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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

Daily Mirror

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

There have been countless TV monarchs over the years

Wales Online

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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

Chronicle Live

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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...

Woman & Home

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.

Chronicle Live

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Chronicle Live

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

The Guardian - UK

Famous Birkenhead department store we remember from childhood

It was a familiar sight for shoppers through the decades

Liverpool Echo

Jean Robertson obituary

Other lives: Special educational needs teacher and an activist in her local community in south-east London

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How Not to Drown review – a child asylum seeker’s brutal true story

Kosovan refugee Dritan Kastrati looks back at the struggles of his arduous journey and his troubling experiences in London

Inverse

'Fire Emblem Engage': How to unlock all 35 characters, including the 6 missable ones

Like other titles in the long-running franchise, Fire Emblem Engage includes a large cast of characters to collect. Here's a full list so you don't miss any.

The Independent UK

Detectorists who stole £3m worth of buried treasure ordered to repay £1.2m in three months

George Powell and Layton Davies were jailed for more than 18 years after failing to report their find and handing over just three ‘valueless’ coins out of a 1,100-year-old collection from the reign of King Alfred

Daily Mirror

Inside David Walliams' bond with son who lives a 'normal life' despite famous parents

Britain's Got Talent star David Walliams welcomed his son in 2013 with supermodel ex-wife Lara Stone and the pair have kept their son completely out of the public eye

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‘I think about death 35 times a day’: Bill Nighy on sex, social media – and still being able to manage the stairs

In his new film, Living, Nighy plays a civil servant who has six months to live – a part tailor-made for him by Kazuo Ishiguro. He talks about the power of nostalgia, keeping it minimal and his close brush with Instagram

Al Jazeera

Brothers jailed for 40 years for murder of Maltese journalist

Two brothers plead guilty to murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, an anti-corruption journalist killed in a car bombing.

Manchester Evening News

Police hunt for missing man, 80

Alfred, 80, has been reported missing from Wigan

ABC News

Childcare subsidy increase welcomed by Bendigo family to help household budget

Tough decisions about returning to work after welcoming a second child have been made a little easier for a family set to benefit from childcare subsidy changes.

The Guardian - AU

Knightmare: Victorian opposition leader refers to ‘King Arthur’ during condolences for Queen

Hansard was amended to read ‘King Alfred’ after Matthew Guy said he ‘misspoke’ during his tribute to Elizabeth II and her royal history

Wales Online

Zoo to close its doors for the final time after 186 years

Bristol Zoo is the world's oldest provincial zoo

Daily Mirror

David Walliams explains why he's kept son Alfred away from the spotlight

David Walliams has said he keeps his nine-year-old son Alfred out of the spotlight so he can grow up like other kids, after saying fame can be 'quite hard' as a child

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