Archaeologists excavating the remains of a Roman villa in Rutland have found evidence of an early barn conversion, with underfloor heating and a sophisticated spa. The villa, dated to the third century AD, was discovered in 2020, along with a striking mosaic depicting scenes from The Iliad. Now the team have found a separate building, that was originally wood and later rebuilt in stone, and which was equipped with a steam room, a warm pool, and a cold plunge pool.
Dog reunited with family after 12 years
A border terrier that is thought to have been snatched by thieves 12 years ago has finally been reunited with her family. Missie was just over one when she vanished. Liz Eldridge spent years looking for her, driving to rescue centres all over the country before deciding the search was futile. Then, she was alerted to a post about a dog that looked like Missie – and decided to have one last try. The reunion was bittersweet: having been abused on a puppy farm, Missie was emaciated, fearful and no longer house-trained. But she has made big strides since going home. “She is the sweetest little dog,” Eldridge told The Times. “Everyone has an obligation to the dog you take on. When you take a dog on, it should be for life.”
Major breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment
The first drug to slow the onset of Alzheimer’s has been hailed as a major breakthrough in the treatment of the disease. Lecanemab attacks the clumps of amyloid beta protein that build up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients – and which have long been thought to be a cause of the disease. In a trial, it seemed to slow the cognitive decline of patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s by a quarter. The impact was modest, and more trials are needed to confirm the effects, but the hope is that it will lead to treatments with more dramatic results.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Continue reading for free
We hope you're enjoying The Week's refreshingly open-minded journalism.
Subscribed to The Week? Register your account with the same email as your subscription.
-
The Holodomor: Ukraine’s other significant anniversaryfeature The famine killed nearly four million people, stripped the country of it's independence, and still was denied by the Soviet Union
-
The Battle of Stalingrad 80 years on
In Depth Battle that turned the tide of Second World War remains a powerful symbol of patriotism in Russia
-
The opening of Tutankhamun’s tomb 100 years on
feature This month marks a century since Tutankhamun’s tomb was opened for the first time in three millennia
-
The battle of Bamber Bridge
In Depth The new Railway Children film draws on a forgotten wartime episode: a skirmish between black and white US soldiers in Lancashire
-
The National Trust: a cultural battleground
feature Critics believe it has become too ‘woke’ and a rebel alliance has been formed
-
A Cold War tragedy: the execution of the Rosenbergs
In Depth Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed as Soviet spies in 1953, but was Ethel innocent?
