British scientists are in a race to study a mysterious ecosystem that has been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice shelf for up to 120,000 years. Members of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are hoping to study creatures and bacteria that lived beneath a giant iceberg four times the size of ...
A married Republican lawmaker who voted for stricter laws against prostitution has resigned amid allegations he twice met an escort for sex. Jon E. Stanard reportedly paid a call girl known professionally as Brie Taylor for sex during two business trips to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2017. The conservative ...
A City banker was nicked while dressed as a policeman and riding his former police motorbike - complete with blue light - on his daily commute into London. Darren Emanuel, 46, was nabbed wearing the old police uniform while riding down Park Lane in Mayfair during rush hour just days ...
The total number of British expats has climbed from 4.1 million in 1990 to 5.5 million today. The increase has been influenced by the growing number of retirees who are opting to spend their golden years in sunnier climates. A report from the Office for National Statistics and the Instituto ...
The expansion of the cruise industry, coupled with modern holidaymakers’ longing to see the more secluded corners of the world, mean that some of the most luxurious liners on Earth now voyage to remote destinations. Evergreen destinations like the Caribbean and the Mediterranean are consistently popular, while reports abound on ...
There was something about the phrase “thoughtless obsolescence” that had got me thinking ahead of To Kill A King’s final tour date at Islington Assembly Hall. The term was used by the band in our pre-gig chat to describe the “lost and unsatisfied” feelings that seem to have become the ...
New official figures include loss of sight, brain damage, loss of consciousness, asphyxia, amputation and even death The number of serious injuries suffered by education workers after violent assaults has shot up by 24% in the past five years, new figures obtained by the GMB show. In 2016/16, 477 assaults ...
Major cities running out of water is becoming the new normal according to The Climate Council. From 1st February residents in Cape Town will be allowed to use no mare than 13.2 gallons of drinking water a day in an effort to avoid "Day Zero." If "Day Zero" does arrive, many ...
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup just months away the political climate in Russia is looking increasingly unsettled. Today, a lengthy march through central Moscow took place with tens of thousands of people in attendance. The rally was among protests nationwide in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny's call to ...