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Archeologists in Egypt recently discovered a vast underground tunnel near the city of Alexandria and, as per the reports, it might lead to the long-lost tomb of Egypt’s last pharaoh and possibly its most famous ruler, Queen Cleopatra VII.

It couldn’t have been a case of better timing. Egyptologists celebrating the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, now have a promising new archaeological discovery that appears to have been made in Egypt. Excavators have discovered a tunnel under the Taposiris Magna temple, west of the ancient…

The budget supermarket big-guns submitted plans last week, but Janice Ross of the Vale of Leven Trust fears the stores' proposed location will drive people away from Alexandria Main Street.

More than 30 ladies from the RTL Dance School will take part in Children in Need’s annual Tapathon, with school owner Ross Logan paying tribute to the group for their hours of effort leading up to the event.

An American woman who joined ISIS in Syria, leading an all-female military battalion, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a US court Tuesday. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, who grew up on a farm in Kansas, was given the maximum possible sentence by US District Judge Leonie Brinkema after pleading…

An emergency demolition started last week after the church was deemed a safety risk following a devastated blaze earlier this year.

An American woman who grew up on a farm in Kansas and joined ISIS in Syria, where she led an all-female military battalion, is to be sentenced Tuesday for providing support to a foreign terrorist group. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to…

Vale of Leven Academy pupil Davie Kinney, 14, will travel to Warrington for the British Indoor Karting Championships on November 5.