A young couple has asked strangers for help raising money to decorate their new home.
A 22-year-old woman is hoping the kindness of strangers will help her and her partner pay ...
A man failed a job interview within five minutes of arriving thanks to a very simple mistake.
The unnamed man made a bad impression at the office when he turned up ...
Officers responding to reports of a crocodile in floodwater near an English village only to find a replica.
Members of Thames Valley Police's South Buckinghamshire time rushed to the scene after ...
A pet goat helped capture a runaway sheep in Ireland.
Animal rescuers had noticed the animal running loose near a motorway, and charity group My Lovely Horse Rescue - a reference ...
Women spend an hour longer doing housework than men every day.
A study from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on how adults in the UK spend their time has revealed ...
Drivers are inhaling cancer-causing chemicals in their cars.
New research has revealed that motorists are at risk of breathing in harmful flame retardants that are known or suspected to cause the ...
Bacon shrinks the brain.
Scientists have warned that people with a meat-heavy diet that is low in fruit and vegetables have the "least amount of grey matter" according to MRI brain ...
Watching a sporting event makes a person happier.
Scientists have discovered that being a spectator releases feel-good hormones in the brain, even for those who are not die-hard fans.
Sports with big ...
Ginger cats accompanied the Vikings as they invaded Britain.
Experts say that the flame-haired felines were the preferred pet for the Scandinavian warriors as they rampaged across Europe and suspect that ...
Scientists have come up with a vaccine that works on coronaviruses "we don't even know about yet".
Boffins at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, as well as Caltech in California, ...
Sleeping in at the weekend can stave off depression.
Experts have found that those who get 'catch-up sleep' by having a lie-in at the weekend are less likely to experience symptoms ...
Bumblebee nests are being cooked by climate change.
Rising temperatures have been pinpointed as a cause for the insect's decline in Europe and North America and the concerns have been heightened ...
Men who make their car engines louder are more likely to be psychopaths.
A new study has found that men who modify their vehicles to give them a more throaty roar ...
Getting active in your 50s can boost the quality of later life.
Experts have discovered that it is possible for people to 'make up' for a lack of exercise during their ...
An orangutan has been seen treating a wound with a medicinal herb.
Researchers say that they have observed a male Sumatran primate treating an open facial wound with a plant that ...
Astronauts have been advised to go for runs on the Moon.
Scientists have told those travelling into orbit to jog several times per day around a "lunar Wall of Death" to ...
Anger increases a person's risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke for 40 minutes.
Scientists have discovered that feelings of rage can weaken the function of blood vessels and restrict ...
Pet parrots enjoy live video calls with their friends.
Researchers have discovered that the chatty birds have the intellect to tell the difference between live and pre-recorded video footage after being ...
A man's addiction to Marmite has been cured by hypnosis.
Michael Pryce-Jones used to get through a jar of the divisive substance per week as he ate a Marmite sandwich every ...
Climbing stairs can help you live longer.
Scientists conducted an analysis of almost 500,000 people aged between 35 and 84 to determine whether taking the stairs can reduce the danger of ...
Chickens go red in the face when agitated.
Researchers in France have discovered that the birds 'blush' just like humans during "negative situations of high arousal".
A study saw chickens either fed ...
A tourist has been hit with a hefty fine after getting too close to a walrus in Norway.
The man was slapped with a fine of 12,500 Norwegian Kroner (£900) after ...
British astronaut Major Tim Peake says that "millions" of aliens exist.
The rocketman has spent over 100 days in orbit and has no doubt that humans are accompanied in the universe ...