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5 days ago
Furious locals and park rangers have blasted 'lazy' dog owners as an increasing number of filled plastic waste bags have been left wedged inside the cracks of the famous 1,900-year-old stone wall.
8 days ago
'Lazy' dog owners hide poo bags in Hadrian's Wall ⊕
Northumberland park rangers are asking people to treat the wall with respect and take poo bags home.
3 months ago
Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall were struck down with diarrhoea! Analysis of sewer drains uncovers three intestinal parasites that wreaked havoc on their digestive systems ⊖
Analysis of drain samples at Vindolanda, the Roman fort close to Hadrian's Wall in northern England, reveal traces of ancient intestinal parasites.
4 months ago
Forget Hadrian’s Wall. The UK citizenship test should ask about Corrie, bus queues and Greggs | Emma Beddington ⊖
Questions about the Corn Laws and habeas corpus are abstruse and unrelated to modern life – as my French husband is finding. The test should instead ask about soap operas and sandwiches
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First saplings from illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree are planted ⊕
More than half of the 49 'trees of hope' from the sycamore that stood for more than a century in a dip in Hadrian's Wall are expected to be planted over the course of the week.
5 months ago
What links Augusta Savage and WEB Du Bois? The Saturday quiz ⊖
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From a Celtic shield and a horned helmet to baloney, magenta and tarantula, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
1 Who travelled in search of “the hooly blisful martir”?
2 In what combat sport ar…
7 months ago
Counting rings reveals Sycamore Gap tree age range ○
There has been a lack of clarity over the age of the Hadrian's Wall tree which was illegally felled.
Sycamore Gap tree was at least 100-120 years old, ring count finds ○
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Age ties in with theory tree was planted in 19th century by landowner known as ‘the man who saved Hadrian’s Wall’
Scientists have for the first time confirmed the age of the felled Sycamore Gap tree, …
Sycamore Gap's age revealed: Iconic tree that was felled by yobs is dated using expert technique ○
The tree, which stood next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was cut down by two chainsaw-wielding men in September 2023.
8 months ago
Defense manufacturing startup Hadrian closes $260 million funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund ○
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Defense startup Hadrian on Thursday announced the closing of $260 million Series C funding round led by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Lux Capital.