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A stash of 122 Anglo-Saxon pennies, found by two metal detectorists, have been sold at auction for £325,560.

Scots soldiers are playing a key role in training Ukrainian troops to battle Vladimir Putin, the Foreign Secretary has revealed. In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Mail, James Cleverly also slammed the SNP’s “dismissive” attitude to nuclear weapons based at Faslane on the Gare Loch in Argyll.

A man was caught on video driving along a railway track in a desperate bid to evade the police.

DENISE Van Outen's ex Eddie Boxshall has been seen for first time their relationship ended after she found out he'd been having phone sex and dates with other women. Eddie looked downbeat after the singer and actress was told to leave the home where they are regularly seen on Channel 4’s Celebrity Gogglebox. Failing to raise a smile, Eddie walked with his head down leaving a flat in Braintree, Essex.

secondary school has scrapped a play deemed to be “sexualised” after a mum complained about the word “horny” being in the script.Pupils at Alec Hunter Academy in Braintree, Essex, were rehearsing for Sparkleshark, a play written by Philip Ridley about overcoming bullying, which is performed by numerous secondary schools around the country. The play features characters aged 14 to 16 and follows a boy called Jake as he struggles to deal with school bullies.

A CONVOY of electric vehicle drivers from 28 European countries are heading to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Scotland today.

Rescuers mistook an overbred horse for a cow due to its huge udders in a heartbreaking animal welfare case.

dog has been found dumped in a suitcase near a recycling centre. Police made the grim discovery in Braintree, Essex.The body of a white English Bull Terrier was stuffed inside the dark grey suitcase.Officers found it at around 12.50pm on Monday afternoon on an industrial estate.Animal welfare charity the RSPCA is now investigating.

A university graduate has been left devastated after being made redundant twice in six months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Panto bosses have axed their production of Snow White due to coronavirus rules moaning: “We’d have to have furloughed one of the dwarfs.’’New government guidelines to combat Covid-19 dictate no more than six people can meet up.That would have meant Snow White would have been a dwarf short.It was the final straw for members of the Dunmow Pantomime Group near Braintree, Essex who have scrapped their traditional festive show for the first time in 50 years.Vice-chairman Terry Nunn, 75, said the 50-strong theatrical team – which has been staging pantos for half a century – faced financial ruin if it decided to press ahead with this year’s production.“It’s a sad decision we had to take and people are very upset about it,’’ he said.

CHEF Jamie Oliver is planning a six-figure revamp of his £6million home, less than a year after his restaurant chain collapsed. Jamie, 44, is said to be looking to make several changes, such as automatic gates, a new drive and upgrades to his oak-panelled library within in the Tudor mansion.

A primary school has bounced back after raiders stole food put aside for the the children of key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.