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Traveller gang accused of exploiting vulnerable men ¿made one have horse tattoo on back because they worked him like one¿Thu, 24 May 2012 02:03:59 GMT
The Connors family made the men perform 'menial and degrading' jobs for no money, telling them they would be tracked down and beaten if they tried to escape, a Southampton Crown Court jury was told.
British tourist dies in Kenyan police custody after being arrested for smoking cannabisThu, 24 May 2012 07:15:03 GMT
A British tourist named by police as Londoner Alexander Monson, 28, has died in police custody in Diani, Kenya. He was arrested for allegedly smoking cannabis outside a nightclub at the tourist destination.
Patient suffering from rabies left fighting for life in London hospital after being bitten by puppy during visit to IndiaThu, 24 May 2012 07:12:24 GMT
The victim contracted the illness two months ago after being bitten in India, but only developed symptoms within the last fortnight. They are being treated at University College Hospital, London.
'You muttering idiot': David Cameron loses his temper with Ed Balls at Prime Minister's Questions during heated exchangeThu, 24 May 2012 07:01:13 GMT
The unexpected outburst by the PM (pictured) prompted a rebuke from Commons Speaker John Bercow, who told him to retract the slight as it was 'unparliamentary'.
'Prepare for the Grexit': Officials tell eurozone countries to make contingency plans for Greece's exit from single currencyThu, 24 May 2012 06:56:02 GMT
Stock markets across Europe plunged after the mighty Bundesbank warned that it would be better to let Greece leave the euro than give its crippled economy any more cash.
The not-so-special offers that cost more: Supermarkets accused of manipulating prices to give illusion of savingsThu, 24 May 2012 06:54:19 GMT
Researchers identified a series of cases suggesting stores are manipulating prices to give the illusion of savings rather than offering genuine reductions.
Caesarean section babies 'face double the risk of obesity' than those delivered naturallyThu, 24 May 2012 06:47:28 GMT
Doctors say the obesity epidemic could be driven in part by rising rates of surgical deliveries - in England almost 25 per cent, which totals around 155,000 a year.
The day one boat gave another a piggyback following suicide bomber attack on US Navy shipThu, 24 May 2012 06:44:07 GMT
This intriguing image is not a Photoshopped picture or a disaster of Titanic proportions, instead it is one ship, designed to carry tremendous loads, giving a piggyback to a holed U.S. Navy ship.
The most beautiful rat's spine you'll ever see: Competition highlights stunning images which researchers use to study our cellsThu, 24 May 2012 06:43:58 GMT
These images, released by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, end up helping us understand our bodies and those of the other species.
Hello world! The magical moment rare Amazon river turtle hatches from egg in the palm of a handThu, 24 May 2012 06:43:50 GMT
This baby yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle is one of 27 hatched in a special breeding programme at New York’s Rosamond Gifford Zoo to try and increase the vulnerable species' numbers.
Fight to save house of the Baskervilles: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's home could be carved up into eight housesThu, 24 May 2012 06:40:33 GMT
Undershaw, a large red brick house where Conan Doyle wrote 13 stories about his renowned detective, is now an empty shell and boarded up.
Arise Sir Apple! British Design genius behind the iPad is awarded a knighthood for services to enterpriseThu, 24 May 2012 06:40:24 GMT
Sir Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design at Apple, said it was 'thrilling' to collect his honour for services to design and enterprise from the Princess Royal
Once you pop, you CAN stop: Adding bright-colored chips to a stack of snacks cuts the amount you eat by halfThu, 24 May 2012 06:40:15 GMT
Paul Rozin, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. ‘People tend to eat what you put in front of them. If you put less in front of them and give them a signal, they will take it.’
It is already known that common chimpanzees share 98% of human genes and are mankind's closest living relative, say University of Edinburgh.
Tiny 2,700-year-old seal unearthed that bears the name Bethlehem and could prove the birthplace of Jesus was the bustling market town described in the Old TestamentThu, 24 May 2012 06:39:58 GMT
The discovery provides vivid evidence that Bethlehem was not just the name of a fabled biblical town, but also a bustling place of trade, archaeologists said.
The two-fly limit is one of a series of measures aimed at improving toilets in the Chinese capital.
Feline greasy? Cute stray kitten saved from car wheel by RSPCA rescuers after getting her head stuckThu, 24 May 2012 06:39:40 GMT
Now nicknamed Alloy, the ten-week-old kitten was living as a stray in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, when the homeowner heard 'meowing' coming from his shed.
Do men like dumb-looking women? Study reveals that gentlemen prefer to 'SCORE' with sleepy ditzes, but not marry themThu, 24 May 2012 06:39:31 GMT
A new study has found that some men are attracted more to women who look dumb or inert as casual sex partners, but reject them as potential wives or girlfriends.
After being embarrassed by Prince Philip Gina Rinehart is having the last laugh after her £18 billion fortune took her to top spot on the list of world's richest women.
Did Iran kill one of its own scientists? London dissident claims Iranian intelligence agents may have been real assassinsThu, 24 May 2012 06:39:05 GMT
London-based dissident Potkin Azarmehr made explosive claims about the death of scientist Masoud Ali Mohammadi (pictured) in his online blog.
Rally fans save driver and his race navigator who got trapped underwater after race car landed upside down in a pondThu, 24 May 2012 06:38:56 GMT
This Renault Clio race car went off course during the 2012 Mazowiecki Rally in Poland, leaving driver Patrick Osowiecki and navigator Maciej Wrona trapped upside-down in a pond.
Martha Lane Fox unveils scheme where £159 buys you a refurbished Windows 7 computer and broadband for a yearThu, 24 May 2012 06:38:47 GMT
Martha Lane Fox, famous for founding Lastminute.com at the height of the dot-com boom, is offering a refurbished Windows 7 PC , along with a year's worth of broadband, for just £159.
Blair's rottweiler in first job since No 10: Campbell takes lucrative role... as PR manThu, 24 May 2012 06:38:39 GMT
Alastair Campbell (pictured) has been hired by public relations firm Portland to act as a ‘strategic consultant’ to high-profile clients working alongside Tim Allan, his former deputy at Downing Street.
UK weather forecast: Scotland posts hottest day of the year and at 27C it's warmer than IbizaThu, 24 May 2012 06:38:31 GMT
After yesterday's temperatures of almost 27C in parts of England set the standard for the hottest day of the year, the mercury rose again as thousands flocked to beaches, parks and gardens.
The seductive IMF boss and a smitten BBC business guru: Lagarde's Gallic charms leave Peston flusteredThu, 24 May 2012 06:35:03 GMT
Robert Peston, the BBC's business editor, became distinctly flustered on air as he discussed Christine Lagarde, the glamorous head of the International Monetary Fund.
The lawsuit claims Facebook and banks including Morgan Stanley concealed from investors during the IPO marketing process 'a severe and pronounced reduction' in revenue growth forecasts.
How the holiday rows start... before the holiday does: Half of couples fail to agree on destinationThu, 24 May 2012 06:34:44 GMT
Research by online travel agents Ebookers of 2,000 adults found that more than half of couples fail to agree on a destination and nearly seven out of ten argue while on holiday.
Cheats who avoided paying taxes last year created a £35billion hole in the public purseThu, 24 May 2012 06:34:36 GMT
Tax avoiders and others who refused to pay left a £35billion hole in the public purse last year a new study has revealed.
Grieving parents of three gap year teenagers killed in Thailand coach crash want the Foreign Office to give better advice on dangers of bus travel in the countryThu, 24 May 2012 06:25:25 GMT
Bruno Melling-Firth, Conrad Quashie and Max Boomgaarden-Cook were on a coach bound for the northern town of Chiang Mai when it pulled across a six-lane highway into the path of an oncoming bus.
Leveson Inquiry: Piers Morgan showed me how to hack phones in 2002, claims Jeremy PaxmanThu, 24 May 2012 06:21:11 GMT
Newsnight anchorman Mr Paxman said he attended a lunch where Mr Morgan told Ulrika Jonsson he knew about a conversation she had with former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Calcium booster pills 'raise risk of heart attack and could do more harm than good'Thu, 24 May 2012 06:15:16 GMT
Researchers claim the safety of the tablets is 'coming under increasing scrutiny' as they could be doing more harm than good.
Facebook IPO: Morgan Stanley to reimburse investors ripped off by Facebook trades... as embattled social network may switch to New York Stock Exchange over bungled IPOThu, 24 May 2012 06:13:34 GMT
Morgan Stanley announced in a memo on Wednesday that it is reviewing Facebook trades and would adjust prices for some retail customers who overpaid.
Whistleblower accuses welfare-to-work firm A4e of misusing public money as part of a 'multi-billion-pound scandal'Thu, 24 May 2012 03:57:45 GMT
A former chief auditor at the firm, which is owned by David Cameron’s former families czar, claimed an ‘unethical culture’ had led to ‘systematic fraud’.
Boy, 3, risks his life by driving toy motorcycle head-on through traffic at busy junction... all because he wanted to see his mumThu, 24 May 2012 03:08:23 GMT
The youngster was being looked after by his grandfather in the Chinese city of Wenzhou when he decided he wanted to see his mother - who was out at work.
Danny Alexander reveals 2,400 senior civil servants have worked 'off payroll' to avoid millions in tax (and dozens have done it for at least a decade)Thu, 24 May 2012 01:32:19 GMT
MPs accused the corporation yesterday of paying senior figures, such as Chris Evans, 'off-payroll' – meaning they can potentially cut their tax bills by thousands of pounds a year.
From prison the the palace... Gerald Ronson who was jailed for Guiness scam awarded CBE forThu, 24 May 2012 01:08:19 GMT
He spent six months in jail after he and three others were convicted over a scam in which the Guinness share price was boosted during a takeover battle.
Tory MPs will get a free vote on gay marriage as issue is a 'matter of conscience'Thu, 24 May 2012 00:59:46 GMT
In a significant concession which will dismay the Lib Dems, Downing Street sources said the Prime Minister believed MPs should not be forced to vote in favour.
Shafilea Ahmed trial: Mother said 'Just finish it here' moments before suffocating daughter, court hearsThu, 24 May 2012 00:59:20 GMT
Shafilea's sister Alesha broke down in tears as she described the moment she saw her parents, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, of Warrington, Cheshire, allegedly murdering her
From the sneezing bearded monkey to the bright blue spider... The 10 new species discovered last year revealedThu, 24 May 2012 00:55:53 GMT
The top ten were picked from more than 200 nominated new species by an international committee which hopes to draw attention to the plight of wildlife.
After the drought, Britain's damp spring means now it's raining slugs ready to wreak havoc in our gardensThu, 24 May 2012 00:55:17 GMT
According to experts, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lancashire are expected to be worst affected by the rather slimy issue.
Fancy a spot of tortoise for supper? Or maybe sparrow? New Middle Ages cookbook recreates delicacies of the dayThu, 24 May 2012 00:49:48 GMT
Peter Ross, the principal librarian at the Guildhall Library in London, has delved into recipe books dating back hundreds of years to collate the astonishing meals eaten by our ancestors.
Coalition to back investment in housing, infrastructure and jobs for youth to boost economyThu, 24 May 2012 00:35:56 GMT
David Cameron and Nick Clegg (pictured) yesterday signalled a shift in the Government’s austerity programme towards a fresh emphasis on growth through state-backed investment.
The thousands of Britons who don¿t have a moral compass: One in eight admit they are bad peopleThu, 24 May 2012 00:35:10 GMT
They said No when asked if they were ‘a moral person who knows the difference between right and wrong and most often chooses the right course of action’ in a survey by the TCM movie channel.
Judge's pity for predatory sex attacker as he spares him jail for stalking underage schoolgirlsThu, 24 May 2012 00:27:46 GMT
Predatory molester Andrew Jackson, 48, twice stalked schoolgirls aged 13 and 14 around Bridlington, East Yorkshire.
ITV could lose its prime slot as Ofcom suggest third channel could be put up for auctionThu, 24 May 2012 00:25:56 GMT
ITV's broadcast licence, along with those for Channel 5, expire at the end of 2014 and the Government has to decide if it will renew them or not.
Small firms can't even get an overdraft as it emerges 50 are failing every dayThu, 24 May 2012 00:24:41 GMT
A total of 1,564 failed in April, and numbers are far higher among smaller firms, the study by the information firm Experian found.
Greek hospital 'threatens to keep baby until mother can pay the cost of delivering the child'Thu, 24 May 2012 00:24:27 GMT
Helena Venizelou Maternity Hospital in Athens threatened to keep hold of the child, the mother said, until she paid up 1,200 euros (£970) they were demanding to cover the costs of her Caesarian section.
Britain weighs up military options against Iran... as Tehran edges closer to letting UN inspect key 'nuclear weapons' sitesThu, 24 May 2012 00:22:23 GMT
British ministers say the deployment of the Royal Navy and the RAF in the Middle East is just one of the options on their table should war break out between Iran and Israel later this year.
Babies left to cry are still unhappy hours afterwards as stress hormone remains highThu, 24 May 2012 00:20:34 GMT
The research by University of North Texas will reignite the debate about the pros and cons of controlled crying – letting unsettled babies sob themselves to sleep.
The attack occurred in Takhar province where police said that radicals opposed to education of women and girls had used an unidentified toxic powder to contaminate the air in classrooms.
Two Western female doctors among five aid workers kidnapped in AfghanistanThu, 24 May 2012 00:13:00 GMT
The group, who were working for a foreign-based aid organisation, were making their way from central Faizabad city and were abducted yesterday in Yaftal-e Bala district.
The £8.90 pizza bases which cost NHS £33 as suppliers slap on 'administration' fees for gluten-free foodsThu, 24 May 2012 00:10:39 GMT
Food suppliers are accused of cashing in on the system for patients with coeliac disease, who are intolerant to gluten but can get specialist food with an NHS prescription.
'At last! After all these years... Who will you vote for?'
When Britain really DID keep calm and carry on: Fed up with the way people whinge at every little set-back? A cache of lost propaganda films magically evokes a very different eraThu, 24 May 2012 00:04:00 GMT
An archive of more than 100 titles has been stored away at the British Film Institute since the end of World War Two have been digitally restored.
Birdman of Henley aims to jump 2,400ft onto a pile of cardboard boxes completes test flight... but plummets into a hedgeThu, 24 May 2012 00:01:02 GMT
Stuntman Gary Connery today jumped from a helicopter 2,400ft above his home town of Henley-On-Thames. High winds during a test run yesterday saw him land in a hedge.
It¿s a corker! Red wine costing £3.59 and sold at Aldi scoops international awardWed, 23 May 2012 23:41:41 GMT
The budget supermarket's own-brand Spanish Toro Loco Tempranillo from 2011 excelled in blind taste tests alongside reds costing nearly ten times as much.
Britain's schools record 115 racist incidents a day as four in five teachers admit they have seen pupils being abusedWed, 23 May 2012 23:40:14 GMT
Data from 90 councils detail 87,915 ‘racist incidents’ at primary and secondary schools between 2007 and 2011.
iPhone thief: Katy McCaffrey outs 'man who stole iPhone on Disney Cruise' after photos synched to her accountWed, 23 May 2012 23:39:01 GMT
Katy McCaffrey alleges that a Disney Cruise worker named 'Nelson,' pictured, stole her phone; she was able to identify him because pictures he took synched with her Photostream account, a feature offered by Apple.
It's Spider-Man! Agan Harahap photos reveal how Batman, Superman and friends helped the Allies win World War TwoWed, 23 May 2012 23:24:19 GMT
But budding David Starkeys need fear not: these amazing 'vintage' photographs are actually the work of modern-day Indonesian snapper Agan Harahap.
Demand for probe into petrol prices amid fears motorists are being ripped off by profiteering oil companiesWed, 23 May 2012 23:24:04 GMT
MPs demanded an inquiry into allegations of price-fixing at the pumps, and called for the Government to replace its fuel duty rise with a windfall tax on oil companies.
Once docked, hundreds of sailors, marines and coast guardsmen will flood the city to take in the sights and mingle with New Yorkers. New Yorkers, of course, have a long tradition of mingling with them, as well.
I will defy Europe on jail votes, says Cameron as he sets on collision course with judges in StrasbourgWed, 23 May 2012 23:12:15 GMT
The Prime Minister said the ban on voting from jail was for Parliament to decide rather than ‘a foreign court’ after Euro judges upheld a ruling that Britain’s blanket ban was unlawful.
I've no idea how much money we make from advertising alongside porn says Google chiefWed, 23 May 2012 23:08:57 GMT
Sarah Hunter, head of UK public policy for the company, pleaded ignorance during a debate hosted by Google on whether to block porn to protect youngsters. But it is clear that Google makes thousands of pounds a day from advertising alongside search results such as ‘porn’ on the British site.
How the size of an average restaurant meal has QUADRUPLED since the 1950s - with U.S. burgers now three times as bigWed, 23 May 2012 22:48:05 GMT
Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that a cup of fountain soda is now six times as large as it was in the 1950s, while fries and burgers are triple the size.
We can't cope much longer, says Spain, as cost of borrowing cripples embattled economyWed, 23 May 2012 22:47:55 GMT
Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy (pictured) also urged a joint European response to keep the region’s debt problems from getting worse.
My husband had an affair while I battled cancer... and then Tessa landed in a police cell for taking revenge on his mistressWed, 23 May 2012 22:44:23 GMT
In the months since I first suspected my husband's infidelity, I’ve been to hell and back, TESSA CUNNINGHAM reveals.
Author Will Self and his family flee for their lives after roofs of £1 million houses in his street collapseWed, 23 May 2012 22:35:51 GMT
Journalist and author Will Self led his two sons to safety after the roof came down on his and four neighbours' homes in Stockwell, south London, last night.
Why David Cameron and Nick Clegg are running scared of Vince Cable the Coalition ¿Socialist¿Wed, 23 May 2012 22:26:50 GMT
SIMON HEFFER: Without the inconvenience of a general election, Dr Cable would be back in power, possibly as deputy prime minister, and sitting in Cabinet with people whose politics are his.
'Walking on our kids' graves': Drink-drive footballer who killed two boys in 90mph crash trains with Swindon while in prisonWed, 23 May 2012 22:26:50 GMT
Luke McCormick has been training one day a week since January with Swindon and now the club is set to sign him on trial when he’s released from prison next month.
Turkish man who bragged on Facebook that he would cover London in blood stabbed his English wife and mother-in-law to death in ¿senseless slaughter¿Wed, 23 May 2012 21:54:36 GMT
Oxford Crown Court heard Ensar Gol knifed his wife and mother-in-law to death and tried to kill a family friend before taking the murder weapon into the street.
Dangerous driver who killed six-year-old boy while doing 59mph in a 30mph zone facing prisonWed, 23 May 2012 21:34:21 GMT
Student Peter Renshaw, 22, was travelling at up to 59mph in a 30 zone when his Fiat Seicento struck Owen Wightman as he played with pals close to his home.
Met Police corruption: Scotland Yard detective and 3 ex-officers arrested for 'pocketing bribes'Wed, 23 May 2012 20:44:57 GMT
The quartet have been arrested as officers were accused of taking money for information about a highly-sensitive inquiry into a politician who defrauded a Nigerian state of more than £150million.
We're off on holiday... to the shed! Writer angered by airport queues spends two weeks summer break in his Birmingham garden chaletWed, 23 May 2012 20:32:44 GMT
Desmond McGrath (picttured) is living the dream with his own south-facing beach chalet - and best of all, it only cost him £500. The catch? It's in his back garden in land-locked Birmingham.
Pregnant daughter-in-law of Abu Hamza is caught smuggling phone card to hate cleric under burkaWed, 23 May 2012 20:14:11 GMT
Security guards at Belmarsh Prison found the card in the coin pocket of jeans Chaymae Smak, the daughter-in-law of Abu Hamza (pictured), was wearing.
'This is a camera I stole... and this is me': Dumb thief films himself and gives his name in clip on stolen camcorderWed, 23 May 2012 20:08:13 GMT
Chris Rochester was stunned when police returned his stolen camcorder to him - and it contained clips of the suspected thief introducing himself. Houaka Yang, from La Crosse, Wisconsin, is in police custody.
Now transsexual let off jail has community sentence cut because she can¿t push heavy lawnmowerWed, 23 May 2012 19:39:33 GMT
Jan Krause had complained that the mower she had been asked to use to cut the graveyard lawn in the Cheshire village of Hartford was too heavy.
Skydiver dies and two others rescued from Lake Tahoe after jump from chopper ended in disasterWed, 23 May 2012 18:53:58 GMT
Robert Ranieri, 29, died when a skydive went terribly wrong and he came down in South Lake Tahoe, California.
Facebook shares: As stock price plunges, 'Timeline' profile pages are redesignedWed, 23 May 2012 18:44:23 GMT
Facebook engineers have begun to 'tweak' the unpopular Timeline layout - the site has also removed some photos from the home page and changed ‘likes’ to a new term - ‘favourites’
Anti-supermarket campaigner arrested and held for hours after putting up posters condemning councillorsWed, 23 May 2012 18:23:12 GMT
Ralph Rea, 64, affixed the poster - which featured the crossed-out faces of four former councillors below an 'Un-wanted' sign - to a noticeboard in Cardigan, mid-Wales.
Artist Jack Long creates incredible pictures of flowers using drops of paintWed, 23 May 2012 18:14:36 GMT
Artist Jack Long, from Wisconsin, spends months painstakingly planning and testing each work before capturing them with high-speed photography.
Ferry passengers hit by ashes as grieving family scatter relative's remains in riverWed, 23 May 2012 18:02:39 GMT
George Thompson was a passenger on the river crossing from North Shields to South Shields in North Tyneside when the ashes were emptied over the rail.
The latest entrant to the space race is... Egypt!19-year-old student invents futuristic 'warp drive' for satellitesWed, 23 May 2012 17:55:34 GMT
A 19-year-old Egyptian university student called Aisha Mustafa has invented a futuristic propulsion system for spacecraft.
A Cuban athlete, a straight-A student and a career criminal: The motley crew of car thieves and burglars caught in undercover stingWed, 23 May 2012 17:39:02 GMT
Among those jailed were career criminal Jeffrey Nelson (pictured) and Manchester student Tony Esivwose-Evans.
Entirely new 'grapefruit-sized' organ found in jaws of giant whales - is it a 'second brain' built to help them eat more?Wed, 23 May 2012 17:17:36 GMT
A new sensory organ has been discovered in the jaws of giant whales that may help them ‘lunge feed’ to swallow huge numbers of crustaceans and small fish, say Smithsonian researchers.
Girl, 11, found slumped on a park bench after binging on a 'vast quantity' of vodkaWed, 23 May 2012 16:36:55 GMT
Police say the child was found drunk and near-unconscious last Friday night by officers on patrol, before being taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, pictured.
Thomas Kenny: Window cleaner claimed £33,000 by pretending he had to use a wheelchairWed, 23 May 2012 16:33:44 GMT
Thomas Kenny, of Bootle, claimed incapacity benefit and disability living allowance over five years for a crippling back complaint - but he caught on camera lifting ladders and tryes.
In the most historic event the country has seen since the Arab Spring revolution began last year, vast queues built up outside 13000 polling stations across as eager voters prepared to choose their next president.
Michaela McAreavey murder trial: Court hears of newlywed's frantic bid to revive honeymoon brideWed, 23 May 2012 16:32:51 GMT
John McAreavey desperately tried to help his lifeless wife Michaela (pictured) after finding her lying senseless in the bathtub of their honeymoon suite at a Mauritius luxury hotel, the Supreme Court in Port Louis heard today.
Brave father told TWICE he was going to die was saved when doctors took off his entire face to remove a brain tumour - and put it back in time for his weddingWed, 23 May 2012 16:25:29 GMT
Tommy Kirkland, 42, from North Lanarkshire, has had four brain tumours removed over the past five years. He is now looking forward to getting married next month.
Tayfun Ermis: Gangster has to pay more than £7k in parking fines after getting 71 tickets on his LamborghiniWed, 23 May 2012 16:15:53 GMT
Tayfun Ermis continuously disobeyed the rules of the road while driving around London in his yellow Lamborghini Murcielago (pictured).
Men and women both love to gossip - but chatter tends to make males closer, whereas it can tear women friends apartWed, 23 May 2012 15:14:25 GMT
Women tend to chat a lot about physical appearance, and this can actually threaten their friendships - whereas men gossip about communal activities such as sport, which tightens friendships, say Edmonton researchers.
Scientists in California who attached heart rate monitors to office workers found they remained in a state of 'high alert' throughout the day if they had constant access to email.
Were mermaids real? New theory suggests 'aquatic apes' might account for legendsWed, 23 May 2012 14:49:33 GMT
Sightings of mermaids are often ascribed to sea-weary mariners mistaking large creatures such as manatees for the creatures - but a new documentary suggests they might have seen 'sea apes' instead.
The latest in the series of 'Doodle' artworks has been created to mark what would have been the 78th birthday of synthesiser creator Robert Moog.
Hundreds of women need to have smear tests retaken - after medic found to be carrying out tests incorrectly for 13 YEARSWed, 23 May 2012 14:38:22 GMT
More than 1,200 women who were tested at the Brough and South Cave medical practice in Hull, East Yorks, have been told they need to book another appointment.
The secret of a happy marriage? Perfectly simple, say psychologists - you just have to become a mind-readerWed, 23 May 2012 14:34:29 GMT
When couples are arguing, it's often easy to see that a partner is angry - but seeing the reasons underlying the anger could be key to a strong relationship, say Baylor University researchers.
Leaving no stone unturned! Stunning photos of the daredevil climber who tackles ledges smaller than credit cardsWed, 23 May 2012 14:21:42 GMT
American climber Kevin Jorgeson, 27, combines specific elements of climbing more focused on technique than a full bodied climb into a unique discipline called bouldering.
Paedophiles who raped 11-year-old girl in block of flats have their sentences doubled after trial judge gave them just three years in prisonWed, 23 May 2012 14:13:37 GMT
Roshane Channer and Ruben Monteiro, both 21, were originally given three years and four months after admitted raping the schoolgirl in a block of flats in Luton.
Uckfield Community Technology College: Schoolboy, 15, left with fractured skull after playground fightWed, 23 May 2012 13:46:22 GMT
The teenager was punched by a fellow classmate in the playground of Uckfield Community Technology College in East Sussex and was taken to a specialist unit at King's College Hospital in London (pictured).
Geek-chic techno-glasses outclass Google Goggles on looks - and record EVERYTHING they seeWed, 23 May 2012 13:32:48 GMT
The Californian company hopes the video glasses will be a cult hit on Facebook and YouTube, where point-of-view videos will be a unique way for users to 'capture the moment'.
AutoDesk iPad app lets you create 3D images of any place, person or object - and you can even PRINT out perfect replicasWed, 23 May 2012 13:32:37 GMT
Anyone with an iPad 2 or the New iPad can take photographs and then the app, AutoDesk 123D, will re-assemble it into a virtual 3D object that you can then explore.
Mysterious 'body jars' used in Cambodian death rituals hints at existence of previously unknown tribeWed, 23 May 2012 11:15:23 GMT
Perched on cliff edges, jars and wooden coffins containing human remains offer tantalising evidence of a completely unknown ancient people in Cambodia, say University of Otago researchers.
Men who have diets forced on them by wives often get FATTER - after binging on 'landslides' of food away from homeWed, 23 May 2012 11:03:23 GMT
Only couples who negotiate a new 'healthy' diet make progress. Otherwise, men tend to slink off to an all-you-can-eat buffet, say University of Michigan researchers.
Women are happier, better educated and less stressed than overworked men, study claimsWed, 23 May 2012 10:52:00 GMT
Men living in the world's most advanced nations work longer hours and earn higher wages, but are more likely to be exposed to danger and have a lower life expectancy, according to an OECD survey of 34 nations.
The sickening practice was exposed in the town of Beed, in Maharashtra - the state with the worst child sex ratio in the country.
Man who beheaded and cannibalised fellow passenger on Greyhound bus thought he was attacking an alienWed, 23 May 2012 07:54:16 GMT
Vince Li (pictured) was locked in a mental hospital after the horrific attack in Manitoba, western Canada, in 2008. But last week he won permission to make escorted trips into the nearby city of Selkirk.
