Good weekend weather allows hundreds of balloons to fly in mass ascents.

Stunning pictures from the Bristol Balloon Fiesta

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In 1981, pop-music sensation Andy Gibb was at the top of the charts. The younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, a.k.a. The Bee Gees, commenced a tumultuous romance with actress Victoria Principle, who played Pam Ewing on Dallas, TV's then-Number 1 prime-time series. But after the relationship ended, Andy's life, already challenged by substance abuse, did as well. This is their tragic story.

The Tragic Death of Pop Star Andy Gibb & His Traumatic Romance with 'Dallas' Star Victoria Principle

The explosion in Suffolk killed dozens of people and destroyed half a town.

Town's 'guncotton explosion' recalled on anniversary

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Archeologists in the U.K. have unearthed more than two dozen human skeletons dating back more than 1,000 years in the garden of a hotel. The bones were first discovered last year during the planning for a new building at The Old Bell Hotel in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, according to archeology firm Cotswold Archeology.Twenty-four of the skeletons were Anglo-Saxon women who were related maternally to several individuals. The other skeletons included men and children. The remains are believed to belong to members of a monastic community associated with Malmesbury Abbey, a 12th-century building of worship. The skeletons, which dated to between 670 and...

More than 2 dozen human skeletons found in hotel garden

A drug dealer has been jailed for three years and eight months after admitting selling crack cocaine and heroin in Worcester. Kai Stretton was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on Wednesday after police found evidence of his drug line operation on seized phones. The 18-year-old admitted two counts of being...

Dealer sentenced as drugs line shut down

Take a moment to look at our favourite pictures from Surrey you sent to BBC Weather Watchers.

Our favourite images of the week from Surrey

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Incident Summary: On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, during the 3m springboard preliminaries at the Olympic Games in Paris, American diver Alison Gibson faced an unfortunate incident that led to a score of 0.0. Competing to secure a place in the semi-finals, the 25-year-old Texas-born athlete experienced a collision with the diving board that significantly impacted her performance.

Heart-Stopping Moment: Alison Gibson’s Dive Ends in Disaster at the 2024 Olympics

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Archaeologists uncovered a rare hoard of Persian gold coins in the ancient city of Notion in Turkey that most likely belonged to a wealthy mercenary soldier.

Pot filled with gold coins buried by soldier 2400-year-ago discovered

A story about a series of planned protests was among our most read stories this week in the south.

Weekly round-up: Five stories you may have missed

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

The dazzling display is renowned as one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year.

Meteor shower to offer stargazers a summer treat

In a remarkable discovery, archaeologists have identified a stone wall in an Italian forest, revealing a historical site where the legendary gladiator Spartacus clashed with the Roman army. This significant find was initially brought to attention by local environmentalists who stumbled upon the wall and promptly alerted the experts. Advanced...

Archaeologists Uncover Battle Site of Spartacus's Clash with Roman Army in Italian Forest

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While Guinness World Records officially lists the Djoser Step pyramid in Egypt as the world’s oldest pyramid (around 2,630 BC), one paper published in October claimed a layer of the Gunung Padang pyramid in Indonesia was constructed as far back as 25,000 BC – though there has since been doubts as to whether the structure was ever man-made at all.In research led by Danny Hilman Natawidjaja of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and published in the journal Archaeological Prospection, the academics write that “the pyramid’s core consists of meticulously sculpted massive andesite lava” and that the “oldest construction” element of...

'World’s oldest pyramid' built 25,000 years ago was not made by humans, archaeologists claim

Nigerian police are investigating the death of a Nigerian transgender TikToker known as “Abuja Area Mama”. The beaten and bruised body of 33-year-old transgender woman was found along a highway in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday, local media report. Abuja Area Mama had a loyal fan base on...

Nigerian transgender TikToker found dead

As they were driving along the A358, Mr Bennett said his wife's contractions became "worse and worse". "I thought I would have one [contraction] per junction," said Mrs Bennett, jokingly. "I thought four or five minutes per junction, I can do that," she added. As her contractions grew closer, Mr...

Mr Bennett said: "She pulled out a baby, just right there and then as I was driving along."

Owners say the decision is motivated by a changing need for services and financial sustainability.

Closure of two residential homes proposed

When Mount Vesuvius, the massive volcano in southern Italy, erupted in 79 AD, residents had no time to escape before showers of ash and rock buried them forever. However, new research reveals that some people did survive – but they were then killed by a second force of nature.

Pompeii disaster survivors were killed by second mysterious force, study finds

All residents were evacuated safely and no-one was injured, the fire service said.

Firefighters tackle blaze at city home

Maps have undoubtedly been a helpful part of our past and present and have helped navigate the most ancient spaces. People might be aware of digital maps and paper maps, however, researchers stumbled upon a map carved in clay. A mesmerizing map that is around 2600 years old was discovered by archeologist Hormuzd Rassam, per My Modern Met. Suggested to be the map of the 6th century Babylonia, it is reportedly the world’s oldest existing map. Though archaeologists found just a fragment of the map, a lot is visible and comprehensible from the same. The British Museum acquired the map and it has been stored there ever since 1882.

2600-year-old map carved on clay block shows us a completely different view of the world

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Bishop's medieval coin brooch found in field

The brooch, discovered in rural north Norfolk, was minted by a French bishop, an expert...

Bishop's medieval coin brooch found in field

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