These are the country’s stave churches, and they are significant not only in their architectural splendor, but also in their rich history. What's more, there are only 28 of them left in the ...

A thief who stole a £2,500 solid-silver stave from a church handed it back to the vicar in a carrier bag - eight years later. Father Ed McKenna, of St Martin's Church in Marple, Stockport, said ...