Despite its name, this sandstone slab is not a simple stone. It was once part of a monument, an ancient epigraph measuring three by three metres carrying about 50 lines of text.
A cauliflower crop bears the brunt of wet weather.
John Whitton
Despite a decade of Northern Powerhouse and levelling up, England remains thoroughly divided.
Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald and Northern Ireland’s first minister Michelle O'Neill greet crowds at an event to mark the anniversary of the Easter Rising.
Alamy/Niall Carson
Sinn Féin continues to abstain from attending the House of Commons but it still runs candidates, both to boost its own position and deny its rivals the seats.
Gavin Robinson was only confirmed as the DUP’s new leader after the election was called.
Alamy/Liam McBurney
Simon Trafford, School of Advanced Study, University of London
King Cnut has the dubious honour of being the first person recorded in English history to have been disturbed by something frustratingly urgent just as he was about to enjoy a bath.