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Calls mount for UK to pardon women who were hanged for 'bewitchment'
Oct 14, 2025Centuries ago, the crime of being a practicing witch - based on the flimsiest of evidence - was punishable by death.
Unidentified object, dubbed a 'witch', filmed in the sky over France
VIDEO Aug 19, 2025Viral footage of a strange object in the sky has left social media users scratching their heads.
BBC's 'Paranormal' explores the case of Britain's last witch
VIDEO Mar 28, 2025Journalist Sian Eleri returns for a third series, this time to investigate the case of Scottish medium Helen Duncan.
This 200-year-old 'witches bottle' contains something surprising
Jan 23, 2025The bottle was analyzed at a British university after being discovered during excavations at a building site.
Witches are reportedly trying to use 'spells' to influence the US election
Oct 29, 2024Some people have resorted to using some rather unorthodox methods in an attempt to sway the election results.
New study reveals what sparked 15th-Century witch trial obsession
Oct 19, 2024For a period of over 300 years, people accused of being witches were hunted down and persecuted.
25 years after release, The Blair Witch Project is getting a reboot
VIDEO Apr 14, 2024At the time of its original release, some people believed that the iconic found-footage movie was actually real.
50 accused 'sorcerers' die after being forced to ingest a mysterious liquid
Mar 18, 2024Officials in Angola have highlighted the recent case of 50 people who died while being forced to prove they weren't sorcerers.
Witch doctor in Kenya allegedly sends swarm of bees to stop thieves
VIDEO Oct 10, 2023The victim of a robbery sought the assistance of a witch doctor to help get her stolen money back.
Trail camera films 'two scantily-clad witches eating a deer carcass'
Jun 7, 2023A woman who had set up a trail camera to film the local wildlife instead captured footage of something very strange indeed.
Connecticut witches have been exonerated over 370 years later
May 27, 2023Lawmakers in the state have voted to exonerate a dozen individuals who were convicted of witchcraft hundreds of years ago.
Welsh beautician quits her job to become a full-time witch
May 2, 2023Fed up with her existing job, 29-year-old Jessica Caldwell decided to start a whole new career as a practicing witch.
40% of the world's population believes in witches, study claims
Nov 24, 2022Belief in witches and witchcraft is so widespread that in some countries as many as 9 in 10 people believe in them.
Woman in India is killed over 'witchcraft' fears
Jul 5, 2022Police are investigating the case of a woman who was murdered by villagers who believed that she was a witch.
Man sues psychic over ex-girlfriend's 'curse'
Oct 6, 2021A man in the US is suing a psychic who he claims had failed to remove a curse put on his marriage by a witch.
'Water witches' pit science against folklore
Jul 29, 2021Can dowsers really find water sources using nothing but a wooden stick or is dowsing a centuries-long con ?
Football match marred by witchcraft allegations
Jan 21, 2021A dead bat generated controversy ahead of a recent football match between Cameroon and Zimbabwe.
Young woman 'set on fire' over witchcraft fears
Nov 13, 2020An attempted murder investigation is underway in South Africa after a woman was attacked and set on fire.
'Witches' marks' found in old church ruins
Oct 23, 2020Archaeologists have discovered 12th-Century stone markings that were created to ward off evil spirits.
Lawyer seeks to pardon 2,500 Scottish witches
Sep 13, 2020Over 300 years ago, thousands of Scots were burnt at the stake because they were believed to be witches.
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