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According to a Live Science report, radiocarbon dating of ancient human skeletons recovered from the River Thames indicates that they date to between 4000 B.C. and A.D. 1800. Nichola Arthur of London's Natural History Museum said that most of the remains dated to the Bronze Age, between 2300 and 800 B.C., and the Iron Age, between 800 B.C. and A.D. 43. These bones were recovered in upstream zones of the river, she added. "We can now say with confidence that these don't appear to just be bones that have steadily accumulated in the river through time," she explained. "There really...

The remnants of one of early Roman London's most important buildings was discovered beneath an office building at 85 Gracechurch Street in the city center, according to a statement released by the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA). Archaeologists uncovered a section of a 30-foot-long stone wall that they believe belonged to the city's first basilica, which was built in the 70s or 80s a.d. Roman basilicas were typically located within the forum, which was the social, political, and religious center of a Roman town. MOLA researchers think that the part of the basilica they unearthed belonged to the Tribunal, where...

President Donald Trump's tariff plans have prompted some of the largest banks in the U.S. and Britain to fly gold bars from London to New York City on commercial flights. Trump's plans to impose tariffs on U.S. trading partners – including a reciprocal tariff regime that's expected to be formalized by early April and tariffs on the European Union he hasn't yet detailed – have spurred banks to relocate their gold reserves. That move has been driven by a price differential between gold sold in London and New York – The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the prices...

Gold is being flown from London to New York in unusually high volumes. Gold held in the UK's central bank has been trading at a discount due to tariff fears. The metal has been trading at record highs of about $2,9000 an ounce this month. Significant amounts of gold are being taken out of the UK's central bank and flown to New York, driven by fears about the impact of tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. The uncertainty means gold held at the Bank of England has been trading at a discount to the wider market, and traders face lengthy...

Jack the Ripper's murder spree claimed the lives of countless women A researcher has claimed to have definitively identified Jack the Ripper through DNA evidence, sparking calls for an official inquest into the infamous murders. Russell Edwards says he has obtained a "100 per cent DNA match" linking the killer to Aaron Kosminski, a Polish barber who emigrated to London. "It's very difficult to put into words the elation I felt when I saw the 100 per cent DNA match," Edwards said. "This brings closure and it's a form of justice for the descendants," he added. Russell Edwards says he...

Far-left London Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned that the “spectre of a resurgent fascism” threatens the West with the rise of populists in Europe, tech giants rolling back censorship, and the return of Donald Trump to the White House. The leftist Labour Party politician, writing for the Observer, the sister paper of the Guardian, likened the growing rejection of neo-liberal globalist policies in Europe and America to the rise of fascism in the “1920s and 1930s”. “The far right is on the march,” Mayor Khan exclaimed. “From Switzerland and Sweden to Hungary, Austria and Italy, European nations are coming under...

Footage of Islamist protestors protesting not being allowed to protest, and storming Westminster, and getting arrested, lots of soyboys and girls among them. Two-tier Keir and Khan has their limits, I suppose. Transcript attached below video.

Green radicals from the Just Stop Oil activist collective defaced Charles Darwin’s grave on Monday, claiming that humanity will not be able to adapt to the supposed climate crisis. Members of the climate change alarmist Just Stop Oil group used orange spray paint to deface ‘Father of Evolution’ Charles Darwin’s grave memorial in Westminster Abbey, with the message “1.5 is dead”, a reference to the 2015 Paris Agreement, which called on governments to prevent the world from increasing temperatures beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. “Two Just Stop Oil supporters have painted Charles Darwin’s grave to demand that the UK government works...

Just Stop Oil (JSO) supporters have spray-painted “1.5 is dead” on Charles Darwin’s grave after confirmation that last year was the first to breach the important global warming threshold. Two people used chalk paint on the naturalist’s grave in Westminster Abbey, London, at about 9.30am on Monday, the climate protest group said. Alyson Lee, 66, a retired teaching assistant from Derby, and Di Bligh, a 77-year-old former chief executive of Reading council, from Rode in Somerset, were involved in the action, JSO added. The Metropolitan police confirmed two women were arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage “with what is...

FReepers this is an update to the video I posted last week about this story. Cops raided wrong house and killed innocent man over stolen weedeater in London, Kentucky.

Sara Sharif's killer father has been ambushed in prison and 'had his neck slashed with tuna can lid' in a vicious attack. Two inmates pounced on Urfan Sharif, 43, in his cell on New Years' Day at HMP Belmarsh, South London. Just weeks into his 40-year sentence, the murderer was left in a critical condition, but is understood to have survived the brutal attempt on his life. Allegedly the pair were sickened by his abuse of the 10-year-old school girl, who was hooded, bitten, burned and eventually beaten to death during a campaign of abuse before her body was found...

Altercation at club, not terror, allegedly. He rammed into a Christmas parade. Transcript linked below video.

An £18,000,000 plan to redevelop Highgate Cemetery, the final resting places of Karl Marx and George Michael, has divided local residents. The graves of Marx and Michael are among those currently ‘at risk’ of damage from falling ash trees, which have been decaying due to longstanding disease and drainage issues at the famous cemetery. Ash dieback, a fungal disease that could eventually kill up to 80% of ash trees across the UK, has seen trees topple in the cemetery and forced many more to be cut down. Marx’s grave is surrounded by ash trees, whereas George Michael’s burial spot lies...

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has reportedly been attacked by a mob while shopping in central London. The former world champion found himself in trouble after a large crowd descended on him and his entourage while visiting a jewellery store in Hatton Garden... The source said Mayweather was out shopping when he was asked about whether he supported Israel. He then said he was 'proud to support the Jews', which provoked someone into taking a swing at him, the source added. They continued: 'Then someone took a swing at him because of that. It looked very targeted. 'Floyd took a few...

As we approach the momentous return of Donald J. Trump to the US Presidency, preparations are reportedly in course to get Ukraine ready for the ‘day-after’ the war. A report from Spanish paper El Mundo (behind a paywall) shows the Western powers preparing a ‘golden exile’ in London for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. That would follow a ‘peace agreement’ with Russia, according to ‘rumors’ emanating from Ukrainian diplomats. Conflict Watcher reported: “The newspaper claims that Ukrainian diplomats believe Zelensky is expected to be sent to London while Ukraine gears up for presidential and parliamentary elections. The term ‘golden exile’ refers...

A counter-protestor carrying a banner condemning Hamas as a terror group was arrested after holding the sign aloft as pro-Palestine activists filed past him on Saturday. Niyak Ghorbani, who was holding a banner reading “Hamas is terrorist”, was pulled to the ground and handcuffed by officers after an incident took place close to the march through central London. As police held him down he shouted “Shame on you” before saying “I wrote down Hamas is a terrorist organisation . . but they arrested me”.

IRVINE, Calif. — On the morning of Feb. 28, 2000, a man in a black hood ran up to Patrick Riley in front of his office, shot him flush in the face and fled. The bullet missed his brain, and Mr. Riley, a biotechnology entrepreneur, survived. But two days later, his business partner, a doctor named Larry C. Ford, killed himself with a shotgun after learning he was suspected of being the mastermind behind the shooting. That is where the story probably would have ended — a lurid but ultimately local piece of intrigue played out in the sun-splashed Orange...

Rich Democrats have started snapping up luxurious London homes to escape America after Donald Trump's landslide election victory. Buying agents have noticed an uptick in interest from wealthy Americans who wish to buy property in London as a 'safety net' for Trump's return to the White House. In just two days, Becky Fatemi, executive partner at Sotheby's International Realty, said she got five calls from wealthy Americans wanting to move following the election. 'That's people saying, "he's here, and he's here for the next four years, and I don't want to be, so these are the dates that we're flying...

We are in London, and spent the morning touring Parliament. When we emerged from the Palace of Westminster, a demonstration was in progress in Parliament Square. There were Union Jacks and St. George’s Crosses everywhere. There were a few Israeli flags, too, and we saw at least one Trump sign. I filmed this short video:...News coverage of the protest was rather breathless:Thousands of Tommy Robinson supporters packed central London as a sea of massed protesters saw the capital’s streets bubbling with rage.We didn’t see any rage. The mood of the pro-U.K. protest was festive and cheerful. There were screens on...

Two men have gone head to head in a medieval-style duel with 'machetes' on a busy London High Street. Distressed onlookers can be heard crying 'don't do it - please!' as the masked opponents participate in an East Ham show-down with their long weapons. When contacted by MailOnline, the Met Police said no arrests had been as the men were not located - meaning they are still on the loose. The incident took place on Monday October 14 and police were called to the scene at around 1pm. Footage of the duel has circulated on social media with many observing...