Englishman Guy Fawkes, convicted of high treason for his part in the “Gunpowder Plot,” was set to be hanged, drawn and quartered, but broke his neck after falling ...

The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...

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1953: A car ferry sinks in the Irish Sea in one of the worst gales of the winter, claiming the lives of up to 130 passengers and crew. On the same day, Isthmian League side Walthamstow Avenue draw 1-1 ...

Here are four new details emerging in the bizarre and tragic shooting of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David "Chris" Maland in ...

For the past five years, the UK, Gibraltar, Spain and the EU have been locked in tense negotiations over a new treaty for the territory. Sarah Sands visits to see what is on the line for this strategi ...