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Bill Wyman, best known as the original bassist of the Rolling Stones, turned an accidental discovery on his Suffolk property into a serious pursuit of archaeology. After workers digging at his country home unearthed a medieval jug, he took up metal detecting to explore the land further. Over time, his searches revealed more than 200…

Two UK neighbours fought over whether a hedge boundary ran through the middle or outer edge; after losing her appeal, one must pay £108,402 upfront toward 70% of the other’s costs. The legal dispute centred on a hedge separating two homes in Torquay, England, with a disagreement over a few millimetres of land eventually turning…

Dr Hannah Cain, who treated Royal Family members, especially Queen Camilla, was found dead. A 45-year-old GP who was reportedly part of a pool of doctors treating members of the British royal family — Queen Camilla — was found dead at her home near the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, with her husband later charged with…

A couple rescued two cat paintings from a skip; years later, the Louis Wain works sold for £16,000 (Image Credit: Rogers Jones Auctioneers) What looked like two unwanted paintings in a skip turned out to be worth thousands of pounds. A couple came across the two cat paintings while walking their dog and decided to…

The extraordinary project was the work of British civil engineer Tony Deane, who began excavating beneath his family home in the 1980s. What started as a personal building project gradually grew into an underground complex covering more than 1,300 sq ft. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary bungalow tucked away on the outskirts…

The vase was identified as an imperial famille rose piece made for the Qianlong Emperor. (Photos: Sworders via Fox News) A small yellow vase bought for just £1 at a charity shop in Hertfordshire turned out to be an imperial Chinese piece made for the Qianlong Emperor, eventually selling for £484,000 at auction.The unnamed shopper…

On 21 September 1915, a British lawyer named Cecil Chubb went to an auction in Salisbury, England, reportedly hoping to buy furniture. He came home as the owner of Stonehenge, the mysterious Neolithic monument in southern England. According to the History website, his winning bid was six thousand six hundred British pounds. The purchase began…

In February 2019, Natalie and her then fiancé Andrew Symes won £1 million in the EuroMillions UK Millionaire Maker draw. Just days after becoming millionaires, the couple also welcomed their second child. Seven years after winning the lottery, the couple spoke about the win, welcoming their daughter a month earlier than expected, and how their…

Since 1967, corn buntings have declined by 83% in the UK. But over the decade, the bird population around Martin Down, on the Hampshire-Dorset border, has risen by 346%.The red-listed bird is not the only one to benefit. Grey partridges in the same cluster are up 147%. Butterfly abundance has climbed 183%. Turtle doves, barn…

Residents oppose plans to turn the former hotel and wedding venue into 42 studio apartments for 65 people. (Photo: SWNS) Residents in Maidstone, Kent, have voiced strong opposition to plans to convert a former hotel and wedding venue into a 42-unit co-living development, saying they fear the proposal could put additional pressure on parking, local…