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Matthew Perry’s dog will not be adopted by Friends co-star Lisa Kudrow, despite reports

Perry died from an apparent drowning at his home in Los Angeles on 28 October

The Independent UK

Matthew Perry’s dog will not be adopted by Friends co-star Lisa Kudrow, despite reports

Perry died from an apparent drowning at his home in Los Angeles on 28 October

The Independent UK

The Women Who Made Modern Economics by Rachel Reeves review – why values matter

With these clear, crisp portraits of the economists who shaped her worldview, the shadow chancellor has set out a powerful statement of who she is and what she wants to achieve

The Guardian - UK

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Rare medieval Cheddar brooch found in Somerset field to go on display

Silver and copper alloy disc from days of King Alfred hailed as one of the most important finds of its kind

The Guardian - UK

Let’s hear it for England’s royals – and centuries of incompetence, criminality and failure

We’re often told the current crop lack the dignity that monarchy deserves. But what about the losers, adulterers and delusional brutes who came before?

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘The women’s loo queue was endless. I popped into the men’s - and found my perfect match’

Sheema, 47, and Alfred, 48, met in a Clapham pub in 2002. They now live together in Chingford, east London, with their three children

The Guardian - UK

Sufferah: Memoir of a Brixton Reggae Head by Alex Wheatle review – triumph over adversity

In a searing account of early trauma at the hands of social services and the police, the award-winning writer finds joy and empowerment in his love of music

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David Walliams’ ex Lara Stone pregnant with second child

The Dutch native is already a proud mum to son Alfred, 10, who she shares with the former BGT judge

Evening Standard

5 Years Ago, A Bizarre Noir Thriller Crossed Tarantino With 'Blade Runner' — It Almost Worked

You have to admire it when movies swing for the fences, even when they whiff.

Inverse

Metal detectorists jailed after selling £766,000 of Anglo-Saxon coins to undercover officer

Craig Best and Roger Pilling were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000, namely 44 ninth century coins believed to have been buried by a Viking

Daily Mirror

County Durham metal detectorist jailed over illegal plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins

Craig Best, from County Durham, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000

Chronicle Live

Metal detectorists jailed over plot to sell Anglo-Saxon coins worth £760k abroad

Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000

The Independent UK

Detectorists jailed over plot to sell valuable Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000.

The Independent UK

Stolen coins reveals King Alfred had help from ally to stop Vikings ruling England

Alfred, who is widely regarded as the first person to be king of the English, may have been assisted by fellow leader Ceolwulf in his struggle against Viking marauders

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Wales Online

Blackadder, The Crown, Game of Thrones: 11 best portrayals of kings and queens on TV

There have been countless TV monarchs over the years

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County Durham man convicted of possessing Viking coins which change history - after he tried to sell them

Police found the 44 coins, which are valued at approximately £766,000, at properties in County Durham and Lancashire

The Guardian - UK

Alfred the Average? Court case coins may alter the view of a king

Treasure from Viking hoard shows Alfred the Great in alliance with ruler who later ‘mysteriously’ disappeared

The Guardian - UK

Two men guilty of conspiring to sell history-changing Anglo-Saxon coins

Undercover police caught men attempting illegal sale of cache that experts say helps transform view of Alfred the Great

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Woman & Home

Who is Aethelstan in The Last Kingdom, why is he so important in Seven Kings Must Die and was he a real person?

Aethelstan in The Last Kingdom returned with a vengeance in the Seven Kings Must Die movie as he battled for the Anglo-Saxon throne

Woman & Home

Seven Kings Must Die ending explained and does Uhtred of Bebbanburg die in The Last Kingdom movie?

Wondering what happened in the Seven Kings Must Die ending? We've got you covered with all the heartwrenching details...

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Collectors accused of conspiring to sell 1,000-year-old Viking coins worth £766,000

A County Durham man is standing trial at Durham Crown Court where he and another defendant deny conspiracy to sell criminal property.

The Guardian - UK

Two men accused of trying to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins to undercover police

Durham crown court hears pair knew coins worth an estimated £766,000 came from Viking hoard

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Sunderland house fire that tragically killed elderly couple likely caused by 'cigarettes or matches'

Alfred and Audrey Crawford, both 79-years-old, died following a fire at their home in Minorca Close, Hendon, Sunderland, last year

The Guardian - UK

Five Years With the White Man review – a journey into the ‘heart of whiteness’

Eloka Obi and Saul Boyer re-examine the forgotten story of 19th-century Sierra Leonean barrister August Boyle Chamberlayne Merriman-Labor, who wrote a delicious spoof of studies of Africa

Liverpool Echo

Famous Birkenhead department store we remember from childhood

It was a familiar sight for shoppers through the decades

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