Highways England says it is proceeding with £1.7bn scheme after judge declared it unlawfulHighways England has said it is proceeding with plans to dig a tunnel near Stonehenge, despite the £1.7bn scheme being declared unlawful by the high court.The gov…
Fruit baskets from fourth century BC found in ruins of Thonis-Heracleion
‘Incredible’ discoveries at submerged ancient city off coast of Egypt have lain untouchedWicker baskets filled with fruit that have survived from the 4th century BC and hundreds of ancient ceramic artefacts and bronze treasures have been discovered in …
Young photographers reshape our visions of ‘English’ heritage
Migration and the role of women are examined in new exhibitions at historic sites by four artists“I wanted to show people the black Britain I know,” says portrait photographer Kemka Ajoku of his new series, Finding Common Ground.Ajoku is one of four yo…
High court victory for Stonehenge campaigners as tunnel is ruled unlawful
Transport secretary Grant Shapps ‘acted irrationally and unlawfully’ when he approved the £1.7bn project, judge rulesCampaigners including archaeologists, environmental groups and druids have won a high court battle to prevent a controversial road proj…
The links between Welsh slate and slavery | Letter
Steve Cushion on the Pennant family, who used the profits made by enslaved workers in Jamaica to expand the Penrhyn slate quarryYour article (Welsh slate landscape becomes UK’s newest world heritage site, 28 July) did not mention the origins of the fin…
Welsh slate landscape becomes UK’s newest world heritage site
Landscape surrounding Snowdonia in Gwynedd is 32nd site in UK to get prestigious global statusThe slate landscape of north-west Wales, said to have “roofed the 19th century world” as its quarries exported slate across the globe, has become the UK’s new…