It’s six in the morning and still dark, 24 March 2020. I wake early and, knowing the children will soon be up, decide to steal…
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Royal Mint to commemorate fossil hunter Mary Anning
One of the most terrifying Jurassic sea creatures is to appear on commemorative 50p coins to celebrate the work of the pioneering fossil hunter Mary…
View More Royal Mint to commemorate fossil hunter Mary AnningBBC extends deadline for over-75s to set up TV licence after lack of response
The BBC has extended its deadline for over-75s to set up a new paid-for television licence after more than 650,000 households did not respond to…
View More BBC extends deadline for over-75s to set up TV licence after lack of responseUnderwater photographer of the year 2021 winners – in pictures
British underwater photographer of the year 2021, British waters wide angle category winner and My Backyard category winner While You Sleep by Mark Kirkland (UK),…
View More Underwater photographer of the year 2021 winners – in picturesArchaeologists unearth bronze age graves at Stonehenge tunnel site
Bronze age graves, neolithic pottery and the vestiges of a mysterious C-shaped enclosure that might have been a prehistoric industrial area are among the finds…
View More Archaeologists unearth bronze age graves at Stonehenge tunnel siteSaxon church prays for deliverance from nuclear plant
For the 55 years that Tim Fox has worshipped at St Peter-on-the-Wall, his only neighbours have been a farm and a birdwatchers’ shelter. Now, the…
View More Saxon church prays for deliverance from nuclear plantListen up: making music from the northern lights
There’s a hypnotic crackle before a whoosh of sound flies from ear to ear. It’s followed by a heavenly chorus that might be whales whistling,…
View More Listen up: making music from the northern lightsHow to save the planet? Richard Curtis says it involves pensions, actually
His romcom Love Actually is frequently voted the nation’s favourite Christmas film but Richard Curtis’s latest festive offering aims to shock viewers into action, as…
View More How to save the planet? Richard Curtis says it involves pensions, actually