Megalosaurus, an apex predator in the Middle Jurassic, was the first dinosaur to be scientifically named and described in 1824 from fossils found in slate quarries in the village of Stonesfield.

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An environmental group is asking the Nova Scotia government to quash the approval of a small quarry in a Lunenburg County watershed it hopes will be designated a wilderness area. George Buranyi ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were freed on Tuesday ...

A council has lodged objections to controversial proposals to develop a sand and gravel quarry next to houses in the village of Preesall. The plans for Preesall, by developer Baxters, will be ...

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There's even a summer cafe with prison tours and hiking options for all. “The Rummu quarry is very nice and one of the highlights of my Estonia trip,” wrote one review on TripAdvisor.

Hidden in an abandoned slate quarry in the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park lies a "secret swimming spot". The Blue Lake is located near Fairbourne, Gwynedd and is described as a "hidden gem" by ...

Russia handed prison sentences on Friday to three lawyers who had defended opposition leader Alexei Navalny until his death in a Russian prison last year, capping a protracted legal saga that has ...