Widow discovers long-lost family after stranger bought her grandad’s war medals online

Widow, 65, discovers long-lost family she never knew existed after stranger contacted her online to tell her he had purchased her grandfather’s WWI medals on eBay Jocelyn Trent, 65, had no idea grandfather Charles Sharman served in WWI   Widow was ‘delighted’ to discover members of her family she never knew about  Adam Simpson-York buys medals … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: The emotional high of finding a long-lost son in the mountains 

Long Lost Family Rating: Devon and Cornwall Rating: Davina McCall’s shows tend to run their course. Big Brother was a national obsession, until suddenly we all felt it had nothing new to give us. Her stint as a judge on The Masked Singer is going well enough, but who remembers telly filler such as Got … Read more

Linda Nolan and sister Denise candidly discuss search for long-lost secret sibling

Linda and Denise Nolan have opened up on their search for their long-lost secret sister while they await the results of a DNA test. They discovered their dad Thomas Nolan fathered another child during an affair, who is believed to have been born around 1952 and would be the same age as Denise, 68. Their … Read more

Two women who discovered they were sisters have been reunited with long-lost father after 24 years

Two women who discovered they were sisters on Facebook while searching for their long-lost dad have been reunited with him after 24 years – just in time for Christmas. Lisa McLean, 33, from Nottingham, and Rebecca Parton, 24, from Doncaster, South Yorks, found each other on social media by chance while searching for David Riggs four years … Read more

Astronomers claim to have found the Moon’s ‘long-lost twin’

The long-lost twin of the moon has been spotted trailing behind Mars,according to a new study. A 1km-wide asteroid called (101429) 1998 VF31 was first spotted 22 years ago and new analysis reveals it is ‘strikingly similar’ to the moon.  Scientists from the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (AOP) in Northern Ireland used the European Southern Observatory’s … Read more

Long-lost Resurrection tectonic plate that formed 60 MILLION years may be lurking beneath Canada

Geologists claim to have found evidence of the long-lost Resurrection tectonic plate that has been a topic of debate among the scientific community – with some saying it never existed. A team from the University of Houston College believes to have uncovered remains of the plate hundreds of miles beneath a region of northern Canada. … Read more

The secret letter & my dad’s long-lost love

Matthew’s father Tadeusz with his fiancée Ella, 1939 – shortly before they were torn apart by war When grieving son Matthew discovered a yellowed letter in his late father’s wallet, he found himself gripped by a tragic wartime romance…   Leafing through a large leather wallet full of his late father’s most important documents, Matthew Lutostanski … Read more

Ryan Thomas reflects on discovering his long-lost relatives in India for new TV show

Ryan Thomas has discussed his first trip to India with his brothers Adam and Scott, where they discover their long-lost relatives. Documented in their upcoming ITV series Absolutely India: Mancs in Mumbai, the former Corrie star, 35, has insisted meeting their paternal cousins Keisha, Darryl and Glenn has brought him closer to his twin siblings, 31. … Read more