The place ‘where Jesus miraculously fed the 5,000’ has been totally submerged by flooding, forcing archaeologists to abandon the excavation site. Bethsaida — hometown to disciples Andrew, Peter and Philip — was reputedly where Christ performed the miracles of feeding the multitude and helping a blind man see. Archaeologists have been working to prove that the … Read more
Tom Cruise ‘plans to build a covid-free village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire so Mission: Impossible 7 can resume filming’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 00:46 BST, 3 June 2020 | Updated: 01:15 BST, 3 June 2020 Tom Cruise is reportedly building a makeshift village at an abandoned RAF site in Oxfordshire … Read more
Police were called to a virtual booze-up this weekend after reports a pub was flouting lockdown rules – only to discover the party was online. The Crown pub, in Cleator Moor, Cumbria, has been hosting Zoom get togethers dubbed the ‘Stay Inn’ since it closed to customers when coronavirus restrictions were put in place on March … Read more
Owners of a stately home where Oliver Cromwell was reputedly buried are accused of ‘sacrificing’ historic village nearby with plan to build new homes Villagers claim homes in Coxwold could be flooded under stately home plans Newburgh Priory is funding refurbishments through housing developments Grade I-listed stately home is the rumoured burial place of Cromwell’s … Read more
A village where for 10 years only girls were born has finally seen the arrival of a baby boy. The tiny village of Miejsce Odrzańskie in southern Poland which has a population of just 300, made global headlines last year after the region’s mayor offered a reward to the first couple to give birth to … Read more
Not fur real: Armed police swoop on sleepy Kent village after a ‘tiger’ is spotted on the loose… but turns out to be a 20-year-old sculpture made by a local grandmother Sculpture mistaken for a tiger in woodland in Ightham, near Sevenoaks, in Kent Kent Police sent ten armed officers to cope with the perceived … Read more
Armed police swoop on covidiot clash just before midnight outside pub in quaint Kent village – and arrest six men and two women Officers rushed to the pub in Otham, Kent, when they were called after midnight Eight people were arrested on suspicion of affray and remain in police custody Witnesses said there was a … Read more
A tiny Austrian lakeside village rumoured to be an inspiration for Arendelle in the Disney film series Frozen that had to limit tourist numbers is now longing for visitors to return to its empty lanes. Hallstatt, population 780, estimates it had a million day-trip visitors last year, before the coronavirus pandemic halted international tourism. Other … Read more
Suddenly my lips had gone numb and a similar sensation was progressing down my throat. I was sitting in a hut in a remote area of Fiji and sharing a murky-brown liquid with a group of village elders. The narcotic drink, called kava, is made from the roots of the kava plant – piper methysticum … Read more
Tiny Cornish village hopes to reclaim its title of ‘the richest square mile on Earth’ after huge copper reserves are found 330ft underground A huge copper reserve could be buried 330ft below Gwennap in Cornwall Gwenapp was known as one of the ‘richest’ square miles of the 18th century A company is claiming it has … Read more