2 h. ago Magna Carta 'copy' sold for $27 found to be priceless original

The document was purchased by Harvard Law School for the "fairly derisory price"

Economics

3 h. ago Magna Carta ‘copy’ bought for $27.50 now believed to be genuine

The document is over 700 years old

Politics

3 h. ago Original Magna Carta wrongly called a copy 80 years ago is uncovered

The document is over 700 years old

Politics

5 h. ago Magna Carta 'copy' sold for $27.50 is actually original worth millions

Magna Carta was the first document to confirm the rights of ordinary people under common law

Economics

6 h. ago Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out be extremely rare

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30

Politics

6 h. ago You think Antiques Roadshow guests get a shock? Harvard University discovers the Magna Carta 'copy' they bought at auction for £20 is an ORIGINAL

More than 700 years after the iconic document was originally drafted, new analysis has found the handwriting and sizing of Harvard's $27.50 auction snap up are consistent with authentic records.

Economics

6 h. ago Magna Carta ‘copy’ wrongly catalogued in 1940s found to be original

Tests were carried out on the Harvard Law School Library document and it was confirmed to be an original issue of the Magna Carta from 1300.

Politics

6 h. ago Harvard’s unofficial copy of Magna Carta is actually an original, experts say

Document issued by Edward I in 1300 was bought by law school library for just $27 in 1946A Magna Carta wrongly listed as an unofficial copy for nearly 80 years has been confirmed as an original from 1300.The discovery means the document is just one of seven issued in 1300 by Edward I that still survive. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Town where 'nearly everyone is a cousin' ravaged by extremely rare disease

In the small remote town of Serrinha dos Pintos in Brazil, lots of children were left unable to walk and were losing strength in their limbs, leaving medics baffled

Politics

2 w. ago Love Island star rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after extremely rare pregnancy diagnosis

The Love Island star, 28, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share with her followers that she had experienced a molar pregnancy.

Science

3 w. ago Boat trippers witness 'extremely rare' moment pod of dolphins kill baby calf off Welsh coast

The sighting was described by an eyewitness as remarkable as it was heartbreaking

Events

3 w. ago 'Extremely rare' Charles Rennie Mackintosh cutlery sells for over £175,000

Expected to fetch £20,000–£30,000, the 1902 cutlery set soared to £175,200.

Economics