A sandwich chain is bringing in a 10p plastic bottle deposit scheme in a High Street first. Pret a Manger is to test the scheme in three stores and may roll it ... read more
Tourists and visitors would suffer ‘irreparable harm’ if they weren’t allowed to see the statues of two Confederate heroes in Charlottesville,... read more
For a film with many funny moments, it was a scene memorable for its poignancy. In Love, Actually, Emma Thompson played a wife who sobs uncontrollably after she... read more
GPs are being paid to slash the number of patients they send to hospital, an investigation has found. At least 11 clinical commissioning groups are offering doc... read more
Gary Coe, 60, was one of many surprise guests at last year’s Oscars telecast Denzel Washington even pretended to marry him and his then-fiancée Coe said ... read more
Kenzie Krogh, 20, a Northwestern University junior, was pronounced dead on Sunday – less than 24 hours after she was taken to the hospital by her friends ... read more
It may seem normal to be disgusted by the smell of sweaty feet or bad breath. But people who recoil at unpleasant body odours are more likely to support authori... read more
New Bradwell School apologised after a teacher told students to ‘look Chinese’ The unnamed then pinned a picture of the children to the window of th... read more
Suicide vest-detection technology is coming to New York City’s Penn Station. US Sen Chuck Schumer said Monday that the federal Transportation Security Adm... read more
Thousands of women are having unnecessary treatment after cervical screening, new research suggests. Women whose results show ‘grade 2’ abnormalitie... read more
Sir Elton John’s mother left half of her £534,000 fortune to the former chauffeur and PA blamed for sparking their nine-year feud, it has been claimed. S... read more
The U.S. response to Russian meddling and disinformation campaigns has not been strong enough to deter Moscow’s activities, a top intelligence official sa... read more
Distressing footage has emerged showing police officers using 50,000-volt Tasers on dogs. New Zealand Police released the confronting videos to 1News, and have ... read more
Supermarket alcohol is more than twice as affordable now as it was 30 years ago, researchers have found. The price of beer, wine and spirits have risen far more... read more
Research over the last few decades has suggested that the compound psilocybin may have a number of therapeutic benefits, with potential to help treat anxiety, d... read more
There may be alien life hiding in our solar system, according to new research. Microbes can thrive in the warm, underground ocean on Enceladus, an icy moon that... read more
The world’s smallest monkeys, pygmy marmosets, can be categorized into two species, new research has found. The 100-gram creatures were first recorded by ... read more
Facebook is notifying more users of its facial recognition features as it faces increased scrutiny over how the technology may infringe upon their privacy. Ma... read more
A mother who ‘regularly broke furniture by sitting on it’ has shed more than half her weight after needing two seatbelt extenders on a plane. Coca C... read more
A person’s sense of smell can predict how they will vote in political elections, a new study suggests. Researchers at Stockholm University in Sweden found... read more
Teresa Warren, 51 (pictured), of Paisley, Florida, was arrested and booked on Sunday on a misdemeanor battery charge after she allegedly beat up her boyfriend ... read more
Top civil servants don’t come much more politically correct than Sir Martin Donnelly (pictured), says Quentin Letts Top civil servants don’t come much more ... read more