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Cambridge students find burial pit, 9th century ‘giant’ who underwent surgery during training dig

The pit is believed to have been from a time of conflict “between the Saxon-run kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom of East Anglia, which was conquered by the Vikings in around 870 [CE]."

Cambridge University archaeologists and students discover 9th century CE mass burial pit during a training dig at Wandlebury Country Park on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK, February 4, 2026.
Target practice for jousting: consisting of a cross-bar turning upon a pivot with a broad part to strike against. Illustration after a manuscript in the Bodleian Library at Oxford. An engraving from The Sports and Pastimes of the people of England, by Joseph Strutt, (London, 1833).

Archaeologists discover Anglo-Saxon child buried with shield, spear in medieval cemetery in Kent

 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaks at the London Tech Week in London, Britain, June 12, 2023.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer talks with Britain's ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence on February 26, 2025, in Washington, DC, US.

Starmer's government aids police probe into Mandelson's Epstein leaks


Largest treasure hoard found in England sold for £4.3 million

The hoard includes silver pennies minted between 1066 and 1068, likely buried during the turmoil of the Norman Conquest.

 The hoard includes silver pennies minted between 1066 and 1068.

Shaped like a gladiator: Rare 2,000-year-old Roman knife handle discovered in England

The knife handle is a testament to how pervasive the gladiator celebrity culture was in the Roman Empire, reaching all the way to Hadrian’s Wall at the very edge of the Roman Empire.

 2,000-year-old Roman gladiator-shaped knife handle.

Hitler-glorifying far-right extremist jailed on terrorism charges in northern England

Colin McNeil's websites reportedly inspired 18-year-old Payton Gendron to murder 10 people in a mass shooting at a grocery shop in the United States in 2022.

A gavel and a block is pictured on the judge's bench in this illustration picture taken in the Sussex County Court of Chancery in Georgetown, Delaware, U.S., June 9, 2021.

Criminal kills two children in 'ferocious' knife attack at Taylor Swift-themed event, UK police say

Police said armed police had arrested the suspect and seized a knife after being called around 11:50 a.m. to an address in Southport, north of Liverpool.

 Police work at the scene where a man was arrested after people were stabbed in Southport, Britain, July 29, 2024.

Kindertransport hero: Nicholas Winton’s extraordinary effort to save Jewish children in WWII

Winton was subsequently acclaimed as 'one of the righteous of the world,' even though he did not wish to receive this accolade.

 KINDERTRANSPORT MEMORIAL ‘Fur Das Kind’ by Flor Kent, inside London’s Liverpool Street Station, where sponsors and foster families met Kindertransport children as they arrived.

Arkia launches new route to England

Israeli airline to open direct route to Manchester in October, targeting football fans eager to watch Manchester United and Manchester City, two of the biggest clubs in English football.

 The city of Manchester in England

Arkia launches a new flight route to Manchester

The airline announced that the route to the capital of English football is expected to start operating in October with a frequency of two weekly flights. This is the price you will pay.


Euro 2024 Final: Jerusalem 'brings it home' even if England didn't

Soccer fans in Jerusalem gathered eagerly for the Euro 2024 final at Mike’s Place, cheering on England and Spain amidst an electric atmosphere filled with passion and camaraderie.

 Viewers of Euro 2024 Finals outside of Mike's Place in Jerusalem.

Jewish life stories: The Jewish refugee who wrote the book on human rights

Joining Britain’s human rights community, Levin became director of a legal reform group that helped secure the release of six men from Northern Ireland who were serving life sentences.

 British human rights activist Leah Levin.

Vandalism campaign smashes, ransacks Israel-connected businesses in UK

Elbit had logged 170 Palestine Action attacks against 37 companies since from July 2020 until November 2023.

 Palestine Action activist in Buckinghamshire