Beyoncé Knowles was buried up to her neck in sand in a playful photo as she looked back on the bright moments of 2020. The 39-year-old superstar singer shared multiple snaps from her 38th year on Sunday, leading up to her 39th birthday celebration. In addition to rare photos featuring her twins Sir and Rumi, … Read more
Drivers were warned to avoid heading out unless it is vital today after three inches of snow caused chaos on Britain’s roads and forced motorists to abandon their cars. Parts of the north such as Wigan, Liverpool and Manchester were hit by downpours overnight, along with Stoke-on-Trent and other areas of the Midlands. Areas of … Read more
Count Dracula and his terrifying exploits have helped to sustain the economy of a seaside town for decades. So it did not go down well when the local church tried to give goths visiting Whitby the unvarnished truth about a cemetery where Dracula’s grave is wrongly thought to lie. Those searching for the grave at … Read more
Peter Sutcliffe’s ashes will be buried in Yorkshire – with some of his remains sent to twisted ‘superfans’ Serial killer, 74, was cremated last month and his remains have been distributed Some have been sent to male ‘superfan’ in Newcastle and to a female supporter Yorkshire Ripper died in hospital after contracting Covid following a … Read more
Israeli authorities are set to unveil structures within King Herod’s hilltop palace-fortress Herodium, in the Judaean Desert, that were previously off-limits. Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority plans to open the revamped site on Sunday, allowing visitors to see for the first time Herodium’s arched stairway, foyer and private theatre. Herodium is a cone-shaped mound in the desert, … Read more
Greek battle helmet from the 7th century BC is found buried with an elite warrior who was laid to rest in a rock-cut tomb more than 2,000 years ago Experts restoring damaged ancient graves found a tomb belonging to a warrior Inside was a Greek war helmet that dates back to the 7th century The … Read more
Teenager who beheaded a French teacher is given a hero’s funeral in his native Chechnya, with hundreds turning out to see the killer buried as mourners carry ‘Lion of Islam’ signs Footage shows mourners at the ceremony for 18-year-old Abdullakh Anzorov Some 200 people attended the funeral ‘with honours’ in snowy conditions His body was … Read more
Heartbreaking moment puppy desperately digs the ground to wake up its dead sibling killed by a car after seeing their owner burying it Footage shows the six-month-old dog trying to bring its sibling back to life The dead pup had been hit by a car after escaping from their home in China Their owner said … Read more
After months of painstaking excavation work, the remains of a faithful dog of a long-vanished breed who was buried more than 8,400 years ago beside his master in a grave in Sweden have been revealed in their full glory. The Stone Age hound was unearthed by archaeologists in the Ljungaviken neighbourhood of Sölvesborg, Blekinge County back in late … Read more
A killer convicted of kidnapping, raping and buring alive a 16-year-old girl has been executed in Indiana. Orlando Hall, 49, was put to death by lethal injection late Thursday for the 1994 murder of Lisa Rene in Texas. Rene was kidnapped at gunpoint from her home by a group of men and taken to Arkansas where … Read more