Famous ‘Dracula Church’ under threat from landslide which has destroyed graveyard and sent human bones raining down on to town below

A historic church and graveyard where Bram Stoker set his Gothic horror novel Dracula is faced with a horror story of its own.

Human bones uncovered after a landslide last month have been washed down the cliff St Mary’s Church stands on in Whitby after heavy rainfall.

The human remains are then being collected at the bottom of the cliff face and re-buried.

Grave danger: Human bones have crumbled off the side of the cliff where St Mary’s Church, in Whitby, stands

Ruin: It is feared the legendary St Mary’s Church in Whitby could fall if the cliff face crumbles away

St Mary’s Reverend Canon David Smith said: ‘The cemetery has been a closed for more than a century so if any graves are exposed it’s only bones.

‘If anything is exposed we collect and reinter them in the same churchyard away from the edge.’

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Dhoni doubtful as India look to restore some pride against Pak

New Delhi, Jan 5:

Licking the wounds of yet another series defeat, India’s struggling cricketers will seek to restore some pride when they go into the last one-dayer against arch rivals Pakistan here tomorrow with their captain M S Dhoni being a doubtful starter because of a sore back.

The collective failure of the top order batsmen even in home conditions has hurt the team badly in recent times and the hosts will need a huge spark of inspiration to prevent the spirited Pakistanis from achieving a 3-0 clean sweep.

Dhoni’s injury has compounded India’s misery and the team management will wait till tomorrow before taking a final decision on his avaibility for the match. Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has been called up as a back-up.

“If at all somebody is doubtful, it’s me. I have a sore back and we have called Dinesh Karthik as back up”, Dhoni said.

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