Police are investigating after human skeletal remains were discovered in woodland near the A617 in Nottinghamshire on Saturday. A cordon was set up and forensic teams are at the scene. Authorities believe the remains belong to one person and are working to establish their identity, assuring the public there is no risk to safety.
A 50-year-old tribal man in Keonjhar, Odisha, carried his sister's skeletal remains to a bank to prove her death and claim Rs 19,402 she had left behind. After the bank insisted on documentary proof, Jitu Munda dug up Kala Munda's body and brought it to the Odisha Grameen Bank branch. Following issuance of death and legal heir certificates, he received the money. The district administration also paid him Rs 30,000 from the District Red Cross Fund and ordered an inquiry.
The skeletal remains of a baby boy, found wrapped in a 1910 newspaper with twine around his neck under floorboards in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, have been buried at a moving ceremony. Despite extensive investigation including DNA testing, police have been unable to identify the child or establish how he died. The baby, now named Baby Auckland by the community, was discovered by a builder in July 2024 and is believed to have been alive in 1910 based on the newspaper date.
