A search is underway for over 30 fragments of the ancient Stone of Destiny that separated from the artefact after its theft from Westminster Abbey and secret repair. Professor Sally Foster is compiling the history of these pieces, many of which are in private collections or passed down through families, shedding new light on the stone’s long history. The fragments were created when a mason repaired the stone in 1950 under Bertie Gray’s supervision, who then distributed them to the student thieves and others involved in the nationalist movement, revealing that there may be more than 30 pieces in existence.
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Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten took baby off-grid despite ‘obvious’ hypothermia risk, jury told
The wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon went on the run with their baby to avoid her being taken into care, taking her off-grid in winter despite the risk of hypothermia. The couple deprived their daughter of warmth, shelter, food, and safety, leaving her body in a bag-for-life to decompose after concealing her birth. Prosecutors allege that Marten, a trust fund child, perfected lying to an art form and that the infant,...
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