内容摘要：As part of this, Cardinal Farrell locked and sealed the Pope's home, and destroyed the Pope's ring and lead seal, which is used to authenticate official documents.

As part of this, Cardinal Farrell locked and sealed the Pope's home, and destroyed the Pope's ring and lead seal, which is used to authenticate official documents.

Known as the Crichel Hoard, the bent ornaments have been valued at £9,000 and Dorset Museum is fundraising to acquire, conserve and display them.The museum said they shed "new light on Bronze Age life in southern England".

The collection is made up of a twisted gold ribbon torc bracelet, a gold strip thought to be part of a larger piece of jewellery, and a spiralled gold bracelet weighing 46g (1.6 oz).Jon Marrow, of Dorset Museum, said: "One of the most interesting things about this hoard is that the gold twisted torc is of a type normally found further north and west."It's also intriguing that such objects are so often damaged before burial, as though this was done ritually but it's hard for us to discern what the beliefs were behind this practice."

The museum said £8,000 had already been raised through the Arts Council England and V&A Purchase Grant Fund, and The Headley Trust.A spokesperson said: "Artefacts like these are exceptionally rare in this region and significantly deepen our understanding of early gold working, social structures, and cultural practices over three millennia ago."

More than 1,700 prisoners have been released early in England and Wales as part of a government scheme to ease overcrowding in prisons.

One freed prisoner said conditions in his prison were "disgusting" with "water running black out of the taps" and "rats running around the wings".I have been a reporter for 25 years but this is one of the most intriguing stories I have ever covered.

Over the years, I had to keep quiet as the police investigation carried on.I received anonymous tip-offs and one of the criminals even sent me text messages from prison.

Three years after the trial, in April 2022, I was behind the scenes at the British Museum where the hoard was taken to be studied and valued.The jewellery is beautiful but it is the coins that have changed what we know about the history of England.