In Devon, England, a rescued seagull named Roger works the docks as an unofficial "security guard," protecting local businesses from food-stealing gulls in exchange for prawns.
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A historian's new book identifies a remote Iron Age hillfort in North Devon as the long-sought site of the Battle of Cynuit, where Anglo-Saxon forces routed a Viking invasion force and helped save the kingdom of Wessex. Castle Hill, a crumbling earthwork near the village of Beaford in North Devon, England, has stood quietly for […] The post Researchers may have found the Devon hillfort where Alfred the Great's men crushed a Viking army in 878 AD appeared first on American Almanac .
A historian's new book identifies a remote Iron Age hillfort in North Devon as the long-sought site of the Battle of Cynuit, where Anglo-Saxon forces routed a Viking invasion force and helped save the kingdom of Wessex. Castle Hill, a crumbling earthwork near the village of Beaford in North Devon, England, has stood quietly for centuries, ancient ramparts of earth and stone overlooking a rural landscape most people drive past without a second thought. Now researcher Nick Arnold and historian Paul Harper say the site is the strongest candidate ever put forward for one of the most consequential battles in English history: the 878 AD clash at Cynuit, where a Devon militia loyal to King Alfred the Great destroyed a Viking army and killed its…Open
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage honored former Conservative Member of Parliament turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe ahead of her funeral on Wednesday.
A memorial for Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative lawmaker and Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman, is being held in Devon, England, on Wednesday, with Nigel Farage and other Reform leaders paying their respects to the legendary politician. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage honored former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe ahead of her funeral service on Wednesday. She is believed to have been murdered in a politically motivated terror attack. DETAIL: The Reform leader paid tribute to Widdecombe as an “extraordinary woman.” The requiem Mass took place at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England. As a committed Roman Catholic,…Open
The UK’s law enforcement is more oriented towards social peace than towards justice. The post Politicizing the Widdecombe Murder Shows Why British Police Are Despised appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Politicizing the Widdecombe Murder Shows Why British Police Are Despised The UK’s law enforcement is more oriented towards social peace than towards justice. TakiMag Photo by: Peter Titmuss/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images When I was about 6 or 7 years old, I was questioned by the British police. Two friends and I had been accosted in the park by a man who had exposed himself and masturbated. We did not really understand what he was doing, but I must have provided a description of this strange conduct to my mother, who called the police. A policeman arrived that evening,…Open
Ann Widdecombe, former Conservative Member of Parliament and minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman, was struck 21 times in the head with a hammer, according to prosecutors.
Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was killed after being struck over 20 times in the head with a hammer attack in her home , according to the Crown Prosecution Service. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Ann Widdecombe, the late Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman and former Conservative Member of Parliament and government minister, was struck 21 times in the head with a hammer, according to prosecutors. DETAIL: On Tuesday, prosecutors alleged that Joshua Kerry , a 28-year-old man from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, entered Widdecombe’s home in Haytor, Devon, while she was eating lunch on July 9. Kerry allegedly entered through the front door wearing black gloves. Widdecombe was then struck in the head 21…Open
New details about the Joshua Kerry, the man suspected of killing Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe, have been revealed.
Joshua Kerry, a 28-year-old man from Rotherham, northern England, has been charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, immigration and justice spokeswoman for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party and a former Conservative lawmaker and government minister. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Joshua Kerry, the man suspected of killing Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman and former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister Ann Widdecombe, was charged with murder on Monday. DETAIL: The 28-year-old Kerry was arrested on July 11, 2026, after Miss Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home on July 9, 2026. Kerry was arrested in Rotherham , South Yorkshire, in northern England, over 200 miles from Widdecombe’s home in…Open
The former MP’s grisly death raises questions about security for politicians in an increasingly violent UK. The post Ann Widdecombe, Murdered Reform UK Pol, Was the Best of Britain appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Ann Widdecombe, Murdered Reform UK Pol, Was the Best of Britain The former MP’s grisly death raises questions about security for politicians in an increasingly violent UK. UK Special Coverage The late Ann Widdecombe, former Tory member of Parliament and prisons minister, was the politician the left loved to hate. Her views on abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and the death penalty earned her the sobriquet “Doris Karloff.” That moniker followed her defense of handcuffing pregnant prisoners on the way to the maternity ward. The archetypal Anglican spinster, to use an appropriately outdated term, she converted to…Open
‘It is clear this was a targeted attack’
Officials in the United Kingdom said on July 14 that former British politician Ann Widdecombe was murdered in a “targeted attack” last week. Counterterror police also said authorities continued to investigate the incident into the former member of Parliament’s death, the Associated Press (AP) reported . The 78-year-old former Conservative Party cabinet minister and Reform UK spokeswoman was found dead in her Devon home on July 9 with a bloody head wound. Officials suspect she was attacked and killed the day prior. “It is clear that this was a targeted attack,” National Counter Terrorism Policing head Laurence Taylor told the press, according to the AP. “We are still working to understand the extent of any planning or…Open
Counter-terrorism officers have seized control of the investigation into the killing of former British MP Ann Widdecombe after re-arresting a 28-year-old suspect on suspicion of terrorism-related offences, a sharp escalation from what police initially described as a burglary gone wrong. Widdecombe, 78, a longtime Conservative minister and prominent Brexit advocate, was found dead Thursday morning […] The post Counter-terrorism police take over Ann Widdecombe murder probe as new suspect arrested 300 miles from scene appeared first on American Almanac .
Counter-terrorism officers have seized control of the investigation into the killing of former British MP Ann Widdecombe after re-arresting a 28-year-old suspect on suspicion of terrorism-related offences, a sharp escalation from what police initially described as a burglary gone wrong. Widdecombe, 78, a longtime Conservative minister and prominent Brexit advocate, was found dead Thursday morning in the kitchen of her isolated bungalow on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in Devon, England. Her carer discovered the body and called 999. Police believe she was attacked around 12:30 p.m. the previous day, meaning she lay dead for nearly a full day before anyone reached her. The case has shifted dramatically since then. A 26-year-old man…Open
The Labour-controlled British government's minister for Safeguarding and Violence against Women has apologized after describing anger following Ann Widdecombe's murder as "faux outrage."
The Labour Party’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence against Women has issued an apology after describing Nigel Farage’s reaction to the murder of Reform UK’s Ann Widdecombe as “faux outrage.” PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Labour-controlled British government’s minister for Safeguarding and Violence against Women has apologized after describing anger following Ann Widdecombe’s murder as “faux outrage.” DETAIL: On Monday, Natalie Fleet, Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolsover and the British government’s Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence against Women posted on X (formerly Twitter): “Nigel Farage & his gang of bin men [garbage men] get the…Open