- NewsEllen Manning
Flood barriers erected on the Cornish coast as Britain prepares for Storm Brian
Temporary flood barriers are being erected on the Cornish coast as Britain prepares for a battering from "dangerous" Storm Brian, with winds of up to 80mph forecast for the weekend.
- NewsRob Waugh
Five surprising downsides to being highly intelligent
Ernest Hemingway famously wrote, ‘Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.’
- NewsJane Howdle
Police appeal for help in finding dad and two sons missing for more than a fortnight
Michael John Cole, 43, and his two boys, Michael Lee Cole, eight, and Harry Cole, seven, were reported missing on October 2.
- NewsRob Waugh
Sex doll ‘brothel’ opens in Germany (and some men’s wives wait in cars outside)
The Dortmund brothel is called ‘Bordoll’ (from ‘bordello’ and ‘doll’) and offers 11 silicon love dolls
- NewsJane Howdle
Trump causes outrage with claim that 13 per cent rise in UK crime is down to 'radical Islamic terror'
The US president wrote on Twitter: "Just out report: 'United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.' Not good, we must keep america safe!"
- NewsRob Waugh
Scientists find huge cave on the moon which ‘could house a lunar colony’
Various space agencies eyeing up moon missions in the not-too-distant future
- NewsEllen Manning
Pest controller shares freaky footage of hundreds of venomous spiders infesting his home
A pest controller has captured footage showing hundreds of venomous spiders that have infested his home.
- NewsRob Waugh
There’s a simple trick to ‘read’ other people’s emotions more accurately
Previously, many scientists had assumed that watching someone’s face was the best way to understand their feelings
- NewsRob Waugh
When your dog does ‘puppy dog eyes’, it’s for your benefit, study finds
Previously, scientists had assumed that animal facial expressions were involuntary
- NewsGeorgie Darling
'Myself hanging out with myself' student edits self into old photos and the results are incredible
Learning only from Youtube tutorials and trial and error, he taught himself the editing skills necessary to make his photos look entirely authentic.
- NewsRob Waugh
Here’s how to control your dreams, according to science
A study has found that lucid dreams can be induced without the use of herbs and chemicals
- NewsJane Howdle
The end of bubble and squeak? Traditional British meals are 'dying out' because diners 'prefer foreign favourites'
91 percent of the nation now claim to prefer "world food" to traditional British meals.
- NewsEllen Manning
Tourist killed at Florence church after stone fragment plummeted 65ft
A tourist was killed by a stone fragment that plummeted 65ft onto him in one of Florence's main churches.
- NewsRob Waugh
The Orionid meteor shower will light up the skies this weekend with 20 shooting stars per hour
Stargazers should be in for a treat this week as the annual Orionid meteor shower peaks
- NewsJane Howdle
Oxford and Cambridge are more elitist than ever, new data confirms
David Lammy MP concluded: "If anything, things have got worse."
- NewsYahoo News UK
EU gives green light to second phase of Brexit talks as PM says there's still 'some way to go'
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Theresa May and Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat take part in an EU summit in Brussels. Leaders of the 27 remaining EU states have given the green light to preparations for the second phase of Brexit talks, dealing with trade, European Council president Donald Tusk said.
- NewsEllen Manning
Four in ten Brits haven't seen their sibling in a year and a half
Nearly four in 10 Brits haven't seen their sibling for a year and a half, according to new research.
- NewsYahoo News UK
A hilarious hidden message in KFC's Twitter account has gone viral
There's a brilliant hidden message in the KFC Twitter account.
- NewsEllen Manning
Grieving widower catches male nurse having sex with dead wife in hospital morgue
A grieving widower walked in on a male nurse having sex with his dead wife as he visited her for the final time in a hospital morgue.
- NewsRob Waugh
Your smartphone is actually controlling your mind, expert warns
Around 11% of people in Western countries are thought to suffer from some form of technology addiction
- NewsAndy Wells
Dancer, 21, who was left 'brain dead' in horror crash makes miraculous recovery after medics rebuild half her skull
An aspiring young dancer who doctors thought was left brain dead by a horror crash has made a miraculous recovery after having half her skull rebuilt. Beth Johnson, 21, was hoping for a long career in dance before a car accident left her fighting for her life. The student – who has no memory of the accident – was hit by a car in September 2015 and suffered seven skull fractures, a broken eye socket and, collarbone, pelvis as well as a collapsed lung and three slipped discs in her back.
- NewsRob Waugh
More men are having threesomes with a woman and another man, threesome expert reveals
People are also having a lot more threesomes, full stop
- NewsRob Waugh
Warning of ‘ecological armageddon’ as number of flying insects drops 75%
The research was based on the work of amateur scientists who have been catching insects in tent-like traps since 1989
- NewsAndy Wells
Big Ben set to bong again at Christmas - but the time will probably be wrong
The chimes will be heard for the first time in almost three months when Parliament's historic bell is reconnected on November 9, ahead of Armistice Day.
- NewsNick Reilly
UK braced for 'weather bomb' as Storm Brian moves in
The Government has warned people not to put themselves in danger taking ‘storm selfies’, as Storm Brian looks set to batter Britain this weekend. The weather front is expected to batter the UK coast days after Storm Ophelia wreaked destruction. Heavy rain and gusts of 50mph are expected widely across southern England and the west of Wales on Saturday, and winds could reach 70mph in exposed areas.
