Little Richard buried at his alma mater Oakwood University in Alabama after dying from bone cancer

‘Architect of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Little Richard was laid to rest at his alma mater Oakwood University, a historically black college in Huntsville, Alabama, Wednesday after he passed away from bone cancer earlier this month.  The legendary singer, who was 87 when he died in Tullahoma, Tennessee on May 9, was laid to rest during … Read more

Emmy Rossum reveals she buried a dead rat in a Gucci shoebox after her dogs killed it during a walk

Emmy Rossum holds a FUNERAL for a rat killed by her dogs… and buries it in a Gucci shoebox By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 01:49 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 01:50 BST, 26 April 2020 You might expect a pampered celebrity to call the exterminator if they spotted a rat. But not Emmy … Read more

New York City’s coronavirus dead could be temporarily buried on old Cold War missile island

Drone footage shows inmates in hazmat suits digging graves on NYC’s Hart Island suggesting that coronavirus victims could already be being temporarily buried there, as morgues across the city continue to overflow and the death toll ticks up.   Drone footage taken on Thursday – which is the day bodies are buried there every week – … Read more

Shipwreck buried in Maine beach identified as the British cargo ship that was lost in 1769 

Skeletal remains of a shipwreck have appeared on the Maine coastline nearly every 20 years, but have remained a mystery for more than six decades – until now. Researchers have finally identified the wooden wreck as a British cargo ship that dates back before the Revolutionary War – making it older than America itself. Using … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: Who’s afraid of the dark? A corpse buried with a torch!

London Kills Rating: Putin: A Russian Spy Story Rating: Yikes, the gaffer isn’t looking too good. DI Bradford was sweaty, shiny-skinned and unshaven, as London Kills (BBC1) returned. The gruff detective has a sackful of secrets in his private life — is coronavirus one of them? His teenage daughter Carly discovered the truth on an … Read more

Woman brutally murdered a century ago is finally buried after her remains lay undiscovered

Woman brutally murdered a century ago is finally buried after her remains lay undiscovered for 40 years then stored in a cupboard for another 60  Mamie Stuart went missing in 1919 and her death was a mystery until 1961 Her body was discovered in an abandoned lead mine in Wales For decades her remains were stored in … Read more

Car tax proposal buried in Budget could see some drivers pay £2,000

Motorists could be stung with significantly higher car tax after the government suggested it could bring it back in line with C02 emissions to hit owners of the dirtiest models hardest. A call for evidence on Vehicle and Excise Duty, buried deep in today’s Budget document, has criticised the decision in 2017 to introduce a … Read more

Soviet spy radio that was buried in a former forest in Germany is discovered in mint condition

‘It’s factory fresh’: Soviet spy radio that was buried in a former forest in Germany 30 years ago is discovered in mint condition by stunned archaeologists Soviet spy radio is found just six miles from military base storing nuclear missiles The radio was found in woodland near Cologne in what was old West Germany Archaeologists who … Read more

Skeletons buried near Bamburgh Castle belonged to people who had travelled across the British isles

Britain was a fractious nation in the 7th Century AD, still looking for stability several centuries after the collapse of the Roman empire.  At this point, various kings ruled over different regions of land and many languages and religions dominated certain locales.  The exact date of the church is not known, but it is though … Read more

Britain’s buried treasures: Exquisite works of art are tucked away in tiny village churches

BOOK OF THE WEEK THE MOTHER OF BEAUTY by Nigel Andrew (Thorntree Press £10, 244 pp) We English have a world-class literature, it is often said, with Dickens and Shakespeare, but we’re not so good on art and music. If it’s great symphonies you want, you have to turn to Germany and Austria; for painting and … Read more