‘Scientists have long wondered if life really does exist on Mars. And a new set of pictures released by NASA could appear to confirm conspiracy theorists’ claims that we are not alone in the universe. […]

‘I want to write more about The Economist cover for 2015, which I have previously discussed. Please click here and look at it for reference. The Economist is among the English-speaking world’s most influential current […]

‘Australian PM Tony Abbott has used the country’s national day to announce a knighthood for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. Mr Abbott, who reintroduced the honour last year, said the Prince had lived a […]

‘The Government is today facing a backbench rebellion over legislation to make it easier for energy companies to frack for shale gas, as an influential committee of MPs demands a total fracking ban. A number […]

‘In Dusseldorf, Germany a court has ruled that it is permissible for men to urinate while standing. The ruling came after a landlord in the sixth most populous city in Germany sought nearly $2,855 in […]

‘Although Facebook recently announced its new flagging feature which allows users – including government officials – to suppress posts they disagree with, it’s not the first time the social media giant censored free speech in […]

‘Downing Street says it is to review security procedures after a hoax caller was put through to Prime Minister David Cameron. Number 10 said the caller claimed to be Robert Hannigan, director of government monitoring […]

‘Brittan is said to have abused children at Elm Guest House, a boarding house in Barnes, west London, which was run as a brothel in the 1970s and 1980s, according to the Daily Star Sunday. […]

‘US industrial interests took centre-stage at the start of Barack Obama’s visit to India as he and the prime minister, Narendra Modi, outlined a deal to limit the legal liability of US suppliers in the […]

‘Hillary Clinton is a comedic genius. Just listen to her “impersonate” Vladimir Putin. Do you hear that husky, not-at-all-Russian voice? It’s like she NSA wire-tapped into Putin’s voice box and then temporarily share-wared his most […]

‘Every time Eurocrats declare that the economic crisis is over, it comes back with a vengeance. For six years, the Brussels elites have been periodically assuring us that the Eurozone has shaken off the bug; […]

‘By analyzing such parameters as the force applied by key presses and the time interval between them, a new self-powered non-mechanical intelligent keyboard could provide a stronger layer of security for computer users. The self-powered […]

Read the comments at the bottom of the article page – they’re a hoot! Panicked forecasters raised the alert in the past hour after spotting the freak system on the weather models. ‘Rare in the […]