Adam Staples knew he'd found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another. Soon "it was just 'beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,'" Staples said. In a farmer's field in ...

LONDON — Adam Staples knew he’d found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another. Soon “it was just ‘beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,’” Staples said. In a farmer’s ...

A tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion is returning to the U.K. for the first time in 900 years. On a state visit, France's president announced a loan to the British Museum.

The embroidered work, depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will go on display in London for the first time, on loan from France. By Jonathan Wolfe and Sopan Deb The embroidered work of ...