name which died in 1902 is removed from graveyard 

Memorial for dog named the ‘N word’ which died in 1902 is removed from graveyard A dog named the ‘N word’ passed away in 1902 and was given a gravestone   Coventry City council have removed the memorial due to racial insensitivity  The gravestone sat in Coombe Abbey Park in Warwickshire for decades  By Sam Blitz … Read more

Memorial for dog with a racist name which died in 1902 is removed from graveyard 

Memorial for dog named the ‘N word’ which died in 1902 is removed from graveyard A dog named the ‘N word’ passed away in 1902 and was given a gravestone   Coventry City council have removed the memorial due to racial insensitivity  The gravestone sat in Coombe Abbey Park in Warwickshire for decades  By Sam Blitz … Read more

Over 100 children are found buried with coins in their mouths at lost 16th century Poland graveyard

More than 100 children are found buried with coins in their mouths at lost 16th century graveyard in Poland discovered during excavations for major motorway Construction workers excavating a motorway in Poland found a graveyard  The burial site dates back to the 16th century and holds 115 skeletons Experts say 70 to 80 percent of the remains … Read more