They became best friends – then discovered they were brother and sister

Andrea Urmston knew she had an adopted brother, only to discover he was already her closest friend.

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Bayeux Tapestry delivered to British Museum in dead of night

The famous artefact depicting events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England will go on display in September.

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How President Thomas Jefferson became one of America's early 'weather geeks'

Jefferson founded a nation. He also helped found American meteorology, as BBC Weather explains.

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Spurn Lightship opening marked by Hull Marina tours

The walks run on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays following the reopening of the ship.

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We'll never know how Dad's body became so decomposed

Ronald Parkin's case prompts calls from his family for the government to regulate the funeral sector.

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Roman well unearthed in Caistor during shop renovations

Georgian wall panels and timber work have also been found at the site in the Lincolnshire town.

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I donated my eggs to a woman I met on the London Underground

The story of how a chance encounter between two women on the Piccadilly line led to an IVF baby.

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How the horror of the Dunblane school shooting changed Britain

A new BBC documentary charts how the murders of 16 children and their teacher in March 1996 led to a handgun ban in the UK.

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'Capital of the Wolds' Driffield bids for UK Town of Culture 2028

The winner will be awarded £3m to hold cultural events throughout the year.

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Driffield bids for UK Town of Culture 2028

The winner will be awarded £3m to hold cultural events throughout the year.

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Rembrandt's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple rediscovered after 65 years

The painting, created by the Dutch master in 1633, had disappeared after being sold in 1961.

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Scotland becomes first UK country to allow water cremations

The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional cremation.

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King pays tribute on Great Heck train disaster 25th anniversary

The service at Selby Abbey was held to mark the anniversary of the Great Heck rail disaster.

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D:Ream's Peter Cunnah: How I tracked down my birth father after 50 years

The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.

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Spurn Lightship tickets to be made available for tours

The ship will open at its new location in Hull Marina on 7 March, the city council says.

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British Museum to keep pendant linked to Henry VIII after campaign

The museum says it has reached a fundraising goal so it can permanently display the artefact.

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Hull Minster secures more than £230,000 for renovation works

Hull Minster's heritage manager says the money will be spent on renovation works at the site.

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Henry VIII's lost castle and the ghost of the Devil's Post

Hull Citadel has long been demolished, but tales of a murdered woman and haunted soldiers linger.

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Hull's medieval town wall uncovered, giving glimpse of past

Work on Guildhall Road in Hull has revealed a section of the defensive walls from the 14th Century.

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New project explores Hull's theatre history

A £150,000 grant will help a Hull theatre company tell the story of a twice burned-down venue.

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Famous Up Helly Aa festival sets Shetland's skies ablaze

During the event local

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Secrets of an 'opulent' Georgian house

Maister House, a National Trust property in Hull, has been shaped by trade and tragedy.

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Oldest cave painting could rewrite origins of human creativity

A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

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Germany returns stolen fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France

Two fragments of the 11th-Century fabric were stolen from Bayeux during the Nazi occupation of France in the 1940s.

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Germany returns stolen fragments of Bayeux Tapestry to France

Two fragments of the 11th-Century fabric were stolen from Bayeux during the Nazi occupation of France in the 1940s.

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Nuclear bunker nears collapse due to coastal erosion

The brick building, on the East Yorkshire coast, is thought to be about 70 years old.

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Goole's shipbuilding past brought to life by exhibition

Goole Built tells the story of the town's former shipyard through workers' words and memorabilia.

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Hull's 6,000 lost trawlermen to be remembered at services

Five services, including one at Hull's St John the Baptist Church, will be held in January.

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