Mummy’s dark secret

In short, yes: the Victorians did indeed think eating mummified remains pilfered from ancient Egyptian tombs was a good idea, although they did not come up with the idea themselves. The morbid practic

Often admired and adored during their lifetimes, the great composers would, you might think, enjoy similar reverence after death. Once the last rites had been read, surely these great cultural icons w

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A grisly discovery solved the mystery of a missing wom an

Neil Hopper, 49, a vascular surgeon from Truro in Cornwall, who has carried out hundreds of amputations and is himself a double amputee, was arrested after a two-and-a-half year investigation, accused

IT WAS LATE MORNING, BUT ALREADY HOT enough to warrant wearing a sun hat and sticking to the shade. I was in a quiet part of Andalucía, looking at an archaeological treasure that I visit regularly. Ho