Public research university in West Yorkshire, chartered in 1966
A 14th-century skeleton from Stirling Castle shows injuries consistent with a high-velocity trebuchet impact. Researchers say Skeleton 150 bears the hallmarks of being struck by a siege engine during the 1304 siege of Stirling, illustrating the deadly reach of medieval catapults.
A government-wide crackdown on illegal waste dumping is expanding, with new powers to seize assets, higher fines, and regional enforcement to tackle organised waste crime that has blighted communities across England. The effort follows a BBC investigation identifying several supersites and a rising tide of waste crimes.