A pill that vaccinates people against salmonella has been developed amid fears terrorists could turn the deadly food poisoning bug into a weapon. Designed to be taken by mouth, it also has the added advantage of using the same pathway that salmonella uses to wreak havoc on the digestive system. Salmonella...
A dilapidated Aston Martin is expected to sell for more than £350,000 despite being partially buried in leaves after languishing in a wood for more than 40 years. The Aston Martin DB4 was the first production car capable of doing 0-100-0mph in less than 30 seconds when it was launched...
A historic locomotive has finally made the last leg of its cross-country journey from a sugar mill in Trinidad to its new permanent home at the world's oldest working railway. The rare Picton model train - which has been described as 'technologically better' than the iconic Flying Scotsman - has...
The strength of reindeer's antlers could inspire indestructible robots of the future, according to a new study. Male deer use their iconic crown of bones to fend off competitors and woo females, then shed them once mating season is over. Now scientists have discovered the secret behind their toughness and...
Terrorist 'truck' attacks like the ones seen in Berlin and Nice are likely to become more common, a leading terror expert warned. Raffaello Pantucci, the director of international studies at the Royal United Services Institute, said that the ease of obtaining a truck made it an attractive method for terrorists...
The first beer in the world to be specially brewed to have with a kebab has been launched by London restaurateur and British Kebab Awards founder Ibrahim Dogus. Bira London was officially launched in central London last night as part of the festive build up to Christmas. Its secret recipe was created to...
The only thing more terrifying than the devastating scenes in Berlin yesterday is the reaction of the soon-to-be President of the United States to the events. Hours after the deadly truck crash in Berlin, with the country's wounds laid bare, Trump jumped back on the populist bandwagon and issued a statement...
A few weeks back I joked about David Davis learning of an interesting alliance called the European Union following revelations that the Brexit MP was considering paying a fee for access to the single market as well as backtracking on several other mis-truths laid out on the campaign trail which would effectively...
People who leave school with no qualifications are more than twice as likely to suffer a heart attack as those with a university degree, according to new research. The findings come from a groundbreaking new Australian study of healthy ageing in the Southern Hemisphere. Researchers investigated the links between education...