Wales's cannibal lifeboat station: Historic building where sailor worked after he drunk blood of dead crewmates to survive a shipwreck goes on sale for £95,000

found 2025 › Feb › 21 (Fri) @ 07:05 UTC

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The Victorian building in Moelfre, Anglesey, boasts stunning coastal views of the Irish sea but has a dark history linked to a Welshman who was left stranded for 10 days in 1874.

Fascinating photos of Victorian Britain revealed: St Paul's Cathedral and Barnard Castle feature in stunning archive acquired for the nation

found 2025 › Feb › 21 (Fri) @ 07:05 UTC

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The unencumbered view of St Paul's without the Millennium Bridge in the way was snapped in the latter part of Queen Victoria's reign by photographer George Washington Wilson.

‘It’s now part of my life’: Stephen Graham on shredding to be a buff boxer in A Thousand Blows

found 2025 › Feb › 18 (Tue) @ 19:57 UTC

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The latest creation from Steven Knight tells the story of the illegal and brutal boxing scene in Victorian Britain. Stars Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby and Erin Doherty talk thievery, brawling and br…

‘Happy Christmas, Ange!’ EastEnders’ 40 most memorable moments – from Dirty Den to Dot Cotton

found 2025 › Feb › 18 (Tue) @ 06:32 UTC

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There were landmark gay kisses, characters who returned from the dead and the biggest earrings ever seen on screen. As the soap turns 40, we round-up Walford’s weirdest, wildest and most heartbreakin…

Couple who bought Victorian castle go astonishingly overbudget - as George Clarke jokes about them getting a visit from debt collectors

found 2025 › Feb › 13 (Thu) @ 06:50 UTC

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Kate and Keith, who both work at Glasgow University, relocated from the big city and bought their dream home in the quaint seaside town of Dunoon on George Clarke's Building Home.

Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again

found 2025 › Feb › 11 (Tue) @ 09:29 UTC

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The number of cases globally has surged since 2021, as war and the climate crisis pile pressure on vaccine supplies

Cholera, the scourge of the Victorian era, is staging a comeback fuelled by conflict…

Couple win refund after buying £32m moth-infested London mansion

found 2025 › Feb › 11 (Tue) @ 07:05 UTC

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Iya Patarkatsishvili and Dr Yevhen Hunyak sued property developer over infestation that ruined wine and clothes

The daughter of a Georgian billionaire and her husband have been granted a refund after …

The town at war over 150-year-old oak: Locals chain themselves to trunk in around-the-clock vigils to save tree from the chop - while others demand it's axed because of roots threatening nearby homes

found 2025 › Feb › 11 (Tue) @ 07:05 UTC

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EXCLUSIVE: An oak, dating back to the Victorian era in the Essex town of Wivenhoe, is being shielded by campaigners even chaining themselves to its trunk.

The landmark home of a California family was destroyed by fire. Now a city reckons with its painful history

found 2025 › Feb › 09 (Sun) @ 17:25 UTC

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The Bidwell mansion was a symbol for the city of Chico, but for some it was a reminder of colonization and genocide

In the early – morning darkness on 11 December, a police dispatcher at California St…

Experience: I create smells that scare people

found 2025 › Feb › 07 (Fri) @ 20:35 UTC

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The scents that get people gagging the most are usually bin juice or rotting fish

I can tell you exactly what fear smells like: poo, vomit, urine and sweat. I know because it’s my job to bottle it as …