Lost for centuries, Silk Road cities are revealed by drone technology

Burrowing badgers cause £100,000 damage to road

The animals have dug a sett under the A52 at Seaholme Road in Mablethorpe, the council says.

AD injures foot as Lakers' road woes continue

Anthony Davis will have his foot evaluated after he aggravated an injury late in the fourth quarter of Monday's loss at Detroit.

Sports - ESPN - November 5

Jail for death crash driver on wrong side of road

Mateusz Sikorski was driving on the wrong side of the road when he collided with Christopher Boyle.

Inside the College Football Road Night Game Dynamic

Is hosting a night game a real advantage or simply anecdotal? Opinions differ.

Sports - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Warnings for ice after snow closes schools

The Met Office has a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across most of Wales.

5 obstacles Republicans will face on the road to tax cuts

Republicans are facing some tough decisions regarding their desired tax cuts as one of their top legislative priorities, some of which have dogged the conference for years. While there is broad GOP ...

Politics - The Hill - 7 hours ago

U.K. treasure hunters make millions off silver coins dated to 11th century

2,584 silver pennies dating from the Norman Conquest is Britain’s most valuable treasure find ever at over $5 million.

Democracy won the 20th century. But has its success bred lethal complacency in the 21st? | Paul Ham

We never know who is going to rule but the beauty of democracy is that we know we can always get rid of them. So why wouldn’t we fight like blazes to preserve it?. Before he faced the crowd to ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

Cambodian archaeologists discover a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at Angkor UNESCO site

Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues in a “remarkable discovery” at the Angkor World Heritage Site near the city of Siem Reap

Entertainment - ABC News - October 30

Salt’s century powers England to eight-wicket win over West Indies in first T20

1st T20I: England, 183-2, bt West Indies, 182-9, by 8 wkts Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell seal victory with 19 balls spare On Thursday, Phil Salt turned down an invitation to party with Rihanna in ...

World - The Guardian - November 10

Cutting-edge labs, a rainforest gallery and guesthouse: Nigeria to open art museum for 21st century

With a campus-style layout inspired by ancient Benin City, the Museum of West African Art has the potential ‘to be amongst the best in the world for holding returning objects’. . Benin City in ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

‘At my signal, unleash hell!’ What the Gladiator films tell us about 21st-century men

Paul Mescal’s thoughtful Lucius is worlds away from Russell Crowe’s stony Maximus, 24 years ago. Why have our masculine ideals changed so much?. Maybe it’s because Paul Mescal in Gladiator II is ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Jungle, funk and 14th-century Arabic astronomers: piano virtuoso Pat Thomas on his journey through jazz

He started out playing a cardboard piano, but became a key figure in the improv scene. Now at 64, the musician is having a moment with his danceable quartet [Ahmed]. ‘I see myself as a traditional ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

How Two of the Rarest Horses on Earth Got Lost

The entire world’s population of Przewalski’s horses once dwindled to a mere dozen. So how did a pair named Fiona and Shrek end up in livestock auctions in the West?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

Auto-enrolment drives surge in ‘lost’ UK pensions

£31bn sitting in unclaimed, inactive or lost savings pots

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Soldiers who lost both legs in Afghanistan reunite

David Jack Plant and Antony “Coops” Cooper lost both their legs within minutes of each other in Afghanistan.

The Browns lost their quarterback. Then they beat the hottest team in football.

The Cleveland Browns pulled off a massive upset Sunday, defeating the Baltimore Ravens 29-24 behind a stellar performance from quarterback Jameis Winston.

How Volkswagen Lost Its Way in China

A brutal price war, sudden shifts in consumer demand and human rights issues in Xinjiang have left VW stumbling in a market it led for 40 years.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

England lost control with game in their hands - Dawson

England will be frustrated they let victory slip from their hands against New Zealand, writes Matt Dawson.

What would Trump do if he lost?

After refusing to accept that he lost the 2020 election the former president has been casting doubt on this year’s vote

World - Financial Times - November 5

How Trump won — and Harris lost — the 2024 election

Democrats’ recriminations started immediately, but Trump’s victory was decisive enough that there may have been little Kamala Harris could have done.

Politics - NBC News - November 8

How Trump Won, and How Harris Lost, the 2024 Presidential Election

He made one essential bet: that his grievances would become the grievances of the MAGA movement, and then the G.O.P., and then more than half the country. It paid off.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

A Lost Emperor Penguin Swam From Antarctica to Australia

World - Yahoo News - November 7

Why Trump won (and why Harris lost)

We assess the campaigns

Honoring a Civil War veteran who was lost to history

Researching her family history, Cheryl Wills found she was related to a former slave who served in the Civil War with the United States Colored Troops, which led her to a distant relative, a former ...

'WhatsApp screen sharing scam lost me £20,000'

Felicity Campbell says she "felt sick" after realising she had been scammed out of about £20,000.

Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way

An interview with the Vermont senator on the fallout of the election defeat.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

PC sacked over lost bullet at Buckingham Palace

Stephen Cotgreave lied for eight days about losing a bullet in the grounds of the palace.

Ravens 'haven't lost any confidence' in Tucker

On Monday, following Baltimore's 18-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers the day before, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said there are no plans to bring in competition for veteran kicker Justin Tucker, ...

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

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