Women almost ten times more likely to be convicted for not paying TV licence than men

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Bird was taught to alert criminals to officers’ presence, according to reports: ‘As soon as the police got close he started shouting’

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Here's some expert advice for would-be fathers: If possible, wait to have kids until you hit your mid-twenties.

Severe outbreak of cholera that occurred in 1854 during the 1846–1860 cholera pandemic happening worldwide

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John Harlan championed racial justice on a hostile Supreme Court. Robert Harlan, a freed slave, achieved renown despite the court's decisions

Einstein’s groundbreaking scientific ideas made his name a synonym for genius, but he was also famous for his pacifist views and support of the civil rights movement. Explore nine surprising facts about one of the towering minds of the 20th century.

The story of Katya the brown bear and other animals arrested for violence, complicity, and espionage

Mysterious lights that dance in the days or hours leading up to earthquakes take many different shapes and colors.

The common starling or European starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known simply as the starling in Great Britain and Ireland, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about 20 cm (8 in) long and has glossy black plumage with…

An impromptu performance at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday concert would propel the song up the charts.

Pizza Hut has become the world's first company to deliver a pizza to outer space, having sent up a slice to a cosmonaut living on the ISS.

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has announced a £1 million bounty to the first person who can crack the impossible: create a product that the RSC considers to be 100% chemical-free.

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