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Culture Re-View: Who was Saint Valentine?

To mark this famous day in history, we've traced the origins of Saint Valentine and how his name became associated with the romantic holiday we know - and love or hate - today.

France

Notre Dame reveals new spire and golden rooster as scaffolding removed

The remaining process of removing all of the scaffolding could take weeks if not months.

Tech News

Elon Musk to support AI tech to unravel the secrets of Roman scrolls

Mount Vesuvius eruption nearly 2,000 years ago caused many papyrus scrolls to be unreadable due to the heat and ash that destroyed Pompeii.

Experiences

Historian to the stars Alexander Mariotti’s guide to Rome

Discover Roman sights that leave celebrities speechless and why you should start your day at the market.

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Food and Drink

Yorkshire Pudding, a flaky British pastry that caught a runaway monkey

It took a search party, drones and a host of helpful neighbours to catch an escaped monkey in the Scottish Highlands. But the real hero was Yorkshire Pudding.

Climate

How climate change is hampering discoveries from a doomed ship

Severe storms are another twist in the horrifying tale of these British ships wrecked in the Canadian Arctic nearly 180 years ago.

Culture news

Oldest runes in Denmark discovered on 2000-year-old knife

Inscription on knife spells 'hirila', which means ‘little sword’ in Old Norse.

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Check out these "remarkable gems" from English heritage's 2023 list

Out of the 227 sites added to the English Heritage List in 2023, Historic England has curated a selection of the most extraordinary places for you to explore today.

Nature

World’s oldest living land animal celebrates his 191st birthday

St Helena’s national treasure, who predates the telephone, is in good health and expected to reach his third century.

Culture news

Battle of Austerlitz reenactment draws record numbers of participants

Thousands flocked to Santon Hill for the annual reenactment of the Battle of Austerlitz. This year's commemoration is the largest since 2015, with some 1200 history enthusiasts participating from 15 different countries.

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Why Britain should want to return the Parthenon Marbles

As talks break down between Britain and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles, Evangelos Kyriakidis makes a moral argument instead of a legal one about why it's better to give than receive.

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Legendary soothsayer's 2024 predictions: Putin assassination and more

As if 2023 hasn't been challenging enough...

Culture news

Debunking 'Napoleon' director Ridley Scott's claims about the French

"The French Don’t Even Like Themselves" You're wrong, Ridley Scott, and here's why.

Climate Now

Predicting Europe's climate future by digging into the past

In partnership with Copernicus

We visit the buzzing student city of Bologna, in Italy, where Europe's greatest scientific minds have been gathering data about our planet since the Renaissance.

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Why does King Charles III have two birthdays?

On this day: King Charles III celebrates his 'real' birthday. But why does he have two?

Destinations

Will Alula be the new arts centre of the Middle East?

With airport expansion plans and new attractions, the ancient city of AlUla could soon be the arts and culture hub of Saudi Arabia.

Culture news

Rare Titanic first-class menu up for auction

Various items from the RMS Titanic will soon be up for auction - 111 years after the ship sank.

Culture news

Mystery behind origin of Led Zeppelin's IV album cover finally solved

Previously believed to be a painting, the cover art for Led Zepellin's IV album is actually a photograph of a Victorian thatcher taken in the English countryside in 1892.

Nature

Domestic and wild cats avoided mixing for 2,000 years, research shows

New archaeological and genetic evidence could transform what we know about the history of cats in Europe.

Culture news

200 year-old French love letters opened for the first time

Once forgotten in the British military archives, the 200-year-old love letters finally saw the light of day, thanks to a Cambridge University professor.