An academic discovered he was the distant cousin of a rumoured ghost when researching the folklore of a "haunted" village. Simon Moreton, a researcher at University of the West of England in Bristol, has published research on the origins of more than a dozen ghost mysteries in Pluckley. Phantoms including the Hanging Schoolmaster and the Screaming Man of the Clay …
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Police are hunting the driver of a car after a man died when the vehicle crashed into a house. The 32-year-old man was a back seat passenger in the Mercedes, …
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The body of a 46-year-old woman who went missing a week ago has been found by police. Yajaira Castro Mendez, from Ilford in east London, was reported missing on 31 …
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A community group has welcomed plans to carry out an archaeological dig, which could uncover the remains of an estate belonging to a family who arrived in the town more …
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Health and beauty retailer Superdrug has opened a shop in Guernsey, creating 15 jobs. The store is located at the former Smith Street post office in St Peter Port. The …