Yesterday, on the 70th anniversary of the most famous raid in RAF history, the Dambusters of 617 Squadron were honoured with the simplest but most poignant tribute: a lone Lancaster bomber taking a bow over the very spot where it all began.
A facial reconstruction based on the skull of King Richard III is going on display in Leicester's Guildhall as the first stop of a nationwide tour.
Richard was killed at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 but his grave was only rediscovered last August.
The display will visit Bosworth Battlefield in June before moving to Yorkshire, Northamptonshire and the British Museum in London.
It will return to Leicester in the spring of 2014.
Since March, 14 holes have been dug across the site while the property is closed at night. This activity is illegal and is causing damage to one of Yorkshire’s most important historic sites. Whitby Abbey has been the subject of numerous archaeological digs over the years and there is nothing to suggest there are further remains to be discovered on the site.
The gallows used to hang an infamous prohibition-era gangster in one of America's last public executions have been discovered in a dusty old barn.
Bootlegger Charlie Birger was hanged in the town of Benton on April 19, 1928.
An unusual New York property which has been likened to the gingerbread house in the Hansel and Gretel fairytale - has gone on sale for $11m (£7.2m).
The building, which has become a famous landmark in Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, was built in 1917 for a former shipping magnate when the area was home to the city's rich and famous.
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