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Author Barbara Pym may have worked for MI5, research suggests

New work says novelist, who was a censor during second world war, may been employed to look for coded messages

The Guardian - UK

Artist who painted famous Churchill portrait commemorated with blue plaque

The wartime leader hated his depiction when the portrait was unveiled, and it was secretly burnt on the orders of his wife, Lady Clementine Churchill.

Evening Standard

The top places to see bluebells around the UK this spring

Walk through woodlands carpeted with these beautiful blue plants

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For whom the bell tolls: hunt for missing piece of Shrewsbury’s industrial history

Quest to restore sound that called child workers to Flaxmill Maltings building, which paved way for modern high-rises

The Guardian - UK

Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots

Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair

The Guardian - UK

This portrait may be the only one of England's 9-day queen painted during her lifetime

Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane Grey

The Independent UK

Mysterious portrait could be of ‘Nine Days Queen’ Lady Jane Grey – analysis

Lady Jane was executed on Tower Green at the Tower of London on February 12 1554 at the age of 17.

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Researchers think they’ve unearthed the only portrait of England’s ‘nine-day queen’

Researchers described the new evidence as ‘compelling’

The Independent UK

Mystery Solved? Is this the only portrait of tragic teen Queen Lady Jane Grey?

Compelling evidence that a 16th-century painting depicts Lady Jane Grey – the monarch executed in 1554 – in a stunning discovery that rewrites Tudor history

Evening Standard

Sole portrait of England’s ‘nine-day queen’ thought to have been identified by researchers

‘Compelling evidence’ suggests figure is Lady Jane Grey, making it only known depiction made before 1554 execution

The Guardian - UK

‘A space for solace’: Stonehenge show explores attraction of stone circles

Photography exhibition makes case for increasing importance of circles as people seek sense of belonging

The Guardian - UK

Where are the most notable blue plaques in London? Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan to be honoured

Legends to be given a plauque to celebrate their lives and where they lived

Evening Standard

Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan among stars to get London blue plaque

Others to be remembered for their impact on capital’s cultural heritage include Una Marson and Graham Sutherland

The Guardian - UK

Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan among stars honoured with London blue plaques

Novelist Barbara Pym and artist Graham Sutherland are among the other recipients

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Evening Standard

Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan to get blue plaques in London

The scheme will also celebrate novelist Barbara Pym, artist Graham Sutherland, ballerina Alicia Markova and Jamaican writer and campaigner Una Marson.

The Guardian - UK

Deals for two: how couples can save at any stage of their relationship

There are huge savings to be made as a pair, from meals to outings to pensions

The Guardian - UK

English Heritage and its portfolio are national treasures

Letters: Dr Scott Allan Orr says prehistoric and medieval sites deserve greater respect and funding. Dr Nick Merriman sets the record straight on staffing. Plus a letter from Philip Rutnam

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The Guardian view on English Heritage: don’t take glorious days out for granted

Editorial: Cuts could jeopardise the quality of the experience at the charity’s castles and ruins

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English Heritage plans up to 200 redundancies and winter closures of some sites

Exclusive: At least 7% of workforce could be affected with curators targeted as part of charity’s restructuring

The Guardian - UK

Artwork to explore why Elizabeth I would not marry Robert Dudley

Exclusive: Artwork offering fresh perspective on queen’s relationship with courtier to go on display at Kenilworth Castle

The Guardian - UK

Thousands gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice

Dawn of shortest day of year welcomed with drumming, chanting and singing at neolithic monument in Wiltshire

Evening Standard

Third person charged over Stonehenge Just Stop Oil protest

The defendants will appear before Salisbury Magistrates’ Court on December 13.

Evening Standard

‘Proof of celebrity status of gladiators in UK’ coming to Hadrian’s Wall

The knife handle figure, discovered in the River Tyne near Corbridge in Northumberland, is thought to have been bought as a souvenir.

The Guardian - UK

Gladiator knife handle found in Tyne ‘reflects spread of Roman celebrity culture’

Handle depicting secutor gladiator found on ‘edge of empire’ to go on display

LiveScience

Rare gladiator-shaped knife handle discovered by Hadrian's Wall

It's rare to find gladiator memorabilia from Roman Britain, but archaeologists by Hadrian's Wall have just found a 2,000-year-old knife handle depicting a left-handed fighter.

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