University of Sheffield researchers, led by glass specialist Lisa Hollands, have recreated the colour-changing glass used to make the ancient Lycurgus Cup. A glass artist then built a new piece inspired by the cup, which will go on display permanently at the university's Turner Museum of Glass.
Spaceplanes could begin regular flights from Cornwall following an agreement.
A newly identified dinosaur species and genus has been named in honour of Will Proudlove, a Surrey man who managed the Ewhurst brick and roof tile works where its fossil was found. His widow Rachel described the honour as a great legacy for him to be remembered by. The fossil was donated to the Natural History Museum after it was found in 2001, shortly before he died.
A small community historical society on Lismore Island in Scotland helped fund excavations that confirmed the island's early medieval monastery was an important centre of worship, crafts and learning. Archaeologists uncovered burial grounds, craft areas and evidence of precious metalworking. Local volunteers were central to the discovery.
