Archeologists believe they have discovered the remains of a Roman bathhouse and a villa with a detailed, colorful brick mosaic in Olney, England, Oxford Archaeology, the group who conducted the dig, <a href="https://twitter.com/oatweet/status/1636755721072066562" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> last week. 
During the process of preparing the area for the construction of an Aldi grocery store, archeologists were tasked with digging at the site because of its proximity to another Roman site in Olney, located in southeast England, the BBC <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64918113" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The mosaic is colored red, white, and blue, and was described as being “intricate” and having “high significance.”
&#8220;Due to the site location we anticipated some notable Roman remains, but the discovery of this fantastic mosaic far exceeded those expectations,” John Boothroyd, senior project manager at Oxford Archaeology, said. “To be able to preserve remains of this quality and importance is a brilliant outcome.”
Pictures of the brick mosaic clearly show the “vibrant colors and intricate decorative patterns,” as the archeology organization describes it. A large portion of the mosaic and remains are reportedly buried under the nearby main road, limiting researchers’ ability to fully dig and examine the entire site.
&#8220;The uncovered sections, remarkably vibrant, show a blue and cream decoration on the outer border and a red, white, and blue pattern with typical Roman decorative elements in the infill,&#8221; a press release from Oxford Archaeology <a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-mosaic-supermarket-gbr-scli-intl-scn/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> said.
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There is a previously known Roman settlement at Olney <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/buckinghamshire?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#buckinghamshire</a> so when work started, we knew there was the possibility to find some pretty cool structures and finds but&#8230;a mosaic! Wow! 2/3 <a href="https://t.co/sparswrWsb">pic.twitter.com/sparswrWsb</a>
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 The mosaic was unearthed in what might have been described as a domus, <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/roman-mosaic-aldi-buckinghamshire-archeology-b2304881.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to The Independent. The World History Encyclopedia <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/77/the-roman-domus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">describes</a> a Roman domus as more than just living quarters, but a business center and place of worship. The mosaic was reportedly in a large room of the building. They could be small or as large as a luxurious mansion, according to the organization, and could have numerous rooms, including an atrium, a shrine, an office, a dining room, and a garden.
Also unearthed were multiple stone structures that may have been used for water collection in a bathhouse, which was located <a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-mosaic-supermarket-gbr-scli-intl-scn/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">near</a> the villa, according to The Independent.
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Oxford Archaeology <a href="https://twitter.com/oatweet/status/1636755721072066562" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the remains likely belonged to the Durobrivan group from the East Midlands, which is one of nine geographical regions in England. This find, along with the <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1006918" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previous</a> Roman settlement discovered in the northeast part of the town, has shown that Olney is an <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/roman-mosaic-aldi-buckinghamshire-archeology-b2304881.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">important</a> archeological area in England.
Anthony Williamson, the executive director of developer Angle Property, who <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/roman-mosaic-aldi-buckinghamshire-archeology-b2304881.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commissioned</a> the excavation, stated the discovery would be “fully recorded” and said it had “taken us all by surprise.” The mosaic was preserved in situ, which means it was covered for protection, allowing construction of the Aldi to continue, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64918113" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the BBC.

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Fundamental freedoms have been dealt an extreme blow by the Parliament of the United Kingdom with the passage of a new <a href="https://adf.uk/parliament-introduces-thought-crime/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> on Tuesday rolling out so-called “buffer zones” around every abortion facility in England and Wales. The Public Order Bill puts into force 150-meter censorship zones banning any form of “influence,” including silent prayer and consensual conversations, wherever abortions are performed. The U.K., the birthplace of the Magna Carta and many of the foundational freedoms we enjoy in the West, is now leading the charge on a new era of thought-crime prosecution.
One need only look to recent arrests to understand the immense human rights ramifications of the new law. Where censorship zones are already in force, they have engendered severe violations of the right to free expression. Take for example the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/twitter-erupts-clip-uk-woman-arrested-silently-praying-across-abortion-clinic-terrifying" target="_blank" rel="noopener">viral</a> arrest of <a href="https://adf.uk/support-isabel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Isabel Vaughan-Spruce</a>, whose case reveals the state of legal chaos that censorship zones generate. Isabel was first arrested in December for the “crime” of standing in peaceful silence, praying, on a public sidewalk classified as a censorship zone near a Birmingham, England abortion facility. In February, she was <a href="https://adf.uk/not-guilty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acquitted</a> fully in court, only to be <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11830349/Moment-Catholic-woman-arrested-second-time-silently-praying-outside-abortion-clinic.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> once again for the imperceptible act of silent prayer on Monday of this week.
At the time of the second incident, the arresting officer <a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/ADF_UK/status/1632820479131099136" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a>: &#8220;You&#8217;ve said you&#8217;re engaging in prayer, which is the offense.” To which Isabel counters: &#8220;Silent prayer.&#8221; His response says it all —&#8221;You were still engaging in prayer, which is the offense.” Censorship zones empower authorities to arrest peaceful individuals on the basis of their thoughts alone. This is a catastrophic failure for a democratic society where every person should have the right to peaceful expression, not to mention, their own thoughts, in the place of their choosing.
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And Isabel was not alone in what befell her. Catholic priest <a href="https://adf.uk/priest-legal-battle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Father Sean Gough</a> was criminally charged, and likewise found “not guilty,” for standing in silent prayer in the same zone as Isabel. Absurdly, he was also charged for having an “unborn lives matter” bumper sticker affixed to his car, which was parked in the zone. Army veteran <a href="https://adf.uk/army-vet-fined-for-praying/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Smith-Connor</a> was fined for silent prayer in Bournemouth, England. Bournemouth offers a particularly outrageous example of censorship zone lunacy. The city has in place an eerily specific <a href="https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Communities/PSPOs/documents/Signed-PSPO-Ophir-Road-and-Surrounding-Area.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ordinance</a>, ominously posted on signposts listing prohibited activities. These include sprinkling holy water, kneeling, reading scripture, and prayer considered to be an “act of approval/disapproval” toward abortion.
Most egregiously, the debate over the new nationwide law revealed that pro-censorship Members of Parliament deem the specific targeting of <a href="https://twitter.com/LoisMcLatch/status/1633145686295302144/photo/1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">silent prayer</a> acceptable. It is no accident that prayer, in all of its forms, is captured by the new prohibitions. This triggered a Parliamentary vote on an amendment to exclude both prayer and consensual conversation from the bill, which <a href="https://adf.uk/parliament-introduces-thought-crime/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed</a> with 116 votes in favor and 299 against. 299 British Members of Parliament think prayer should be an offense under the law in certain public places. Let that sink in.
No doubt the new law will give rise to countless more abuses similar to that of Isabel, Father Sean, and Adam. Peaceful citizens throughout the country are now under real risk of legal sanction for exercising their most basic right to pray, think, and act in accordance with their convictions. At the same time, parts of the U.K. are experiencing rapidly escalating <a href="https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/three-people-dead-12-rapes-26233686" target="_blank" rel="noopener">violent crimes</a> without adequate response from law enforcement. What happens when already stretched police resources are redirected to patrol for prayer?
Censorship zone aficionados are quick to cite harassment as justification for these draconian measures. But this is a severe distortion of their real, and intended, impact. Censorship zones don’t “buffer” women from harassment. Harassment is always wrong, which is why it is already fully criminalized under U.K. law. It is clear that these zones are not about the protection of women. What they do is give the state the power to stifle views that are deemed disagreeable—in this case the view that both women and their unborn children are worthy of protection.
Today, the silencing power of the state in the U.K. is being leveraged full-throttle against the pro-life view. Tomorrow, censorship zones could be deployed to target another issue altogether. Parliament has opened the door to ever-proliferating state censorship in the U.K. Who’s to say that the next push won’t be for censorship zones around schools, government buildings, or any other public spaces deemed to require a protective bubble of this sort?
Let this be a clear warning to all concerned with the protection of fundamental freedoms. In the U.S., we must robustly defend our First Amendment protections. The thought police are real and standing by across the pond. Prayer can never be a crime, and nobody should be punished for peacefully living, and thinking, according to what they believe.
Elyssa Koren is an international human rights lawyer and director of legal communications for <a href="https://www.adfinternational.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ADF International</a>. Follow her on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Elyssa_Koren" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@Elyssa_Koren</a> 
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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British <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/archaeology" target="_blank" rel="noopener">archeologists</a> are investigating a possible Viking boat buried under the parking lot of a pub to determine its exact age and origin, the University of Nottingham in England announced last week in a <a href="https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/nottingham-scientists-investigate-an-ancient-boat-buried-under-a-pub-car-park" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>.
The boat was reportedly discovered in 1938 by workmen, but they were told to cover it back up. The story of the discovery has interested locals since. Luckily, one of the workers who discovered it took precise notes, including a <a href="https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/23336905.dig-lost-viking-boat-continues-wirral-pub-car-park/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">map</a> and a sketch outlining its design, allowing researchers to make guesses on its age, function, and condition.
“There has been intense local interest in this buried object for many years,” Dominga Devitt, chair of the Wirral Archaeology Community Interest Company, said. “It has been thought that the boat dates from the Viking era but no professional investigation has ever been carried out to establish the truth, so everyone is really delighted at the prospect of what we might discover.&#8221;
The boat is believed to be buried under the parking lot of The Railway Inn, located in the Wirral borough in northwest England. The dig <a href="https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/23304220.dig-lost-viking-boat-take-place-wirral-pub-car-park/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">began</a> on Saturday and is being conducted by Wirral Archaeology Community Interest Company with the permission of the pub owners, <a href="https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/23304220.dig-lost-viking-boat-take-place-wirral-pub-car-park/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Wirral Globe. Also involved is University of Nottingham professor Stephen Harding, who is a Viking expert in the Wirral region.
According to Harding, the worker’s description from the 1938 unearthing showed a clinker-built boat — a design that was favored by the Vikings and originated in Scandinavia. Clinker-built ships have overlapping planks, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/quarry-workers-unearth-16th-century-rare-elizabethan-era-ship-in-england" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opposed</a> to planks that are flush with each other in carvel-designed ships. The description also led researchers to believe that the boat was roughly 20 by 30 feet and was buried nine feet below the surface in waterlogged blue clay. Harding believes it is either a fishing or transport boat.
The clay is ideal for the boat’s preservation, Harding says, because it keeps bugs away, helping keep the wood intact. He also said that a find like this in this type of clay is extremely rare. The Nottingham press release says that archeologists plan on making 100 narrow boreholes down to the boat, which has been previously observed through radar scans. Nottingham explains that this type of dig helps preserve the vessel and minimizes damage, as opposed to exposing the whole boat through a full dig.
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Dig for lost Viking boat under Wirral pub car park this weekend<a href="https://t.co/OqvyqToWtX">https://t.co/OqvyqToWtX</a> <a href="https://t.co/FFQShYtjCd">pic.twitter.com/FFQShYtjCd</a>
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With the borehole samples, researchers will be able to perform an analysis of the wood and the environment surrounding it in labs at Nottingham and the British Geological Survey. They expect to do carbon-14 dating and dendrochronology, which uses growth rings to determine age. Harding hopes these tests will help confirm the type of boat and help “end the speculation.”
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“It is not impossible the vessel may have derived from the time the area was heavily settled by Norsemen, or if not the descendants of these people: an investigation we did jointly with the University of Leicester has shown a high proportion of Y-chromosomal DNA of Scandinavian origin in the admixture of people from old families (possessing surnames prior to 1600) in the area,” Harding said. “But in all honesty we just don’t know and are keeping an open mind.”
The efforts are expected to last all week, and Wirral Globe notes that the results are expected to be released in May. &#8220;Like everyone around here, we all want to identify just what is there and if it really does date back to Viking times,” the owner of the pub <a href="https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/23336905.dig-lost-viking-boat-continues-wirral-pub-car-park/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the outlet.

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A bomb from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/world-war-ii" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World War II</a> that was discovered this week in Europe unexpectedly exploded on Friday as military officials tried to defuse it.
The bomb was found Tuesday at a river crossing in Great Yarmouth, leading officials to evacuate the area.
Military experts had reportedly been using a technique to defuse the bomb that slowly burns the explosives. The bomb quickly exploded, sending an audible blast wave that rattled buildings 15 miles away.
Norfolk Police said that no one was injured or killed by the explosion.
“We can confirm the unexploded World War II bomb in Great Yarmouth has detonated,” they said in a statement. “This was not a planned detonation &amp; happened during slow burn work to disarm the explosives. All army &amp; emergency service personnel are accounted for. We will bring you further info when we have it.”
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The unexploded bomb in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GreatYarmouth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GreatYarmouth</a> detonated earlier during work to disarm it. Our drone captured the moment. We can confirm that no one was injured. Public safety has been at the heart of our decision making all the way through this operation, which we know has been lengthy. <a href="https://t.co/9SaeYmHkrb">pic.twitter.com/9SaeYmHkrb</a>
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Sky News reported that efforts to defuse the bomb began on Thursday.
The bomb was several feet long and weighed north of 500 lbs.
The BBC reported that officials set up cordons at 65o feet and 1,300 feet from the bomb. They were lifted after the explosion.
Norfolk Constabulary&#8217;s Assistant Chief Constable Nick Davison said: &#8220;This has been a painstakingly long process but public safety and that of the people involved in the operation has been at the heart of decision-making.”
&#8220;This was the final phase of a delicate operation which has caused much disruption in the town, but we&#8217;re hopeful this could be resolved soon and that cordons can be lifted, if everything goes to plan.&#8221;
Area commander Nathan Clark said the explosion &#8220;was always a possibility,&#8221; but that efforts to slow burn the explosives, combined with a sand barrier that officials built, helped mitigate the damage.
&#8220;If you imagine what that explosion would have looked like without that [mitigation] it really would have been a catastrophe, a 250kg bomb,” he said. “We knew if that was detonated it would have caused serious damage and threat to life and that is why the military, in partnership with Norfolk public services, have done what they&#8217;ve done.&#8221;

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Former British Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boris-johnson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boris Johnson</a> said during a Fox News interview Tuesday evening that Russian President Vladimir Putin was trying to mess with his mind when Putin allegedly suggested that he could kill Johnson.
Johnson said during a BBC documentary, &#8220;He threatened me at one point, and he said, &#8216;Boris, I don&#8217;t want to hurt you but, with a missile, it would only take a minute&#8217; or something like that.&#8221;
Johnson was asked about the remarks during an interview on &#8220;Special Report&#8221; with Bret Baier.
Baier noted that the Russians have pushed back strongly against that claim and that some in the U.K., like former Brexit party leader Nigel Farage, have doubted the story.
&#8220;As ever with Boris Johnson, lots of personality, lots of color, good story, but when it comes to facts, when it comes to detail, when it comes to the absolute truth, I think Boris Johnson&#8217;s relationship with those things is somewhat loose, to put it mildly,&#8221; Farage said.
When asked to respond to Farage&#8217;s claims, Johnson said, &#8220;Well, look, I think that the Kremlin &#8212; and I don&#8217;t know if Nigel&#8217;s speaking for the Kremlin, but the Kremlin are fabled for their complete refusal to tell the truth about anything that&#8217;s happening in Ukraine.&#8221;
&#8220;I think what Putin was trying to do that was creep me out and try to &#8212; what he was doing, Bret, was trying to reduce it to a story about a nuclear standoff between &#8212; between Russia and NATO. And so that&#8217;s why he talks about, &#8216;I don&#8217;t want to harm you with a missile,’” he continued. &#8220;He wants it to be about Russia vs. NATO, and he wants to drag in the whole nuclear issue. We have got to avoid being sucked down that rabbit hole. This is not what it&#8217;s about. It&#8217;s about the invasion of a completely innocent country, right, a European democracy, that was no conceivable threat to Russia.&#8221;
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<blockquote>BRET BAIER, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: Russia claims to have captured a Ukrainian village north of Bakhmut, which is part of the Donbas region.
Air and missile strikes were reported in other parts of Ukraine. Ukraine&#8217;s defense minister says he&#8217;s optimistic more Western military aid could be on the way. This comes as President Biden says the U.S. will not be providing F-16 fighter jets.
Tonight, we&#8217;re pleased to welcome former Prime Minister of the U.K. Boris Johnson to &#8220;Special Report,&#8221; just returned from his most recent trip to Ukraine, where he had in-depth discussions with President Zelenskyy.
Mr. Prime Minister, thanks for the time.
BORIS JOHNSON, FORMER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: Such a pleasure, Bret. And good to be on your show.
BAIER: You were the first Western leader to go into Ukraine and meet with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
As you look at the map now and what has transpired since that time, what do you see and what do you hear from President Zelenskyy?
JOHNSON: So, I was back in Ukraine just a couple of weeks ago.
And the situation is a bit better in Kyiv. But I saw the devastation around that city, the lives ruined, the totally destroyed apartment blocks. And that&#8217;s nothing compared to what&#8217;s happening in the areas that Putin is still attacking.
And so that the message I really have, Bret, for you, for all our viewers is, this is not the moment to delay any support for Ukraine. This is the moment to double down on our support. Give them what they need, whether it&#8217;s the tanks or the long-range artillery fires. They need to kick Putin out of the whole of the territory.
And I know how people in America have done an incredible job. The faster Putin gets out of Ukraine, the quicker we return to stability, and the more powerful the message we send to people like China that the West, that America, the U.K., the West will not tolerate aggressive attempts to change borders by force.
So, stick with it.
BAIER: You know, you wrote in an op-ed about Putin paved the way for Ukrainian entrance into NATO.
And then you write: &#8220;Instead of properly punishing him, Putin, we responded with a policy of craven appeasement. Ukrainians should be given everything they need to finish this war as quickly as possible.&#8221;
You think there is any lack of will? Do you sense that? You were just up on Capitol Hill.
JOHNSON: Yes, so I just &#8212; I just talked to Lindsey Graham. I talked to Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy &#8212; Speaker McCarthy, loads of others.
I find there&#8217;s a massive amount of bipartisan support. And look, I want to pay tribute to the Biden administration. What they did, what Joe did, what Joe Biden did, what all his people did in very difficult circumstances was, they stepped up to the plate and they gave Ukraine what it needed.
What I think we all need to do now is go further and save time, save money, save lives, and give the Ukrainians what they &#8212; what they need. And you mentioned the appeasement point. This all goes back to our failure in 2014 to punish Putin properly for what he had done. And we put on some sanctions, but they weren&#8217;t really very tough. But we basically allowed him to invade Ukraine, invaded &#8212; you remember, he took the Crimea and he took the eastern parts of the Donbas.
And then he kept twisting the knife in the wound, and we never really punished him for it.
BAIER: You said something in a British documentary about Putin, saying that you felt that he was threatening you at one of the conversations you had about &#8220;I could fire a missile,&#8221; essentially, &#8220;to take you out.&#8221;
JOHNSON: Yes.
BAIER: The Russians pushed back on that characterization very hard.
JOHNSON: Yes.
BAIER: Some of your own countrymen raised questions about it.
Here&#8217;s Nigel Farage on our air the other day.
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NIGEL FARAGE, FORMER BREXIT PARTY LEADER: As ever with Boris Johnson, lots of personality, lots of color, good story, but when it comes to facts, when it comes to detail, when it comes to the absolute truth, I think Boris Johnson&#8217;s relationship with those things is somewhat loose, to put it mildly.
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JOHNSON: Yes. Well&#8230;
BAIER: Well, I wanted to get you to respond to that directly.
JOHNSON: Yes.
Well, look, I think that the Kremlin &#8212; and I don&#8217;t know if Nigel&#8217;s speaking for the Kremlin, but the Kremlin are fabled for their complete refusal to tell the truth about anything that&#8217;s happening in Ukraine.
I think what Putin was trying to do that was creep me out and try to &#8212; what he was doing, Bret, was trying to reduce it to a story about a nuclear standoff between &#8212; between Russia and NATO. And so that&#8217;s why he talks about, &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to harm you with a missile.&#8221;
He&#8217;s &#8212; he wants &#8212; he wants it to be about Russia vs. NATO, and he wants to drag in the whole nuclear issue. We have got to avoid being sucked down that rabbit hole. This is not what it&#8217;s about. It&#8217;s about the invasion of a completely innocent country, right, a European democracy, that was no conceivable threat to Russia.
And what we&#8217;re doing is using conventional weapons to support the Ukrainians and to help them to protect themselves. Our problem is Ukraine. We should focus on helping the Ukrainians, and not worrying about what Putin is going to do next.
BAIER: A couple of quick questions about the U.K.
Why is there not a trade agreement specifically between the U.K. and the U.S. post-Brexit? And do you think that that hurts the relationship?
JOHNSON: Bret, I&#8217;m glad you said that.
And I think that there needs to be a free trade agreement as fast as possible. And our side is definitely on for it. I think one of the things that the world needs is more free trade. I&#8217;m afraid I&#8217;m on that side of the argument. I&#8217;m not a &#8212; I&#8217;m not an isolationist. I don&#8217;t believe in a mercantilist approach to the economy.
I&#8217;m delighted to say that the U.S. has lifted its ban on British beef. And I think you have lifted your ban on British lamb, which is fantastic. Wham, bam, thank you, lamb. You can have some of that.
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JOHNSON: But where &#8212; why not do a big free trade deal?
All the evidence is that these deals increase growth, boost jobs, boost high-wage jobs. Let&#8217;s do it.
BAIER: Yes.
JOHNSON: I don&#8217;t think either side has anything &#8212; anything to fear.
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BAIER: Let me end where I began. Just a few seconds left.
And that is on the weapons going in.
JOHNSON: Yes.
BAIER: Do you think Ukraine is getting these F-16 fighter planes, despite what the administration is saying and the president&#8217;s saying?
JOHNSON: Bret, all I will say is that every time we have said that it will be a mistake to give such and such an item of weaponry, we end up doing it, and it ends up being the right thing for Ukraine.
I remember being told that it was the wrong idea to give them the anti-tank shoulder-launched missiles. Actually, they were indispensable, and the United States, under Donald Trump, gave them the Javelins as well. They were indispensable in those battles to repel the Russian tanks.
People said that we shouldn&#8217;t give the HIMARS. I remember having arguments about the multiple-launch rocket systems, the MLRS. Actually, they proved invaluable for the Ukrainians.
BAIER: So, you think they&#8217;re going in?
JOHNSON: And the same with tanks, same with tanks, Bret. We said the same about tanks.
Look, all I&#8217;m saying is, save time, save money, save lives. Give the Ukrainians what they need as fast as possible. Get this thing done. Forget about Putin. Go for economic stability, long-term peace and prosperity. That&#8217;s what America&#8230;
(CROSSTALK)
BAIER: And for the people who say they&#8217;re worried about World War III, they&#8217;re worried about tactical nuclear weapons, they&#8217;re worried about Putin being backed up into a wall, and then we get&#8230;
JOHNSON: That&#8217;s &#8212; that&#8217;s what he wants you to think. That&#8217;s what he wants you to think.
And I will tell you why that&#8217;s not going to happen. It&#8217;s not going to happen for &#8212; because he would lose the Chinese immediately. He loses all his support from the swing voters, from the Indians, the sub-Saharan Africans, and so on, the Gulf states, people who are kind of cutting him too much slack at the moment. He absolutely terrifies his own population, who worry about reprisals.
You know what? He probably doesn&#8217;t even stop the Ukrainians if he did that. And we would put his economy into such a cryogenic paralysis that Russia would &#8212; wouldn&#8217;t come out of it for decades.
So, he&#8217;s not going to do that.
BAIER: Well, Prime Minister&#8230;
(CROSSTALK)
JOHNSON: What he needs to do is get himself out of this mess as fast as possible.
That means Ukraine winning, Putin losing. Let&#8217;s give the Ukrainians what they need.
BAIER: Former Prime Minister of the U.K. Boris Johnson, we appreciate your time.
JOHNSON: Thank you. Thank you.</blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-boris-johnson-resigns-as-great-britains-prime-minister" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Great Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson Resigns</a>

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Singer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music">Sam Smith</a> is facing criticism for his over-the-top, sexually charged <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/entertainment">music video</a>, which critics point out is visible to young fans on YouTube.
The 30-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-k">U.K.-</a>based performer, who identifies as &#8220;non-binary,&#8221; just dropped a new video for the single &#8220;I&#8217;m Not Here To Make Friends,&#8221; which is featured on the recently-released album, &#8220;Gloria.&#8221; The video is rife with sexual imagery, including Smith dancing and wearing pasties while surrounded by scantily clad backup dancers. 
There’s also one buzzed-about clip of him being sprayed in the mouth with water that some have interpreted to represent a bodily fluid. 
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YouTube does not have any age restrictions on Sam Smiths degrading sexualised new music video. 
5 year olds can search this up and watch it with no content restrictions!
Sam Smith, this is not art. This is not trendy. This is not empowering. This is monstrous! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SamSmith?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SamSmith</a> <a href="https://t.co/NoDec6rtEE">pic.twitter.com/NoDec6rtEE</a>
&mdash; Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1619424893938044928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2023</a></blockquote>
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“YouTube does not have any age restrictions on Sam Smiths (sic) degrading sexualized new music video. 5 year olds can search this up and watch it with no content restrictions! Sam Smith, this is not art. This is not trendy. This is not empowering. This is monstrous,” one Twitter account posted alongside a GIF from the music video.
“Sam Smith is a perfect example of what degenerate Hollywood culture does to people. It makes celebrities vulgar, hyper-sexualized and obsessed with wearing their sexuality like a costume and shoving it in everyone’s face,” another account agreed. “And to make matters worse, kids look up to this man!”
“Can I just say I used to love Sam Smith when he made actual music,” a third account <a href="https://twitter.com/Dominiquetaegon/status/1619425488946216961">echoed</a>. “Since then, he’s become frankly grotesque, cheapened his talent and turned into a complete joke. Why isn’t somebody close to him telling him he looks terrible?”
Smith previously discussed the new album during an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=583678893145132">interview</a> with CBS Mornings.
&#8220;I felt this pressure, that I put on myself mostly, to do that every time and I was like, ‘Okay, this is my ’brand,&#8217; you know, I am ‘this’ and then the arts started to suffer because of that,&#8221; Smith said.
He discussed how risky the album was to make. &#8220;I think that you can&#8217;t blame people for thinking something&#8217;s not beautiful sometimes. Some people just didn&#8217;t like it, but it was a case where I had to sit there and be like, ‘Wait, maybe you don’t like that because you don&#8217;t understand it.'&#8221; 
&#8220;The music industry is just not used to queer artists,&#8221; Smith went on.
&#8220;I&#8217;ve always been very sexual and very open and loved dancing and moving my body and singing and making songs that allow my body to move in the way that it does in front of people is just so exciting,&#8221; the “Unholy” singer concluded.

Sam Smith Performs At Royal Albert Hall

‘Frankly Grotesque’: Internet Reacts To ‘Non-Binary’ Singer Sam Smith’s New Sexually Charged Music Video

Internet Reacts To 'Non-Binary' Singer Sam Smith's New Sexually Charged Music Video

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prince-andrew">Prince Andrew</a> will allegedly no longer have access to an apartment and offices at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/royal-family">Buckingham Palace</a> per orders of King Charles III.
The 62-year-old royal was apparently turned out by his older brother <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prince-charles">Charles</a> following the death of their mother, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/queen-elizabeth">Queen Elizabeth II</a>. Andrew had already been stripped of his official duties in the wake of a scandal in 2019, but up until now had retained access to the palace. Now, reports say he’s been kicked out of the royal enclave, too.
The Duke of York made headlines several years ago following the revelation of his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew was also accused of engaging in sexual activities with a then-17-year-old girl named Virginia Giuffre. The royal settled a civil suit out of court.
Though he denied wrongdoing, Andrew resigned from public roles in May 2020. The former working royal also had his honorary military affiliations and royal charitable patronages stripped by Queen Elizabeth II in January 2022.
Prince Andrew’s eviction is notable, but Entertainment Tonight <a href="https://www.etonline.com/king-charles-iii-removes-prince-andrews-access-to-former-apartment-and-office-at-buckingham-palace">pointed out</a> that the royal had not been using the apartment as his primary residence for some time. Instead, he’s been living with ex-wife Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson at the Royal Lodge at Windsor. For now, he still appears to have access to that property.
Queen Elizabeth was known for despising scandal and royal family drama. However, she always had a soft spot for Andrew, and royal insiders were surprised at how close the two remained even after the sex scandal plagued the British royal. 
&#8220;[The queen] saw Andrew very, very regularly right up until her death,&#8221; Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent Katie Nicholl <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/queen-elizabeth-remained-incredibly-close-prince-andrew-right-until-death">told</a> Fox News Digital shortly after Elizabeth’s death in September 2022. &#8220;They remained incredibly close, and she was very protective of him.&#8221;
Nicholl went on to explain how she delved into claims that Andrew was the queen’s “favorite son” while researching for a book about the royals. 
&#8220;She asked him about the Epstein allegations and about his relationship with Virginia Giuffre. They had a very honest conversation, and Andrew assured her that he was innocent of those allegations. She believed him. This was her son after all. And she didn’t just believe him. She stood by him,&#8221; Nicholl said.

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British actor Julian Sands has been reported missing after a hike on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">California&#8217;s</a> Mt. Baldy — which is covered in snow and ice due to recent winter storms.
According to a <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/01/18/actor-julian-sands-missing-hiker-california-mountain-baldy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from entertainment site TMZ, members of Sands&#8217; family reported the avid hiker missing last Friday at 7:30 p.m. — but it was not until Wednesday that authorities publicly declared that he was missing.
Search and rescue efforts have been underway since Sands was first reported missing, but in the days since, additional storms have dumped several more inches of snow on the mountain and rescue efforts ground to a halt after just 24 hours.
A representative for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/julian-sands-actor-reported-missing-hiking-baldy-bowl-1235494193/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told entertainment site Variety</a> that they have continued to search as best they can, using drones and helicopters — but that the additional snow and ice and poor visibility on the mountain have made ground searches impossible.
Sands, known for his work in films like &#8220;Room With a View&#8221; and &#8220;Arachnophobia,&#8221; loves the mountains — he told <a href="https://community.thriveglobal.com/a-free-spirit-on-lockdown-julian-sands-on-what-makes-him-thrive-keep-it-real-and-the-last-time-he-cried/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ThriveGlobal</a> in a 2020 interview, &#8220;I love climbing mountains, I’ve spent a lot of time in the Alps over the years, a lot of time in the Andes, Alaska and the American ranges.&#8221;
Friends and colleagues have voiced their thoughts and prayers for the missing actor — along with their concerns.
Cassian Elwes tweeted, &#8220;I’ve known since Friday that my friend Julian Sands has been missing on mt baldy. I’m devastated. A very close family friend who was an adventurer in everything he did. I’ve said many prayers.&#8221;
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I’ve known since Friday that my friend Julian Sands has been missing on mt baldy. I’m devastated. A very close family friend who was an adventurer in everything he did. I’ve said many prayers.
&mdash; cassian elwes (@cassianelwes) <a href="https://twitter.com/cassianelwes/status/1615850519184166912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I am not a praying man. I do not believe in higher powers. But I certainly hope dear, sweet Julian Sands is okay. Five days outside in freezing rain is no joke, and I know we would all love for him to come out this mess all right,&#8221; Ted Geoghegan added.
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I am not a praying man. I do not believe in higher powers. But I certainly hope dear, sweet Julian Sands is okay. Five days outside in freezing rain is no joke, and I know we would all love for him to come out this mess all right. ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/vharDt8YFX">https://t.co/vharDt8YFX</a>
&mdash; Ted Geoghegan (@tedgeoghegan) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedgeoghegan/status/1615911543085977600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The conditions on Mt. Baldy are so treacherous that the San Bernardino Sheriff&#8217;s Department issued a warning asking hikers to stay away and informing them of a number of rescue missions that had already been undertaken by the department.
&#8220;These rescue missions have been for lost, stranded and/or injured hikers. Unfortunately, during these past 4 weeks, two hikers did not survive after falling and injuring themselves. The recent storms that brought the snow and ice conditions are not favorable for hikers, even those that feel they have a high level of experience,&#8221; they warned.
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‘Room With A View’ Actor Julian Sands Reported Missing On Icy California Mountain

'Room With A View' Actor Julian Sands Reported Missing On Icy California Mountain

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/united-kingdom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Kingdom</a> has taken action to stop a Scottish measure from being implemented that would determine how people officially alter their designated gender in Scotland.
Scottish Secretary Alister Jack <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uk-govt-veto-scotlands-gender-recognition-law-96456818" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Monday that the U.K. government was going to prohibit the passage of the Scottish legislation.
In an oral <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/statement-gender-recognition-reform-scotland-bill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to parliament published Tuesday, Jack pointed out that the bill would create a new way for someone to apply for “legal gender recognition in Scotland.” It would lower the minimum age a person can apply to get a Gender Recognition Certificate and take away the necessity to get diagnosed medically, as well as the proof that the person has lived “for two years in their acquired gender.”
Jack said he was creating an order “under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 preventing the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from proceeding to Royal Assent.&#8221;
He said the government “believes however that transgender people deserve our respect, our support and our understanding,” but his choice to make the order “is centred [sic] on the legislation’s consequences for the operation of reserved matters, including equality legislation across Scotland, England and Wales.”
When putting forward the new potential guidelines, the Scottish government <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/europe/scottish-gender-law-uk-constitution-intl-gbr/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;We think that trans people should not have to go through a process that can be demeaning, intrusive, distressing and stressful in order to be legally recognized in their lived gender.&#8221;
Jack said that the bill would “have a serious adverse impact, among other things, on the operation of the Equality Act 2010.” The negative aspects, he said, involve how single-sex clubs, schools, and groups work, as well as safeguards like equal pay.
He also said that the government has the same concerns as many other people and organizations over the possible effect of the legislation on women and girls.
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/16/rishi-sunak-blocks-scotlands-gender-recognition-legislation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> there were “no grounds” for the U.K. government to not allow it to go through, making the argument that it didn’t impact the Equality Act.
Sturgeon <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-64264063" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the BBC that Jack was carrying out a “profound mistake” and claimed that he is starting a &#8220;direct attack on the institution of the Scottish Parliament.” Sturgeon noted that this would &#8220;inevitably end up in court&#8221; and that the government of Scotland would &#8220;vigorously defend this legislation.”
&#8220;In doing so we will be vigorously defending something else, and that is the institution of the Scottish Parliament and the ability of MSPs, democratically elected, to legislate in areas of our competence,” Sturgeon said. “In short, we&#8217;ll be defending Scottish democracy.”
The U.K. government has <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-64264063" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not</a> taken this step ever before since the Scottish Parliament started in 1999.

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After deciding to ditch <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gender">gendered</a> categories in an effort to be more inclusive, The Brit Awards are facing scrutiny now that this year&#8217;s nominees for &#8220;Artist of the Year&#8221; don’t include any women.
The annual showcase of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-k">British</a> musical artists debuted its new policy last year. They replaced “Best Male” and Best Female” solo artist categories with the gender-neutral “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/music-industry">Artist of the Year</a>” in an attempt to be more inclusive.
A <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/brit-awards-2022-gender-categories-b2009224.html">statement</a> regarding the change said this change was meant to award “artists solely for their music and work, rather than how they choose to identify or as others may see them.”
But now for 2023, there aren’t any women on the list of contenders. The nominees for Artist of the Year include Central Cee, Fred Again, George Ezra, Harry Styles, and Stormzy.
This drew a lot of negative reactions online.
“So the Brits introduced an Artist of the Year category as a gender-neutral replacement for Best Male and Best Female Artist category – but this year all five nominees are blokes,” musician Tim Burgess <a href="https://twitter.com/Tim_Burgess/status/1613663733242368001">shared</a> in a tweet. “One step forward, three steps back.”
“In an astonishing turn of events, ‘gender neutral’ Brit awards have an all male nomination list for best artist of the year,” another user <a href="https://twitter.com/lazyjoolz/status/1613635217239216129">wrote</a>. “Who could have expected this outcome from the deeply misogynist music industry embracing deeply misogynist gender identity theory?”
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women famously do not do music <a href="https://t.co/ccKDMwxq9n">https://t.co/ccKDMwxq9n</a>
&mdash; Ben Smoke (@bencsmoke) <a href="https://twitter.com/bencsmoke/status/1613574584497831938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 12, 2023</a></blockquote>
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A Brits spokesperson responded to the criticism with a <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brit-awards-fail-to-recognise-any-women-in-british-artist-category_uk_63c03a96e4b0d6f0ba027f2e?g06">statement</a> shared with HuffPost U.K. 
“Last year’s introduction of new categories aimed at making the awards even more inclusive, recognizing exceptional work rather than how artists identify,” the statement said, noting how Adele won the award last year when the gender-neutral categories debuted. 
The message went on to say that while “it’s disappointing there are no nominations in the Artist of the Year category, we also have to recognize that 2022 saw fewer high profile women artists in cycle with major releases as was the case in 2021.”
Last year’s Brit Awards caused controversy of their own as Adele’s acceptance speech celebrated her womanhood, leading some gender theory activists to accuse her of transphobia.
“I understand why the name of this award has changed but I really love being a woman and being a female artist. I do!” Adele <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/adele-faces-backlash-for-saying-she-loves-being-a-woman-at-gender-neutral-awards-show">told</a> a cheering crowd after being named Artist of the Year in 2022. “I’m really proud of us, I really, really am.”

Brit Awards

Brit Awards’ Nominees For ‘Artist Of The Year’ Are All Men After Ditching Gendered Categories

Brit Awards' Nominees For 'Artist Of The Year' Are All Men After Ditching Gendered Categories

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Music Industry

A ship from the time period of the reign of the first Queen Elizabeth was unearthed by quarry workers in England last April, Wessex Archaeology, the group who studied the find, announced in a late December <a href="https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/news/rare-elizabethan-ship-discovered-quarry-300-metres-coast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>.
Discoveries of ships from the Elizabethan era, or any time before the 1700s, are a rare find, according to an archeologist who studied the ship. Workers of CEMEX U.K. were dredging a lake at a quarry on the Dungeness headland in Kent, England, when they <a href="https://www.popsci.com/science/elizabeth-i-ship-england/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unearthed</a> the ship&#8217;s remains. They weren’t sure what it was, so they called in the experts.
“To find a late 16th-century ship preserved in the sediment of a quarry was an unexpected but very welcome find indeed,” Andrea Hamel, a marine biologist at Wessex Archaeology said in the press release. “The ship has the potential to tell us so much about a period where we have little surviving evidence of shipbuilding but yet was such a great period of change in ship construction and seafaring,” she added.
As archeologists studied the find, they determined that it was a ship from the 16th century, a “rare-Elizabethan-era” find. Over 100 timbers from the hull of the ship were recovered, and it was still <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7073ee16-2de9-40ca-8564-7ba948ba2e3f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">intact</a>. They were able to determine the timbers were English oak from between 1558 and 1580 using dendrochronological dating, which uses the tree rings to determine the year each ring was formed.
“For anything to survive from before 1700 is so rare that it would be nationally significant,” Hamel <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7073ee16-2de9-40ca-8564-7ba948ba2e3f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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In April, the remains of a rare 16th-century ship were found unexpectedly in a Kent quarry by <a href="https://twitter.com/CEMEX_UK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CEMEX_UK</a>. 👷
We provided emergency funding for <a href="https://twitter.com/wessexarch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wessexarch</a> to investigate with <a href="https://twitter.com/Kent_cc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kent_cc</a>. 🔍
The story features on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DiggingForBritain?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DiggingForBritain</a> tonight on <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCTwo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BBCTwo</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/theAliceRoberts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@theAliceRoberts</a>. ⛏️ <a href="https://t.co/GCy3T9RsoG">pic.twitter.com/GCy3T9RsoG</a>
&mdash; Historic England (@HistoricEngland) <a href="https://twitter.com/HistoricEngland/status/1609489995034759169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The archeologists note that this vessel was built during a “transitional period” of ship construction in Europe. The construction of the ship <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7073ee16-2de9-40ca-8564-7ba948ba2e3f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">used</a> the “carvel” technique, which means the frame of the ship was built first, then planks are added to surround the frame and were fixed flush, creating the hull. This is different from another type of ship-building technique, favored by the Vikings, called “clinker” built, where the planks overlap each other.
The remains of the ship were found around 1,000 feet from the sea, which was likely on the coastline at one point, the press release stated. Researchers believe the ship either wrecked on the headland at the site, a narrow piece of land projecting out into the sea, or was placed where it was found after determining the ship was no longer seaworthy.
“The remains of this ship are really significant, helping us to understand not only the vessel itself but the wider landscape of shipbuilding and trade in this dynamic period,” Antony Firth, the head of marine heritage strategy at Historic England, the group that funded the research, <a href="https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/news/rare-elizabethan-ship-discovered-quarry-300-metres-coast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “CEMEX staff deserve our thanks for recognizing that this unexpected discovery is something special and for seeking archaeological assistance.”
The ship remains unidentified, but the group says it would have once been an important asset in a period of expanding trade during part of the period known as the Age of Exploration. The ship has been digitally photographed and laser scanned by Wessex Archaeology. The group says that when their work is complete, they will rebury the ship in the quarry lake for silt to continue its preservation, potentially allowing future generations the opportunity to <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/7073ee16-2de9-40ca-8564-7ba948ba2e3f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> it with more advanced technology.

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Quarry Workers Unearth 16th Century ‘Rare Elizabethan-Era’ Ship In England

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a> is currently doing a press tour in anticipation of his memoir release on Tuesday, most recently sitting down with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/anderson-cooper">Anderson Cooper</a> on “60 Minutes” in an interview broadcast Sunday night to defend the book’s existence.
The Duke of Sussex has been at odds with the British press for years, but in more recent months he’s shifted some of the blame for his troubles to members of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/royal-family">his own family,</a> including King Charles, Prince William, and now stepmother Camilla, the Queen Consort. Harry insists that he’s been forced to speak out in defense of himself and his wife, Meghan Markle. 
In “Spare,” the 38-year-old former working royal said that Camilla needed to revamp her public image and did so at his expense.
&#8220;She was the villain. She was the third person in their marriage,&#8221; Harry told Cooper of his stepmother. &#8220;She needed to rehabilitate her image.&#8221;
&#8220;You and your brother both directly asked your dad not to marry Camilla?&#8221; Cooper asked.
&#8220;Yes,&#8221; Harry replied. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t think it was necessary. We thought that it was gonna cause more harm than good and that if he was now with his person, that surely that&#8217;s enough,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Why go that far when you don&#8217;t necessarily need to? We wanted him to be happy. And we saw how happy he was with her. So, at the time, it was, &#8216;OK.'&#8221;
&#8220;That made her dangerous because of the connections that she was forging within the British press. And there was open willingness on both sides to trade of information,&#8221; the Duke of Sussex continued. &#8220;And with a family built on hierarchy, and with her, on the way to being Queen consort, there was gonna be people or bodies left in the street because of that.&#8221;
In “Spare,” he wrote that Camilla &#8220;sacrificed me on her personal P.R. altar.&#8221;
&#8220;If you are led to believe, as a member of the family, that being on the front page, having positive headlines, positive stories written about you, is going to improve your reputation or increase the chances of you being accepted as monarch by the British public, then that’s what you&#8217;re gonna do,&#8221; Harry added in his interview with Cooper.
During the interview, he said he was one of the “bodies” sacrificed to improve her reputation. It took decades for the public to accept Camilla as Charles’s wife as he had cheated on Princess Diana with her. 
Harry also mentioned the British royal family “trading” stories during the Netflix docuseries “Harry &amp; Meghan” when he discussed how royals would share secrets about different family members to avoid stories about themselves getting published. 
“The level of planting from other members of the Royal Family means in my mind they have written thousands of books,” he told Tom Bradbury during an <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/01/prince-harry-spare-itv-interview-prince-william-meghan-markle-1235214256/">ITV interview</a>, which also aired on Sunday night. “It got to the point where we had to leave. The distorted narrative is that we wanted to leave to make money but that’s not the case, we would have stayed for a life of service.”
He went on to describe how “some members of the Royal Family who have got in bed with the devil,” which in this case was the British media. 
When the Duke of Sussex was asked if he was “pretty consistently scathing” about Camilla and the British press, Harry said, “Scathing? There’s no part of any of the things that I’ve said are scathing towards any member of my family, especially not my stepmother. There are things that have happened that have been incredibly hurtful, some in the past, some current.”
Prince Harry&#8217;s highly anticipated memoir, &#8220;Spare,&#8221; will be available on January 10.

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