Metal detectorist reunites navy medic’s family with First World War medal after unearthing it in his back garden Mark Williams, 71, discovered the 105-year-old medal in his garden in Hampshire With help of genealogist, he found the medal belonged to William George Waters Mr Waters, who eventually became chief medic in the Royal Navy, joined in … Read more
Wales braces for new gold rush as £700million seam of the precious metal is discovered in Snowdonia Miners found a seam of gold in the Clogau-St David mine in Snowdonia, Wales New lode could be up to 500,000 ounces in size – worth about £700million About 90 per cent of UK gold mined in last 150 … Read more
A mysterious shining monolith has appeared at a theme park for mountain bikers in New Zealand. It is the latest in a series of similar metal obelisks that have appeared eerily around the world, seemingly out of thin air. Some carry strange engravings. Christchurch Adventure Park in the Port Hills near Canterbury on New Zealand’s … Read more
Now Roman coins really ARE a national treasure! Ancient objects dug up by metal detectorists will be reclassified to protect Britain’s heritage Ministers said items of value found by bounty hunters will belong to the nation The change was prompted after a rise in the popularity of metal detecting The artifacts can go on display … Read more
Adventure tour guide Sylvan Christensen has attempted to justify why he along with a group of others removed the mysterious metal monolith in the Utah desert The adventure tour guide who admitted to removing a 12ft tall monolith from the Utah desert has said he did it because the remote site was being overrun by … Read more
Boy, 13, is fighting for life in hospital after he was attacked with metal pole near a school as 35-year-old man is arrested Scotland Yard said officers were called to Streatham around 3.30pm yesterday 13-year-old boy taken to hospital and police say his condition is life-threatening Man, 35, arrested and in custody on suspicion of … Read more
Boy, 13, is fighting for his life after ‘man, 35, battered children round the head with a metal pole as they left south London school’ A 13-year-old boy was beaten with a metal pole yesterday afternoon in Lambeth Scotland Yard confirmed the victim is fighting for his life in a London hospital A 35-year-old man … Read more
Government workers had a close encounter of the strange kind out in the Utah desert. A crew with the state wildlife resources department was aboard a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter when they spotted a mysterious monolith sticking out of the dirt last week. About 10 to 12 feet tall, the shiny metal object … Read more
A British man has been fitted with a prosthetic arm inspired by a character from the classic video game, Metal Gear Solid. 29-year-old Daniel Melville from Reading, who was born without his right hand, is the very first recipient of the Metal Gear Solid arm, modelled on the red and black, gadget-filled arm of the game’s … Read more
Metal pollution left over from mining in the 19th century is weakening the shells of scallops off of the coast of the Isle of Man, a study has warned. Researchers led from York analysed shells from six areas around the island, looking at their thickness, strength and internal mineralogical composition. They said that the seabed … Read more