Perched on a rocky islet in the midst of vast sandbanks exposed to powerful tides between Normandy and Brittany stand the 'Wonder of the West', a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey dedicated to the ...

the so-called “Angels of Mons”. Largely forgotten now in Britain, this miracle is still a familiar part of local folklore. The evolution of this modern myth is the subject of a fascinating new ...

It seems the place is filled with angels who looked beyond the scoreboard to pray for a miracle. So when some angelic hand lifts that ball up, up, up and into the basket, pandemonium breaks loose.