New archaeological research is revealing that, more than a thousand years before Britain became part of the Roman Empire, it was part of an extraordinary Mediterranean-based trading network.

It is often said that people who live by the sea tend to live the longest, with so-called 'Blue Zones' such as Costa Rica and Sardinia boasting some of the highest numbers of centenarians in the world ...

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.