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Why a Manchester museum has removed its last mummy from display (opens the original)
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The mummified body of an ancient Egyptian woman has been removed from a museum exhibition after more than 200 years on display as part of efforts to respect "the wishes of the dead", curators have said. Layers of linen were carefully peeled away from the 2,700-year-old remains of the woman named Asru when she was first taken out of her wooden coffin and put on public display in Manchester in 1825. Centuries later, her remains have been placed in storage in a decision that "aligns most closely wi
Murderer stabbed his wife 40 times after she tried to leave him (opens the original)
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A controlling and abusive husband who stabbed his wife 40 times after she told him she wanted a divorce has been jailed for life. Syed Rafay Ahmad, 45, attacked Anam Rafay, 36, with a kitchen knife in their home in Lulworth Gardens in the Wythenshawe area of Manchester on the morning of 27 January. He then sent a message to his family's WhatsApp group, as well as to Anam's father, saying: "I have killed my wife." Ahmad, who denied murder but dramatically changed his plea at Manchester Crown Cour
Fraudster Pamela Gwinnett arrested at Manchester Airport (opens the original)
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A woman who abused her position as a carer to con almost £300,000 out of a vulnerable pensioner then fled to Tenerife has been arrested on her return to the UK. Pamela Gwinnett was convicted of theft and fraud after she plundered the life savings of 89-year-old Joan Green from Chorley, Lancashire after becoming her carer. She flew to Tenerife in April 2025 while on bail and was sentenced in her absence to six years in jail. Gwinnett was extradited back to the country after an investigation by UK
Jodrell Bank cuts a disappointing gamble, Sky at Night host says (opens the original)
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Funding cuts to Jodrell Bank Observatory are "a gamble on the future of UK science and scientific research", a presenter of The Sky at Night has said. The government has pulled £2.8m from the Cheshire site, which houses the third-largest steerable telescope in the world, putting 28 jobs at risk. Dr George Dransfield, an astrophysicist who presents the BBC astronomy show, said the decision could see the UK lose its place in "big international scientific collaborations". She said the observatory w
What is Jodrell Bank Observatory and what does it do? (opens the original)
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All scientific work carried out using the UK's largest telescope could end in the next two years. The government has decided to pull funding for the Jodrell Bank Observatory to focus investment on projects that deliver long-term impact. It has left the University of Manchester, which owns the site in Cheshire, scrambling to find alternative cash before 2028. Astronomers have described the move as "short-sighted" and a significant blow to the UK's research capabilities. The observatory is a Unesc
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