A woman has revealed how she discovered her husband was a bigamist with a secret double life 100 miles away. Nurse Yve Gibney, 60, could not believe it when she saw the smiling wedding day image of her oil boss husband and father of her child Maurice Gibney on Facebook. The blushing bride on the … Read more
World War Two bomb is uncovered in Exeter as care home and university campus are evacuated Around 200 students evacuated from Exeter University after WWII bomb found Devon and Cornwall Police set up a 100m cordon around the unexploded device The unexploded bomb was discovered by builders working on private land By Sam Baker For … Read more
World War Two bomb is uncovered in Exeter as care home and university campus are evacuated Around 200 students evacuated from Exeter University after WWII bomb found Devon and Cornwall Police set up a 100m cordon around the unexploded device The unexploded bomb was discovered by builders working on private land By Sam Baker For … Read more
Ancient tools that once belonged to prehistoric civilizations have been found all over the world, but a discovery in Spain is unlike those traditionally made of stone or flint. A team excavating the megalithic tomb of Montelirio tholos in 2007 through 2010 uncovered a dagger formed from rock crystal that experts say is the ‘most … Read more
Ancient tools that once belonged to prehistoric civilizations have been found all over the world, but a discovery in Spain is unlike those traditionally made of stone or flint. A team excavating the megalithic tomb of Montelirio tholos in 2007 through 2010 uncovered a dagger formed from rock crystal that experts say is the ‘most … Read more
‘Tantalising’ new method of treating cancer by removing amino acid found in meat, fish and eggs from patient’s diets is uncovered in mouse study Serine is a protein building block that cancer cells require in extra amounts Lowering levels of the amino acid thus has the potential to inhibit tumour growth Many cancer cells, however, a … Read more
For centuries it has been widely believed that chaos quickly followed the end of Roman rule in Britain at the close of the fourth century. But the discovery of the country’s first known fifth century mosaic at a Roman villa reveals sophisticated life continued, at least in some places. It had been thought that towns … Read more
What happened? Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano in continental Europe and is thought to be one of the … Read more
What happened? Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano in continental Europe and is thought to be one of the … Read more
A Viking ship burial, feast hall and cult house have been found by archaeologists in Norway without having to dig into the soil – only using ground penetrating radar. The discovery was made by experts from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) at Gjellestad in southeastern Norway. Gjellestad is home to the Jell Mound, … Read more