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Search for infamous monarch’s remains is the latest in the rush to dig up the dead and famousFor centuries, William Shakespeare seemed to have the last word. His Richard III glowered and leered from the stage, a monster in human form and a character so repugnant "that dogs bark at me as I halt by them." In Shakespeare's famous play, the hunchbacked king claws his way to the throne and methodically murders most of his immediate family—his wife, older brother, and two young nephews—until he suffers defeat and death on the battlefield at the hands of a young Tudor hero,...

Speculation intensified today that Tony Blair intends to become a Catholic. His family priest, Father Timothy Russ, disclosed that the Prime Minister had discussed with him the possibility of conversion. "If you ask me do you think he wants to become a Catholic, I would say yes," he said. Mr Blair, an Anglican, regularly attends Mass at his official residence of Chequers with his wife Cherie and their children, who have been brought up Roman Catholics. Mr Russ, a parish priest in nearby Missenden, said Mr Blair's faith had become increasingly important to him in recent months. The priest's revelations...