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Archaeologists have always said that Romans left a massive footprint in Britain, but they probably didn’t mean it quite so literally.Scientists have discovered an enormous shoe belonging to a Roman soldier with massive feet.The hefty leather sole measures 12.6 inches (32cm) from toe to heel – the equivalent of a modern men’s size UK 13.That means this 2,000-year-old centurion had bigger feet than muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger, who stands at 6ft 2″ (188cm) tall.The archaeologists who found it said the discovery ‘drew impressed gasps’ as it was pulled from the ground. The shoe was found in the grounds of Magna, a Roman…
A sip of wine. A craving for pizza. A full calendar. These may seem like harmless aspects of life – but a scientist has revealed how they could be putting you on the brink of developing cancer. Dr Raphael Cuomo, a University of California, San Diego medical professor, claims chronic stress, fast food and alcohol and drugs are a near-surefire way to set yourself up for a cancer diagnosis later in life. In his new book, Crave: The Hidden Biology of Addiction and Cancer, the expert noted that the body’s repetitive desire to indulge in junk food and addictive behaviors drives the body to the deadly condition. The…
By ESTHER MARSHALL Published: 12:57 BST, 12 June 2025 | Updated: 13:00 BST, 12 June 2025 Tourists and locals in a popular Spanish holiday hotspot have been issued a warning about a parking scam. Alicante’s council has warned that the new scam has been catching out locals around the city. The crafty scammers have been leaving fake parking fines on people’s windscreens in Alicante, reports Euro Weekly News. The fake fines have a QR code printed on them which the drivers are expected to scan. Once they do so, the QR code will take people to the scammers’ website which asks them to enter…
A man who police say intentionally drove into a crowd of protestors at a ‘No Kings Day’ rally in Virginia has been arrested and charged.Joseph R. Checklick Jr., 21, drove his SUV through a dispersing crowd in a parking lot, which led to him ‘striking at least one person with his vehicle,’ police said in a statement.The protest took place throughout Saturday afternoon in Culpeper, a small town roughly 70 miles from Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump’s birthday military parade was just starting when the incident occurred.As of 3:45pm, the Culpeper Police Department said no injuries had been reported as a result…
Two Benfica fans were denied entry to the USA ahead of the Club World CupBenfica’s first game of the tournament will be against Boca Juniors in Miami Watch every Club World Cup match free on DAZN. Sign Up Now By DAVID KENT Published: 00:00 BST, 15 June 2025 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 15 June 2025 A pair of Benfica fans have been left furious and out of pocket after being denied entry to the United States ahead of the Club World Cup – as visa rejections spike amid president Donald Trump’s revived hardline stance on immigration.Two Portuguese supporters, who had booked flights…
By JEFF PRESTRIDGE Updated: 21:52 BST, 14 June 2025 Few investment trusts are currently in expansion mode, but Abrdn Equity Income is quite an exception.On the back of some good returns over the past year, the £170 million trust recently issued 175,000 new shares, raising more than £600,000 in the process – money that was gleefully invested in the UK stock market by manager Thomas Moore.For Moore, who has been at the trust’s helm for more than 13 years, the successful share issue reflects the fact that investors are ‘looking at the UK stock market again’.’As a manager, I’m licking…
Gino D’Acampo is cooking up a comeback with a new travel series and a surprising dip into acting, after being axed from ITV amid a serious of misconduct claims.In recent months the TV chef, 48, has faced a string of accusations of inappropriate behaviour towards women – which he has denied.ITV subsequently pulled all of Gino’s shows from its upcoming schedules after the accusations were revealed in an investigation.At the time an insider told MailOnline: ‘He’s in a lot of trouble and ITV don’t want to be in a BBC situation [with Gregg Wallace] or have a repeat of Schofield so they…
By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 10:20 BST, 13 June 2025 | Updated: 11:14 BST, 13 June 2025 In the chilly waters of the North Atlantic, it’s not uncommon to see icebergs floating by.During the spring and summer, bright white glacial giants of every shape and size drift past the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.But floating serenely amid the pale ice chunks was one iceberg that left a fisherman completely baffled.While its size was impressive there was one other thing that particularly made it stand out – the fact that it was completely black.Hallur Antoniussen, originally from the Faroe…
By MEIKE LEONARD Published: 22:08 BST, 14 June 2025 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 14 June 2025 Broken bones caused by osteoporosis have cost the British economy more than £142 million in Labour’s first year in power, according to new research.A further 660,000 work days were estimated to have been lost due to sickness absence.Campaigners say the figures, taken from independent research commissioned by the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS), are just one indicator of the toll osteoporosis is taking on the UK economy.The ROS is calling for Health Secretary Wes Streeting to deliver on his promise to improve osteoporosis services in…
A student was left stunned after purchasing a mystery holiday on Wowcher in the hopes of exploring an unknown destination – only to wind up back at the city she lives in.Cara Piper, from Derry, Northern Ireland, recently splashed out £129 on the popular voucher, which offers holidaymakers the chance to win a holiday to far-flung destinations such as Florida, Dubai and the Maldives. The 23-year-old undergrad, who has been studying education at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, said she ‘impulsively’ bought the voucher for a cheap trip abroad – adding she would have been happy with ‘anywhere but the UK.’In…