Samuel Bellamy was born to working class parents in 17th-century England, but he died the richest pirate who ever lived.

David Barnes was convicted of killing 60-year-old Army veteran Ean Coutts and then forging his identity to steal his savings ...

Alnwick Garden in Northumberland, England, is home to the Poison Garden, which contains around 100 deadly and toxic plants.

Early Europeans known as the Magdalenians celebrated by removing the ears of their enemies, scooping out their brains, and ...

Ireland has taken a huge step to an unprecedented third straight Six Nations title by securing a bonus-point 32-18 win at ...

Self-proclaimed domestic goddess Nigella Lawson has also been known to step out of the home kitchen and into a restaurant, ...

DANCING On Ice star Michaela Strachan has landed a brand new Channel 5 show exploring the secrets of the Ice Age.  The BBC ...

The reason that there are no skeletons at the wreck of the Titanic is basically because once the flesh of their bodies was ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

A grim discovery stumbled upon by an urban explorer in West Lothian led to a murder conviction that shocked Scotland. James Fenton had ventured inside the abandoned Whitehall Industrial Estate on ...

In the UK, they usually cover all ethnic groups except White British. For example, they include white minority ethnic groups such as Polish or Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller. ‘Minority ethnic’ is ...

Ubisoft's cost-cutting measures continue as it's closing another studio and laying off an additional 185 employees in several locations.