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WWII internment items on display
A major exhibition of items made by Channel Islanders in internment camps during WWII goes on display in Guernsey.
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Beatrix Potter museum is rescued
A Lancashire College pledges £10,000 to a struggling Cumbrian museum which holds a valuable Beatrix Potter collection.
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In pictures: Burial pit
Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.
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Decapitated group 'were Vikings'
Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say.
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Paths could retrace night march
Parts of routes believed to have been followed by Jacobites attempting a night assault could be recreated.
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Ancient eggshell yields its DNA
The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.
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Saxon pottery at playground site
Archaeologists are expected to carry out further digs after finding Saxon pottery at the site of a new playground in Cambridgeshire.
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Relief road artefacts on display
A number of artefacts discovered during work on a £87m road development in Dorset are to go on display.
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Search on to decipher Gothic text
Experts at Salisbury Cathedral are asking for help to identify the meaning of Gothic text found behind a monument.
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Memorial service for Moors victim
The "lost" victim of the Moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley is remembered at a memorial service, more than 45 years after he was abducted and killed.
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Pros and coins of treasure finds
A row breaks out after a woman is prosecuted under the Treasure Act over a coin that is not a coin.
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Beatrix Potter museum rescue bid
An MP calls on the government to help save a Cumbrian museum which holds a collection of Beatrix Potter paintings.
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Chance meeting reunites chalice
A chance conversation results in a 16th Century church chalice being reunited with its lid lost decades ago.
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Lottery support for museum revamp
Major development plans for St Fagans national history museum, to be part-funded by lottery cash, take a step forward.
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Roman remains are 'elite' African
Human remains from Roman times found in York are revealed to be a "high status" African woman.
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Lasers lift dirt of ages from art
Physicists have applied the same laser techniques commonly used for tattoo removal to clean several famous works of art, including wall paintings.
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Road to be named Lara Croft Way
A Derby road is to be named after the computer game and movie character Lara Croft following a public vote.
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Professor was unfairly dismissed
A professor who resigned over claims exams were re-marked so students would pass was unfairly dismissed, Court of Appeal judges rule.
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Clashes in Greek austerity strike
Scuffles break out as hundreds of thousands of Greeks strike to protest at austerity measures imposed to save the economy.
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Cash-strapped museum could close
Bosses at a flood-hit museum in Cumbria which is threatened with closure appeal for donations and volunteers.
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