Two British men who uncovered a 1,100-year-old trove were sentenced to years in prison for failing to report the find and selling the items piecemeal to dealers.
Author: ANNA SCHAVERIEN
One of World’s First Printed Christmas Cards Goes on Display
The card, dating from 1843, is a symbol of an enduring holiday tradition in an era of e-cards and GIFs. Only 21 of the originals are known to have survived.
Bridge Collapses in France, Killing Teenage Girl
Officials were investigating why a suspension bridge in southwestern France collapsed early Monday morning, killing a 15-year-old girl and leaving others seriously injured.
His 22-Pound Cat Was Too Fat to Fly. So He Called In an Understudy.
The airline found out about the trick after the Russian man posted photographs on social media. He has been stripped of his frequent flier miles.
U.K. Scholars Back Cambridge Researcher’s Efforts to Avoid Deportation
More than 1,000 academics have signed an open letter in support of Asiya Islam, a research fellow who has lived legally in Britain for a decade.
U.K. Police Identify All 39 People Found Dead in Truck
The names of the Vietnamese victims, whose bodies were found in a refrigerated trailer in southeast England, were not released, but their families were notified.
A ‘Menopause Champion’ at Work? Yes. You Also Get Paid Leave.
A British broadcaster says its new menopause policy will help free up a “taboo” subject and close what has been called the “gender pain gap.”
Oxford Professor Is Accused of Selling Ancient Texts to Hobby Lobby
An investigation found that Bible fragments in a museum started by the owners of the arts-and-crafts chain had been illegally taken from the university.
Bulgarian Soccer Chief Resigns After Fans’ Racist Abuse of England
The sport was roiled anew after Bulgarian fans made Nazi salutes and yelled monkey chants at England’s players in Sofia on Monday.
Scientists Solve a Puzzle: What’s Really in a Fatberg
The grisly results of an autopsy in the U.K. were made public on Friday, and they were not pretty. But they did hold a few surprises.