Amateur detectorists exploring the historic fields near Gietrzwałd, Poland, have unearthed a remarkably rare medieval flail weapon known as a kiścień - only the fourth such artifact ever recorded in ...

The condition in which multiple rib fractures allow a segment of the rib cage to move independently from the main chest wall is called a flail chest. The effect compromises breathing and may be ...

Police were shocked when someone handed in a medieval-style 'bommy-knocker' during a guns and knives amnesty. Officers in Bedford allowed members of the public to hand in weapons without fear of ...

Police in Bedfordshire were shocked to discover a home-made metal flail with spikes among the knives and weapons collected during an amnesty. Their month-long ‘bin the blade’ campaign saw people ...