Angela Merkel expresses ‘grave concern’ about the number of fans attending Euro 2020 games at Wembley as she says it is ‘a bit too much’ but Boris Johnson insists matches are going ahead in ‘very careful and controlled manner’ By Jack Maidment, Deputy Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:52 BST, 2 July 2021 | Updated: … Read more
An Italian woman has revealed how she was horrified to discover that her aborted foetus was buried in a grave marked with her name without her consent. Marta Loi, from Rome, read about so-called ‘fields of angels’, sections of cemeteries where the remains of foetuses are buried, and wanted to investigate what happened after her own … Read more
It had been believed for centuries that knowledge of how famous playwright William Shakespeare’s really looked was lost forever. The two existing definitive depictions of the most famous English writer were thought to have been produced after his death, making them less reliable guides. But now, thanks to a ground-breaking discovery, one of them – … Read more
Prince Harry arranged for flowers to be placed on Princess Diana’s grave as a poignant tribute on Mother’s Day. Earlier today Prince William and Kate Middleton shared home-made cards from Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, addressed to their ‘Granny Diana’. A week after Harry joined wife Meghan Markle in a bombshell inteview with … Read more
Prince Harry arranged for flowers to be placed on Princess Diana’s grave as a poignant tribute on Mother’s Day. Earlier today Prince William and Kate Middleton shared home-made cards from Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, addressed to their ‘Granny Diana’. A week after Harry joined wife Meghan Markle in a bombshell inteview with … Read more
Security forces in Myanmar dug up the grave of a 19-year-old protester and filled it with cement after she was shot dead during anti-coup demonstrations. Authorities entered the cemetery in Mandalay just hours after mourners laid Angel, whose real name was Ma Kyal Sin, to rest – claiming an autopsy was required to investigate her … Read more
Mysterious mass grave discovered in Croatia that contains skeletons of unrelated men, women and children who were slaughtered 6,200 years ago Forty-one skeletons were found in a small mass grave in Potočani, Croatia Experts found the people are from the same society but were largely unrelated Bones were dated back to the Copper Age Lasinja … Read more
The ‘Father of Capitalism’ Adam Smith’s grave has been included in Edinburgh City Council’s ‘ludicrously biased’ dossier of sites linked to slavery and colonialism. The Scottish council last year launched a review of Edinburgh’s links to slavery and colonialism in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, led by human rights activist Sir Geoff Palmer. The Slavery and Colonialism … Read more
How part of a human SKULL wound up alone in an Italian cave: 5,400-year-old cranium of a young woman underwent an elaborate funeral ritual before it was washed away from its burial place and trapped in a forming cavern Caves were used for funeral practices in ancient Italy but this had no other bones Researchers from … Read more
‘He is definitely around us’: Charlotte Dawson believes the spirit of her late father Les is ‘visiting beyond the grave’ as she feels his ‘presence’ around her newborn son Noah By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 12:36 GMT, 21 February 2021 | Updated: 12:36 GMT, 21 February 2021 Charlotte Dawson believes her late father Les’ … Read more