Medieval longbow victims suffered similar injuries to gun shots

Medieval arrows caused injuries similar to modern gunshot wounds, according to archaeologists analysing newly-discovered human remains. The bones, recovered from a Dominican friary in Exeter, show arrows fired from longbows could penetrate right through the human skull, creating small entry and large exit wounds. The human skeletons examined as part of the study, who had … Read more

Gun dealer, 51, is charged with murder of his solicitor wife

A gun-dealer has been charged with the murder of his solicitor wife after she was shot dead at their 17th century farmhouse while their twin boys slept.  Silke Hartshorne-Jones, who was in her early forties, was found with gunshot wounds at the family’s £610,000 Grade II-listed Chestnut Farm in Barham near Ipswich in the early … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Queen cancels traditional birthday gun salutes for the first time in 68 years

Queen cancels traditional birthday gun salutes for the first time in 68 years amid coronavirus By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 10:46 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 11:11 BST, 18 April 2020 The Queen has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark her birthday on Tuesday for the first time during her … Read more