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A new graphic puzzle has been making the rounds on social media as the Northern Irish border with the Republic dominates news headlines. Last week Ireland's Prime Minister warned that his government will not accept a physical border between Northern Ireland and Ireland after Brexit, calling for the commitment to be written into the first phase of exit talks. However, that presents a problem. If Brexit is to be fulfilled then some sort of border must exist between Northern Ireland...

Forget rock, paper, scissors - a professor at Exeter University has invented a new version of the game to help people understand war, politics and power. University of Exeter expert Professor Neville Morley has worked with local developers Kaleider to invent new games which bring the work of Thucydides to life and show how he warned about the dangers of people having too much or too little power. The free event, which is suitable for people aged 14 and above, will...

This emotive video shows seven men talking about the constant battle they face when it comes to masculinity. A study of 1,000 men found two thirds agree man’s role in society has changed, yet 45 per cent still say they have felt unable to share their feelings because of their gender. And over one in five still feel pressure to be a ‘man’s man’. The short film, released by Gillette in association with Southbank Centre’s Being A Man Festival (24-26...

The average Brit will spend £686,000 on household bills over a lifetime, a study has found. The poll of 2,000 bill payers found the average household will fork out £11,379 a year on energy and water bills, mortgages or rent, insurance and loans. That amounts to £686,125 over the average adult lifetime, with £57,982 of this spent on energy bills alone. A spokesman for Compare the Market, which commissioned the study, said: “Bills account for a large amount of our...

Millions of Brits admit they find tidying therapeutic rather than a chore, a study has found. Eight in ten adults reckon tidying and organising is a real stress buster - whether it be filing away important documents, having a pristine desk at work or labelling files. Four in five people even said they find mess stressful, while 63 per cent don't feel on top of things unless their items are in the "right place." As a result, the average adult...

It seems that while campaigners have been focused on stopping kids from smoking they’ve dropped the ball on drugs. New research out from NHS Digital’s Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England survey has made some alarming discoveries. The research found 19 per cent of youngsters aged 11-15 in England have smoked compared to 24 per cent who have taken drugs. This details a rise in juvenile drug use of nine percentage point since the last survey...

A little-known feature introduced with the launch of i0S 10 in mid-2016 has been allowing Apple to look at your boobs for a year. According to recent revelations iPhones are able to categorise pictures in "brassiere", as well as bra, bras and bandeaus. The function is supposed to help you rifle through your photo archive and has categories that include everything from various animals, food and fashion to inanimate objects like furniture and "sunsets". But many iPhone users were unaware it existed, or that...

Millions of Brits have been involved in "phone-ccidents" - an embarrassing or painful mishap while using their phone. A fifth of adults have walked into someone while trying to multitask on their mobile while another one in five have tripped over. An unlucky one in eight have even ended up hurt or injured, with almost a third claiming to have narrowly avoided disaster while distracted by their devices. Twenty seven of the 2,000 mobile users polled even admitted their phone...

Like most widows Tulsidevi Danai is very proud of her late husband and the bravery that earned him his war medal. But as she holds up the battered broken medal bearing the likeness of King George VI, she appreciated its other significance: to her it is the difference between life and death. She explains: “This medal is the evidence for getting my Welfare Pension from The Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT),” a pension which enables her to survive. Tulsidevi’s husband Bakhansing...