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AN AMERICAN author is bringing the story of a Borders heroine to life in her first novel.

There are celebrations at the Tower of London today after the arrival of two new raven chicks.   According to British folklore, the presence of these birds is vital to the survival of the realm and should the six resident ravens abandon their post, the kingdom, Crown and the Tower will fall. The Ravenmaster today revealed that the tower's breeding pair of ravens Huginn and Muninn have produced four chicks, two of which will remain in the tower.   The tower's breeding pair of ravens Huginn and Muninn have produced four chicks The arrivals will take the total number of resident ravens to n...

A COTTAGE stands near Welshpool's St Mary's Church with a remarkable tale. It was given to a servant who had helped the Powis family in their hour of need during a time of great religious upheaval in Britain in the late 17th century. The story of Winifred Maxwell and her daring plan to free her husband from the Tower of London is one which deserves to be remembered. The daughter of William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis, had lost everything when her father and his cousin, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, were falsely accused by Titus Oates in the Popish Plot of conspirin...