30 h. ago The Princes in the Tower: Has Richard III historian solved 500 year old murder mystery?

It is perhaps the greatest of all cold cases: who was responsible for the death of the two Princes in the Tower?

Politics

35 h. ago Older people urged to check for historical State Pension payment error worth over £8,300

DWP has paid our more than £100 million in arrears payments for historical errors linked to National Insurance credits.

Economics

51 h. ago Hidden city built 5,000 years ago by lost advanced civilization discovered underneath vast desert

Scientists have uncovered a lost 5,000-year-old civilization buried beneath the sands, rewriting the history of the region.

Politics

3 d. ago Shocking moment grinning female police officer is caught on camera saying 'let her rot' about vulnerable teenager

The female police office made the remark after the 19-year-old, who has a history of mental health issues, failed to open the door when she and three colleagues called round.

Events

3 d. ago Rugby star turns up and wins World's Strongest Man on first attempt as amateur

The 30-year-old weighs over 23 stone and has made history

Politics

4 d. ago Tradition and change intertwine to create beauty at a century

Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park is a rare old estate with its original acreage intact

Politics

7 d. ago Nigel Farage 'on side of bad bosses not workers' with pub banter comment

The Reform UK leader has lashed out at Labour's bill, moaning that protecting staff from harassment will stifle free speech in pub debates - but workers who have suffered from abuse have hit back

Economics

1 week ago Despelote review – a beautiful, utterly transportive game of football fandom

Panic; PC, PS4/5, XboxSet during Ecuador’s 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign, this fascinating, semi-autobiographical game gives you control of the life of a soccer-mad eight-year-oldVideo games have been simulating football since the 1970s, but they have rarely ever thought about simulating fandom. You can play a whole international tournament in the Fifa titles, but what they never show is the way the competition seeps into the everyday lives of supporters, how whole towns are overtaken, how a World Cup can become a national obsession. The way most of us experience the really big matches is through stolen moments of vicarious glory on televisions and giant pub screens, surrounded by friends and family and the sounds and images of real life.This is the territory of Despelote, a beautiful, utterly transportive game about childhood and memory, set during Ecuador’s historic 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign. Football-mad eight-year-old Julián – a semi-autobiographical version of the...

Sport

1 week ago Goodison Park saved from demolition as Everton reveal new plan for stadium

Iconic old ground is going nowhere and will have new tenants in time for next season

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1 week ago Goodison Park saved from demolition and will become home of Everton Women

The men’s team will be moving to Bramley-Moore Dock from the start of next season

Politics

1 week ago Goodison Park saved from bulldozers to become home of Everton Women

US owners confirm it will become the country’s first major stadium dedicated to a women’s team next seasonGoodison Park, one of the UK’s oldest football stadiums, has been saved from demolition and will become the country’s first major stadium dedicated solely to a women’s team next season, the Guardian can reveal.Hailed as a gamechanging move for women’s football, Everton Women will kick off their first season at Goodison in September, 133 years after the men’s team started playing at the ground in Walton, Liverpool. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d'Or in Cannes. Here's his history with the festival

Robert De Niro will receive an honorary Palme d’Or next week at the Cannes Film Festival, a culmination for the 81-year-old actor whose history with the French film festival stretches back half a century

Culture

2 w. ago ‘Deep dish eucharist’: internet reacts to US pope with jokes and Chicago pride

Some users wonder whether new pope has had Chicago’s favorite liqueur Malört while others reference The BearThe internet exploded with humor and Chicago pride on Thursday following the historic announcement that Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old American clergyman from Chicago, has been named the new pope.Now known as Pope Leo XIV, Prevost has become the first clergyman from the United States to lead the Roman Catholic church, ending the Vatican’s longstanding opposition to the idea of a US pontiff. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago What does the new American Pope's name mean for his future choices? Inside the history of the name Leo

In a historic first, the 69-year-old American missionary has been elected pope - the first American to ascend to the Catholic Church's highest office in its 2,000-year history.

Culture

2 w. ago Robert Francis Prevost: the moderate, good humoured first American pope

Colleagues recall a calm and grounded leader capable of moderating between factions, with a strong connection to his predecessorRobert Francis Prevost – who has chosen the papal name Leo XIV – may not be the Latin American Jesuit wildcard that his predecessor, Pope Francis, was, but his election is similarly historic.In the figure of the 69-year-old former head of the Augustinian order, the Roman Catholic church has its very first US leader. Until Thursday evening, the idea of the fisherman’s ring being slipped on to a North American hand was seen as a fairly distant possibility. The Vatican’s long-standing opposition to a US pope stemmed largely from the optics of having a pontiff from both a political superpower and a country with such a hegemonic cultural and secular global influence. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Open the front door and you'll find a historic sweet shop still with its old weighing scales within

So much to love at this tasty renovation property from the potential low price to the bonus former sweet shop and period features

Politics

2 w. ago Hapless side named 'worst team of 2023' make cup final for first time in 26 years

Cwm Albion FC Reserves were named the worst football team in the UK in 2023 but have reached the final of the Reserve Cup – marking a historic turnaround for the 100-year old club

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2 w. ago Swiss Cottage protest: Met imposes Shabbat restrictions on anti

Swiss Cottage protest: Met imposes Shabbat restrictions on anti-Israel activists  The Jewish Chronicle

Events

2 w. ago Zhao Xintong fired warning over £500k prize money as new world snooker champion risks 'telling off'

The 28-year-old became the first Asian world champion in the history of snooker after his Crucible triumph

Events

2 w. ago Discovery of world’s oldest football pitch in Scotland changes everything we knew about game, historian says

Findings predate founding of Football Association by centuries and could explain Scotland’s early dominance of international football

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