The average UK adult gives almost £30,000 in total to charity during their lifetime, according to research. Typically Brits will give £16,671 to charity by direct debit, £1,831 to collection boxes and £2,275 by sponsoring friends, family and colleagues – all during their adult years. And those polled will also ...
Long distance space travel could be powered by - human waste, according to new research. Waste products - such as urine and carbon dioxide - could also be used to make tools, suggests the study. That's one of the ultimate goals of scientists who are developing ways to make long ...
A council worker had a miracle escape after he escaped with only minor injuries when he plummeted 50ft (15m) into a rubbish pit in his DIGGER. Emergency services were called to the waste facility following the freak accident at around 10.30am on Monday morning. Fire crews rescued the driver who ...
A Conservative branch of theologians are trying to argue that the Pope is not in fact a Catholic. For many years the Pope's views on Catholicism have been as concrete as the probability of a bear taking a dump in the woods, but now his commitment could be in question following accusations ...
Despite the kitchen becoming an increasingly democratised facet of the family home, there is still one culinary tool where men almost universally take control - the BBQ. According to new research one in five women would love to get stuck in to a barbecue this summer - but their partners ...
The legendary Volkswagen Campervan is making a comeback - and this time it will be electric and have sports car acceleration. Potential customers wrote to the German car giant begging them to turn the concept unveiled in January into reality. And VW has now announced the hippy and surfers' favourite ...
A cancer patient is furious after he was forced to wait 13-and-a-half HOURS on a hospital trolley in a corridor whilst "half naked". Nick Turner, 54, says he felt like he was in the "third world" as he waited for treatment for a blood infection after chemotherapy for bowel cancer ...
The world's oldest bowling club has been accused of sexism after a member quit when it refused to lift its ban on female members. The Chesterfield Bowling Club - which dates back to the 12th century - recently voted against admitting women for the first time in its 700-year history. ...
An IT consultant has revealed how he was forced to sit in a seat soaked in someone else's urine for an 11-hour flight from Heathrow to Cape Town. Andrew Wilkinson, 39, who lives in London, said that when he pointed out the wet stain to a crew member, he was ...