Prince Harry's recent trip to South Africa was probably a little more eventful than he would have liked. While he was participating in a charity polo match, he had a ...
A photograph of Pope Francis in a classic rap artist pose has gone viral, as Twitter users write imaginary rap lyrics to complement the photo. The photograph was captured during ...
The Prince of Wales told delegates at the United Nations climate conference in Paris that climate change is the greatest threat facing humanity. Negotiators from 195 countries have gathered in ...
A parliamentary committee tasked with developing measures to tackle obesity in children has supported a proposed tax on sugary drinks, There is growing concern about sugar's damaging impact on health, ...
German residents have been warned that "the walls pee back", as the Deutsche Bahn railway company coats walls in a special kind of paint to deter "wildpinklers", or "freepee-ers", from ...
Mathieu Valbuena has spoken out for the first time about his teammate Karim Benzema's involvement in an alleged sex tape blackmail plot. Real Madrid's Benzema was indicted by French authorities ...
New statistics released by Vodafone have found that 9.7 million Brits prefer digital contact to meeting their friends in person, despite almost one in three (30%) believing that connected devices ...
Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe has been found innocent of blood doping by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and UK Anti-Doping agency (UKAD). Radcliffe was implicated in ...
While apps like Instagram are resulting in a revolution in the quality of the nation's photos, they are killing traditional photo editing skills, according to new research.
The survey of 1,000 ...
The northern white rhinoceros is one step closer to extinction, after a 41-year-old female at a zoo in the United States was put down on Sunday. Nola was one of ...
Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims he was "close to dying" when he was hospitalised for six days earlier this month. Blatter had reportedly suffered a "small emotional breakdown", but ...
Jota Abril, a presenter from the Spanish state broadcaster TVE got a little confused between the Star Wars Rebel Alliance and the Al-Qaeda symbols during a live broadcast. The mistake ...
Footage has been released of Russia unleashing a storm of cruise missiles against Islamic State targets, as the Russian military intensifies its bombardment of Syria. Russia fired its first cruise ...
Former drone pilots and instructors have spoken out about their experiences in a new documentary, "Drone". The film, directed by Tonje Hessen Schei, focuses on the United States military's drone ...
The world's second-largest gem quality diamond has been found in Botswana, the world's leading diamond producer. According to the Lucara Diamond firm, the 1,111-carat stone discovered in the Karowe mine, around ...
Dr Alex Hodge, a consultant gastroenterologist and liver disease specialist at Monash Health, says that coffee fix your booze damaged liver and give you a couple of extra years to ...
Ahead of World AIDS Day on December 1st, condom manufacturer Durex has launched a Twitter campaign calling for the creation of a condom emoji to promote safe sex. The campaign, ...
A FIFA committee has rejected Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini's appeals against their 90-day provisional bans. The FIFA president and UEFA chief were suspended in October by FIFA's ethics committee ...
Viagra may help prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes, researchers have discovered. A new study, funded by the U.S. National Institute of Health, found that the drug sildenafil (Viagra) ...
Ronda Rousey spent the night in hospital after a shocking loss to Holly Holm at the UFC 193 championship in Melbourne, Australia. Rousey was knocked out by a brutal kick ...
After Japan was struck by a devastating tsunami in 2011, Facebook developed a "Safety Check" feature, which allows users to notify friends and family on the social networking site that ...
Lewis Hamilton had a little accident while in Monaco last week where he lost control of his supercar and hit a stationary car around 3:30 in the morning. The BBC ...
A survey of 2,000 UK consumers, commissioned by Heathrow, to celebrate British Export Week revealed that Marmite and Baked Beans are the two products the UK is most proud of ...
Police were called to the home of an elderly couple in Middleton, after they dialled 999 because they were lonely. Responding to a 999 emergency call, Stu Ockwell and a ...
