Giant squid puts on super show for amazed Japanese spectators
A giant squid put on a spectacular show on Christmas Eve for a group of amazed Japanese spectators. The four-metre-long giant squid (genus Architeuthis) is...
Fox hunting ban backed by most Britons
A foxhunting ban is backed by the vast majority of Britons, according to the latest Ipsos Mori Boxing Day Hunting Poll. The pollsters interviewed...
Hawking Gates and Musk picked for Luddite of the Year 2015
Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates and Elon Musk have been nominated for the embarrassing title of Luddite of the Year by the Information Technology &...
Japanese industrial output likely dropped 0.6% in November
Japanese factory output likely dropped by around 0.6 percent in November compared to the previous month, according to a recent Reuters poll.
The poll of...
Major UK banks launching truly “fee-free” basic bank accounts
Nine major banks and building societies in the UK will be offering new “no frills” fee-free basic bank accounts which won’t charge for missed...
Dead whale washed up on Wales beach shocks Christmas Day walkers
People walking off their Christmas dinner were shocked to see a 15 foot dead whale washed up on the beach in Ynyslas, a small...
Man armed with machete attacks woman in Kent shopping centre
A man armed with a two-foot long machete attacked and injured a woman at a the Intu shopping centre in Bromley, Kent during the busy...
Mars mission InSight cancelled due to leak in seismometer says NASA
The next Mars mission, InSight, has been cancelled says NASA, because of a leak in SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure), a seismometer supplied...
Shoplifter dies in Suffolk on Christmas Eve not long after arrest
A 29-year-old alleged shoplifter died in Suffolk on Christmas Eve not long after his arrest. The man was arrested for shoplifting at Tesco Extra, Fordham...
Ancient Viking settlement discovered below airport in Norway
A huge ancient Viking settlement was discovered below Ørland Airport in Norway during expansion work. The site, said to be 1,500 years old, covers...