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Image: Vindolanda Charitable Trust Archaeologists excavating the remains of a Roman fort in northern England have uncovered a remarkable sandstone carving believed to depict a protective deity that watched over the military outpost around 1,600 years ago. Buried beneath the fort’s defensive ramparts for centuries, the carved figure is offering fresh insights into the spiritual…

Essex County Fire chief Rick Hylton 20 firefighters were taken to hospital after a massive fire at an industrial unit in Essex triggered a fertiliser explosion, destroying three fire engines and two fire service vehicles.Authorities said four firefighters suffered minor injuries while the rest were treated as a precaution before being discharged, Sky News reported….

King Charles III and Queen Camilla/Image: Getty Images King Charles III made a dramatic surprise entrance at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, stepping out of a life-sized TARDIS, the iconic blue time machine from the long-running British television series Doctor Who.Accompanied by Queen Camilla, the monarch emerged from the replica…

Shelina Rahman and daughter/Image: BBC The wife of a Bangladeshi politician and her teenage daughter drowned after entering the sea to rescue a young child who was swept away by strong currents at an Essex beach.Shelina Rahman, a teacher in her 40s and the wife of Dr Mansur Rahman, leader of Jubo Dal UK, the…

Hartley Wareham, 2, died in Spain. The two-year-old brother of Exeter City footballer Jayden Wareham has died after being pulled unresponsive from a swimming pool while on a family holiday in Spain.Hartley Wareham died on 3 July, four days after the incident at a holiday villa where the family were staying, according to BBC.During a…

Britain’s canal network was never designed with nature in mind. Built more than two centuries ago to move coal, clay and cotton across an industrialising country, these engineered waterways were about as far from a natural habitat as a landscape could get. Yet today, nearly 8,000 kilometres of canals crisscrossing the country have quietly become…

Jogesh Bhandari and Meenakashi Bhandari An Indian-origin couple who exploited the urgent demand for protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic have been convicted in a multimillion-pound fraud case in the United Kingdom that funded a lavish lifestyle, including a £126,000 Porsche, Rolex watches and expensive home upgrades.Jogesh Bhandari, 59, and his wife Meenakashi Bhandari, 48,…

Lucy Powell’s first day as the UK’s new Education Secretary has drawn criticism from the Conservative Party, which mocked grammatical mistakes in a social media post announcing her new role.The Tories shared a satirical image on X, marking up Powell’s statement as if it were a school assignment. The edited graphic flagged several errors, including…

Ex-Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe. Former British cabinet minister and ex-Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times on the head with a hammer during the fatal attack at her Devon home earlier this month, prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday.The 78-year-old politician was allegedly attacked while eating lunch, with the accused remaining inside her…

Indian-origin Labour MP Kanishka Narayan As Andy Burnham assumed office as the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, he retained Indian-origin Labour MP Kanishka Narayan as minister for artificial intelligence, elevating the portfolio to a cabinet-level position for the first time.According to Bloomberg, Burnham carried out a major cabinet reshuffle after succeeding Keir Starmer, removing several…