It was a contest that continued, the crowd shouting for more as the two warriors fought. Without either of the gladiators having killed the other, it was up to Emperor…
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Oldest carving of the Ten Commandments could sell for $2million… after being used as paving slab: 1,500-year-old stone tablet spent 30 years outside Israeli home before it was spotted by expert
by JackBy HARRY HOWARD, STORY EDITOR Published: 09:27 GMT, November 13, 2024 | Updated: 09:54 GMT, November 13, 2024 A 1,500-year-old stone tablet bearing the oldest known inscription of the Ten…
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Frank Auerbach dead aged 93: Famed painter who fled Nazis as a Holocaust orphan passes away at his London home
by ElijahBy HARRY HOWARD, STORY EDITOR Published: 13:55 GMT, November 12, 2024 | Updated: 14:12 GMT, November 12, 2024 British-German painter Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany as a child, has…
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I stayed in a lakeside lodge at Leeds Castle, a spectacular former love nest of Henry VIII – that’s right…
by MerryBy LAURA SHARMAN FOR THE SUNDAY MAIL Published: 07:53 EST, November 8, 2024 | Updated: 07:59 EST, November 8, 2024 When Henry VIII transformed Leeds Castle into a Tudor palace,…
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‘A much-needed victory for the world’: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulates Donald Trump on his ‘huge victory’ and Netanyahu praises ‘the biggest comeback in history’ as world leaders react
by AlexanderBy Elena Salvoni Published: 03:07 EST, November 6, 2024 | Updated: 03:15 EST, November 6, 2024 Donald Trump has been congratulated by top world leaders as he appears to be…
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A new maya The city, lost for centuries in the dense jungle of southern Mexico, has been discovered from a doctoral student’s computer hundreds of kilometers away. This is the…
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From Edward Cullen and Spike to the Salvatore brothers… why do we find vampires so sexy? Historian shares the reasons people lust over the creatures
by ElijahA British historian has caused a stir online among pop culture lovers after sharing why vampires are the “sexiest” monsters. Professor Ronald Hutton, a folklore historian at the University of…
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during the month In October, many people get into the Halloween spirit by exposing themselves to scary situations, such as going to see a horror movie or visiting a haunted…
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Kevin: When we went to do the IPO, it was very, very clear that the digital side was much more valuable than the magazine side. That was the beginning of…
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Moment remains of Nazi ‘Angel of death’ Josef Mengele were exhumed in 1985 from cemetery in Brazil – where twisted Auschwitz doctor lived under false name while evading international manhunt
by ElijahSurrounded by photographers and locals, you can see what is believed to be the bones of one of the most persecuted Nazis in the world being lifted from the ground.…