Illegal metal detecting at Hadrian’s Wall is ruining part of the country’s cultural heritage and stealing items of archaeological interest from everyone, land owners, police and experts have warned.

Areas close to the 1,900-year-old World Heritage Site, which stretches for 80 miles across some of Northern England’s most rugged scenery, have been hacked at, in a crime known as nighthawking.

Turf has been pulled out and unscrupulous searchers have raked through the dirt to steal items which could have been hidden since Roman times.

Love Lane is the top romantic street

Love Lane is the most common romantic street name, adorning 234 street signs across the country, research by Royal Mail has revealed.

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the company analysed its postcode address file, a database of all 29.3 million UK addresses, to identify the most common romantically-themed street names.

Sixty-three different postcode areas have a Love Lane. The WF postcode district, representing Wakefield, has the highest concentration with 15.

Across the UK, there are more than 1,500 romantically-inspired street names, including 73 that include the word Valentine.

Valentines who long for gadgets

One in five UK adults wish they could spend this Valentine’s Day with their dream gadget instead of their loved one, according to research by the Gadget Show Live.

More men (23 per cent) are secretly hankering after spending this Saturday locked away with the latest smartphone, games console, headphones or 4K TV, compared to 14 per cent of women.

According to the research of over 3,000 UK adults, it seems flowers and chocolates have been consigned to the bin with nearly half of all men (42 per cent) admitting they have brought their loved one tech as a Valentine’s Day present.

Two in five women also confessed they have splashed the cash on the latest gadgets to mark the day of love.

CV that really says ‘I’m a drug dealer’

An Israeli man looking for a job may need to add “drug dealer” to his CV.

The 27-year-old from central Israel was arrested after his resume was found in a bag along with 350 packets of an illegal drug.

The CV describes him as “responsible” and “serious” and says he has a background in security.

The drug, called “Mr Niceguy”, is a synthetic substance that users say has narcotic effects. It was made illegal in Israel about a year ago following reports of its negative effects.

Red faces over a rude invitation

The Romanian foreign ministry has summoned a diplomat to Bucharest after its embassy in Paris sent out invitations to a reception containing rude remarks about the guests.

The embassy had e-mailed invitations to a reception to mark a visit by President Klaus Iohannis, but inadvertently attached a spreadsheet that described some of the guests as “undesirable” and another as “ghastly”.

Last week the ministry said the embassy had apologised and in a second statement this week said one diplomat had been summoned to Bucharest and another had been given a warning.

Humourous take on road safety

A Northern California city is using humour to get drivers to slow down and pedestrians to pay attention.

The city of Hayward has placed traffic signs along a downhill boulevard that read “35 – It’s a speed limit, not a suggestion” and “Heads up! Cross the street, then update Facebook”. Another sign warns: “Downhill: Use eyes, brakes, brain.”

The offbeat traffic signs were installed in January along Hayward Boulevard, which is known for cars speeding down from the hills.

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