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Thousands of refugees abandon Budapest station and start WALKING to Austria

Carrying their belongings, the migrants continue to march along the highway from Keleti railway station in Budapest towards Austria after Hungarian authorities blocked them from boarding trains. read


'Grave doubts' over claims of key witnesses in VIP sex abuse inquiry

Officers have not found a 'shred of evidence' to support claims by the witness known as 'Nick' of a child abuse ring centred on the Dolphin Square apartment complex in Central London (pictured). read


BBC to take on North Korea's Kim Jong-un in bid to break open secretive country 

It is one of a number of new foreign-language services which the BBC is putting forward under proposals to expand the World Service, which is often blocked by authoritarian states. read


Take the test that can work out your personality based on your Facebook 'likes'

Scientists at Cambridge University, who created the app, say the test can predict your personality more accurately than your friends, colleagues and your parents. read


Chrissie Hynde dated the Hells Angels who raped her and then blamed herself for the attack

In her new autobiography, Eighties rock chick and feminist icon Chrissie Hynde (pictured) reveals that she was raped by a gang of bikers when she was just 21. Not only that, she says it was her fault. read


Shoreham jet crash pilot started trick 100s of feet lower than he was licensed to

An Air Accidents Investigation Branch preliminary report said Andy Hill (pictured inset, right) began the stunt at 200ft above sea level. He is licensed to perform the stunt at 500ft. read


The secret of Scotland Yard's black museum: From Dr Crippen's crumpled pyjamas to the revolver that sent Ruth Ellis to the gallows – grisly relics telling the story of British crime  

For nearly a century and a half, the Metropolitan Police in London has been accumulating the gruesome relics of murder and mayhem in what has become known as the Black Museum. read


As Tom Hardy's Kray Twins film Legend is released we look at the real life gangsters

Legend, a new film about Ronnie and Reggie Kray which has opened to rave reviews, sees actor Tom Hardy play the parts of both of the brothers who were infamous London gangsters. read


Hate cleric Anjem Choudary is freed on bail ahead of trial over 'support for ISIS'

Radical preacher Anjem Choudary was granted bail at the Old Bailey today as he awaits trial for allegedly encouraging support for Islamic State alongside his co-accused Mohammed Rahman. read


Angelina Jolie's Scottish lookalike Chelsea Marr

Student Chelsea Marr's, pictured, similarity to the 40-year-old Hollywood star has seen her take the internet by storm. But she is not a model - she works as an operations manager in Aberdeen. read


The Queen's never been happier with repeats of The Two Ronnies Gin and Dubonnet

As the Queen beats Victoria's reign at 63 years and 217 days, RICHARD KAY and GEOFFREY LEVY explore why the monarch has never been more content. read


Prince Charles takes on more of Queen's trips as she approaches her 90th birthday 

The Queen has privately made it clear that her days of foreign travel are numbered, as Prince Charles will have undertaken seven foreign tours in just 11 months by the end of November. read


Jamie Oliver buys a £10M home in the heart of north London luvvie-land

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, 40, has snapped up an eight-bedroom Grade II-listed property near Hampstead Heath in north London, which is just a stone's throw from where the likes of Kate Moss live. read


Growing movement against lettuce the blandest of all vegetables

Lettuce might be low in fat, sugar and salt but the same is true of cardboard. A leading American food writer has pointed out its futility, saying it takes up space on farms instead of more nutritious veg. read


Sexting could give you police record after teen branded a paedophile for nude selfie

Millions of schoolchildren across Britain have been warned they could end up on a police database for life, prosecuted or forced to sign the sex offenders' register for texting a naked photo of themselves. read


Parents react on Twitter to Halfords' online listing for pink bicycle helmet aimed at girls

The 'sexist' product description, for the Bell Amigo Bike Helmet, was posted online and showed images of two helmets - a pink one for girls and blue for boys - alongside separate descriptions. read


Colin Dymond who stabbed and strangled Sarah Pollock to death is jailed for life

Colin Dymond murdered his former partner Sarah Pollock, 41, at her home in Bournemouth before scrawling the message on her living room wall. read


Shaquan Fearon was killed for 'disrespecting another boy' by talking to his girlfriend 

Shaquan Fearon, 17, (pictured) was stabbed with a black kitchen knife, said a friend. His mum Sharon Fearon told how she found her son covered in blood and surrounded by medics in Brockley, South London. read


So what attracted an Uzbek beauty to a Dragons' Den star 31 YEARS her senior who's worth £175million

Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne, 66, is dating 35-year-old Nigora Whitehorn, a Harley Street dental practice receptionist from Dunstable, Bedfordshire. read


Syrian boys Aylan and Galip Kurdi's father returns to Kobane to bury sons and wife

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Aylan, three, his brother Galip, five, and mother Rehan died when their dinghy capsized as they tried to reach the Greek island of Kos in the dead of night. read


The real reason the Syrian refugees keep coming to Europe from the Middle East

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Britain, Europe and the West are now facing the largest movement of peoples since the end of World War II if not before, writes PETER OBORNE. read


Thousands of refugees begin 100 mile walk from Hungary to Austria

This might be the sort of scene we associate with far-off Third World disasters, with war and revolution. But with Friday afternoon rush hour in a European capital? writes ROBERT HARDMAN. read


5 wealthiest Gulf Nations have refused to take a single Syrian refugee

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The vast majority of more than four million Syrians who fled their war-torn home are housed in refugee camps in countries still at threat from terror groups. read


Bob Geldof says he'll take in 4 migrant families as he lambasts politicians

Bob Geldof has offered to immediately take in four families as he expressed disgust at the migrant and refugee crisis in Europe. He said he would open the doors to his family home in Kent and London flat. read


Grief continues for dead Syrian refugee boy Aylan Kurdi

Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has made a sand sculpture of the image of Aylan's body lying face down on Turkey's Bodrum beach in the latest example of poignant artworks created in response to the tragedy. read


Britain has given more aid to refugees than most of Europe COMBINED

The Prime Minister pointed to figures showing that the UK has already given more to the humanitarian effort than Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Poland combined. read


David Cameron's wife Samantha convinced him to accept more Syrian refugee

The Prime Minister’s wife is thought to have helped persuade him to change his mind after having visited a camp in Lebanon two years ago. read


Men accused of organising Syrian boy Aylan Kudi’s boat trip arrive in court

The group of alleged people traffickers - one weeping uncontrollably - arrived at a court in Bodrum, Turkey, after being arrested on suspicion of planning the fateful journey. read


Refugees riot on Greek island of Lesbos and throw stones at police and coastguard

The clashes erupted as EU officials visiting Greece promised more help to countries on the frontline of a refugee crisis that has seen hundreds of people, many fleeing war and poverty, arriving every day. read


As Strictly Come Dancing starts we reveal the diva who's as bad as John Sergeant

The celebrity who looks most likely to assume the Judy Murray/Michael Vaughan/John Sergeant mantle when Strictly starts tonight seems to be Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine (pictured main). read


Why Amanda Platell fears Strictly Come Dancing is getting too sleazy 

If the blizzard of pre-publicity for Strictly is anything to go by, something has changed - and not for the better. This year, the pre-show gossip has been about sex, sex, sex, writes PLATELL. read


4 injured after a tour bus from Wales crashed on a motorway in Switzerland 

The Edwards tour bus was among vehicles on the A2 in Lucerne (file image above) when it collided with four lorries, leaving more than 40 people injured shortly after noon on Friday. read


London Zoo love rival zookeepers in vicious cat-fight over the llama expert

Tiger keeper Caroline Westlake, 32, lost her job at London Zoo after she became embroiled in a catfight with love rival Kate Sanders at a staff Christmas party over 30-year-old Adam Davies. read


Teacher crisis is forcing UK to recruit abroad due to the shortage of qualified staff

The Department for Education has launched a programme to attract teachers from abroad as schools struggle to recruit locally. read


lIB Dem free school meals policy set to be axed by Tories 

Nick Clegg (pictured on a school visit) got the policy as the price for agreeing to the Tories' married couples tax allowance but costs are spiralling 'out of control' and officials have launched a major review. read


DJ Johnnie Walker's wife Tiggy reveals cancer battle in a heart-tugging photo diary

Tiggy Walker discovered she had cancer in December 2013 at the age of 53. Here, in a moving collection of personal photographs, she documents her journey back to health. read


5p charge on plastic bags in England could slash use by 71%

Wales has had the policy since 2001 causing a 71% fall in usage, says a new report. From October 5 all large retailers in England will have to charge for bags after British supermarkets gave out 8.5billion in 2014. read


World's shortest man Chandra Dangi, 75, dies of pneumonia

Chandra Dangi of Nepal passed away in Pago Pago in American Samoa early Friday morning following a brief illness. At just 21.5ins, he was crowned by Guinness World Records in 2012. read


Boeing 777-9X has wingspan so big the tips have to fold so it can use airports

The 777-9X will seat at least 400 passengers with a superwide cabin with larger, higher windows when it begins production in 2017. read


Anti-fracking protesters labelled as extremists thanks to Government terror strategy 

The bizarre advice was offered during a training session as part of the Prevent strategy, which aims to stop youngsters being brainwashed by Islamic extremists. read


M&S salmon farms face fury as it turns out that seals are shot to save the fish

Around 170 seals were killed at Scottish salmon farms used by the chain in 2013-2014. The farmed salmon industry is worth about £500million a year to the economy north of the border read


Dashcam captures Essex driving instructor's elbow being broken in road-rage attack

Chris Barnett, an instructor of 36 years, suffered a broken elbow and his 17-year-old student Conner George was left visibly shaken after they were subjected to an aggressive road rage attack. read


Glamour magazine video captures women's reactions to outdated sex tips

Six ladies were filmed reading popular tips for women that were found in everything from a 17th century sex manual to a 1980s book teaching girls about how to be popular with boys. read


Royal Mail to give posties 4 days off at Christmas with services suspended after Boxing Day

This year Boxing Day falls on a Saturday so there is a bank holiday on the Monday in lieu – but the company is asking for permission to take both days off. It will mean no service for four days. read


South Gloucestershire pupils sent home from school for breaking uniform rules

Almost 50 children at Winterbourne International Academy in South Gloucestershire were banned from lessons after showing up for PE wearing socks that had the incorrect logo. read


Sir John Chilcot threatens Iraq war families to 'take me to court over delay'

Relatives of dead soldiers say the chairman of the Iraq Inquiry has resorted to ‘bully-boy tactics’ to frighten them into dropping their legal action to force him to publish his long-delayed report. read


UK loses £6M to benefit fraud expats who hide overseas property and fake illness

A fraud-busting team from the Department for Work and Pensions has followed up more than 1,000 tip-offs from its bases in Madrid and Alicante. read


Men who suffered brain disease and lost limbs in bomb blasts battle back

Men's Health has selected five British men from scores of nominations and crowned them its 'Heroes' for overcoming extraordinary adversity to become celebrated role models. read


The MiraDry scanner could end the curse of sweaty armpits for good

The treatment, which costs around £1,500 and goes by the name MiraDry, involves an electronic handpiece, which looks like a supermarket scanner, being targeted at the underarm. read


Taking out a long-term mortgage could cost an extra £60,000 in interest 

Soaring house prices mean more buyers are choosing long-term mortgages in an attempt to ease the burden on family finances, but it could end up costing them a small fortune in the long run. read


Labour's Jeremy Corbyn was brought up in a 7-bedroom home and went to prep school

Comrade Corbyn is like so many other Left-wingers who have enjoyed a privileged background themselves only to deny it to others by pulling up the ladder to social mobility, writes ANDREW PIERCE. read


Jeremy Corbyn's outburst at 1997 Hyde Park student rally revealed

In November 1997, just months after Tony Blair won a landslide election victory, Mr Corbyn addressed a rally of protesters where he attacked inequality before adding: 'F*** the rich.' read


Jeremy Corbyn hints at huge military cuts if he wins power

Liz Kendall, pictured tonight, said the Tories would 'throw everything at us' after the party's new leader is named on September 12 and called on the party to 'get real' about its future. read


Amazon bargains can be found by browsing European versions of the site

Even when additional costs are taken into account (postage and the charges banks levy when you buy goods abroad using a debit or credit card), the difference in prices can be substantial. read


E.Coli warning over new advice on pink burgers and quango

The Food Standards Agency is planning to allow restaurants to serve burgers rare or lightly cooked in the middle, providing chefs are satisfied the meat comes from a reputable source. read


New Peter O'Toole biography reveals that we didn't know the half of his life

Actress Siân Phillips described her life with troubled Lawrence of Arabia star, Peter O'Toole, as 'intermittently ecstatic or unbelievably dreadful,' during their turbulent marriage. read


Forget the ‘floating spoon’ on Mars, now there's a whole cutlery set! Nasa's Curiosity images reveal more strange shaped rocks on the red planet

Earlier this week, one group claims they have seen a ‘floating spoon’ on Mars. Now, a new wider version of the image reveals more 'spoons' and even something resembling a chopstick. read


Boeing opens facility to build Starliner that will see US return to manned spaceflight

The Starliner is being built at the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility, or C3PF, at Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is due to launch in 2017. read


The moment the Queen learned of her father’s death: Astonishing mix-up over royal telegram is revealed in 76-page souvenir magazine celebrating her record-breaking reign FREE in this weekend’s Mail On Sunday 

With the nation preparing to commemorate Elizabeth II's role as Britain's longest-serving Monarch, the Mail on Sunday has put together a special souvenir supplement to mark the historic moment. read


Hitler at Home details how Nazi leader used interior design to fool the world

Architectural historian Despina Stratigakos explores how the Fuhrer carefully curated his private light to project an image as a 'charming neighbor' in her new book, Hitler at Home. read


Amy Odell tries to gain Instagram fame by copying celebrities like Kendall Jenner

Cosmopolitan.com editor Amy Odell, 29, attempted to recreate eight of Instagram's most popular pictures - and quickly learned that she was unable to do any of them without help from a team. read


Civilian police staff are given 999 cars to escape tax

Directors of finance, human resources and IT have been issued 999 cars, meaning each could avoid paying more than £2,000 a year in 'taxable benefits' as HMRC does not tax emergency vehicles. read


Anti-seasickness gadget 'could cure nausea' by delivering shock to the head

Imperial College London scientists are developing a device that will plug into a mobile phone and deliver a short shock to the head via a set of electrodes. They hope it will be on sale within five years. read


Pilot dies at Hinton-in-the-Hedges airfield where Nigel Farage was injured in 2010 Election accident

The man was pronounced dead at the scene after crashing at Hinton-in-the-Hedges airfield in south Northamptonshire (pictured) at 12.10pm on Friday. read


ISIS blows up three 2,000-year-old tomb towers in Palmyra in Syria

The announcement by the Syrian antiquities chief comes days after the jihadis destroyed two historic temples in its warped quest to raze the city to ground piece by piece. read


Great-grandmother has been on 200 dates with younger men because older gents are stiff

Margaret Collins, 71, from Newcastle, has been dating online since she was 58 and says she has been inundated with responses. She has now been on 200 online dates - all with younger men. read


Pervert Jeffrey Lewis jailed after after being caught by a paedophile hunter

Instead of meeting a 15-year-old girl for sex, Jeffrey Lewis - now jailed for four years - was met at London Bridge train station by paedophile hunter Shane Brannigan. read


The unhealthiest fast food meals for children revealed

A recent investigation by magazine Eat This, Not That! found that the majority of fast food meals for kids contain far more than the recommended intake of salt and fat. read


1000s of NHS cancer patients to be denied treatment due to funding cuts

Among the drugs de-listed as a result of cuts to the Cancer Drugs Fund are those to treat breast cancer, multiple myeloma, bowel cancer, pancreatic cancer, cervical cancer and leukaemia. read


Nazi gold train ISN’T in a tunnel, say Piotr Koper and Andreas Liechter

Piotr Koper, from Walbrzych, Poland, and Andreas Liechter, from Germany, broke cover this morning when they appeared on television to say they had concrete evidence of the train. read


4 Hatton Garden members accused of the £10m heist plead guilty

John Collins, 74, of Islington, Daniel Jones, 58, Terry Perkins, 67, both of Enfield, and Brian Reader, 76, of Dartford, Kent, appeared in the dock at Woolwich Crown Court in south east London. read


Shane Crisp dressed as a woman for Staffordshire bookies stick-up but was recognised

Armed raider Shane Crisp wrongly believed the red and black wig and a leopard print dress would be enough to fool staff at the Coral bookmakers in Stoke-on-Trent, where he was a regular. read


Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may have spent $22M on a West Village townhouse

A townhouse in New York City's West Village was recently snapped up by a mysterious buyer and there are several clues that Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg could be moving onto the block. read


Soldier in his 20s has died at St David's army barracks in Bicester, Oxfordshire

The man, believed to be in his 20s, is understood to have suffered self-inflicted injuries at St David's Barracks in Bicester, Oxfordshire, pictured, earlier today. read


DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR asks if wifi really fry your brain

As strange as this sounds, the belief that electrical devices cause health problems is far more common than you might think, writes DR MAX PEMBERTON. read


Seeking Arrangements reveals finalists in the Sugar Baby of the Year competition 

The controversial dating site Seeking Arrangements has launched its first ever calendar contest where 12 real-life sugar babies compete for the title of Sugar Baby of the Year. read


Apple phones could soon last WEEKS on a single charge

The patent was filed to the US Patent Office in March this year and has already been awarded. It details a 'fuel cell system' (illustrated) for a battery that could last 'weeks'. read


Women close gap on male drivers as two thirds are getting behind the wheel 

As recently as a decade ago there was still a massive gender divide, with 81 per cent of men having a full car driving licence compared with only 61 per cent of women. read


UNFRIEND your partner on Facebook to save your marriage

New York-based therapist, Ian Kerner, claims that unfriending your significant other on social media can put the mystery and spark back into your relationship. read


P-Phubbing your partner can cause them to become depressed and anxious

Researchers from Baylor University in Texas found that the person being ignored can become depressed and anxious and this can directly impact other areas of their life. read


Babies Behaving Badly reveals children's most awful tantrums, fights and lies

Discovery Family’s new show Babies Behaving Badly, due to premier tonight, sees viral videos of kids given the TV treatment with comedic commentary and interviews with the tiny tots turned internet famous. read


Haier unveils washing machine that cleans TWO loads at once

The company unveiled its new machine at tech conference IFA in Berlin. The average person family creates 220 loads of washing over the course of a year, the firm said. read


The wasted generation: Even millennials think they are self-absorbed and lazy, claims study

More than half of millennials described their generation as 'self-absorbed,' 49 per cent said they were 'wasteful,' and 43 per cent they were 'greedy,' according to Pew Research. read


Charlie Clift and Kaiton Warnes feared to have been taken to North Cyprus by mother 

Charlie Clift (pictured) and Kaiton Warnes were at the centre of court proceedings launched by social services to decide on their future. They may be abroad with their mother Amelia, 23. read


Three young girls offer honest dating advice to men and women in new video 

In two new videos made by Cosmopolitan, three little girls are tasked with helping men craft the perfect text to their crushes and helping women put on make-up and mentally prepare for a first date. read


Yves Saint Laurent accused of 'ripping off' a $23 Forever 21 dress design

Fashion blogger Nicolette Mason, 29, Tweeted a striking side-by-side comparison of a lipstick-print dress in Saint Laurent's new collection and a jersey dress designed by Forever 21. read


Yahoo Health infographic shows after-effects of vaping an e-cigarette

The new guide reveals what is known so far about what happens to a person's body immediately after vaping an e-cigarette, exploring how a few puffs may affect your mouth brain, and lungs. read


'Water bear' bug that can survive in space could revolutionise computing

Water bears, or tardigrades, have a remarkable ability to withstand extremes. Researchers studying them have created a new type of 'superglass' that could change computing.. read


Controlling parents 'cause long-term mental damage to their children'

Scientists at University College London found parents who don't allow their child to make their own decisions and invade their privacy, risk causing mental damage in later life comparable to the death of a close friend or relative. read


Scott Floyd who beat up disabled Middlesbrough woman has dodged jail

Scott Floyd, 26, escaped jail because officers could not prove he intended to 'permanently deprive' a disabled woman when he took her car and crashed it in Grangetown, Middlesbrough, last year. read


The 'hairiest family in the world' reveal how they have struggled to survive

Jesus 'Chuy' Aceves (pictured) and his extended family of 30 all exhibit the rare 'werewolf syndrome' and are shunned in their hometown of Loreto, Mexico, because of it. read


Hugo Boss fined £1.2M for safety failures that led to four-year-old boy's death

Austen Harrison was at the Hugo Boss pop-up store in Bicester Village, Oxfordshire, with his parents Simon Harrison and Irina Glaser on June 4, 2013, when the mirror fell and crushed him. read


ChileAN 2-year-old kept alive by dog after his mother left him severely neglected

The two-year-old boy, who has not been identified, was spotted feeding from his neighbor's pet dog, Reina, after his drunken mother allegedly left him without food or water in the port of Arica in Chile. read


Inquest found Ivan Campbell was unlawfully killed in Rusholme care home

Barry Delaney, 37, was arrested more than two years ago after dementia patient Ivan Campbell suffered fatal injuries at the Victoria Nursing Home in Rusholme, Manchester, but faced no charges. read


Football teams are more likely to win at home because of crowd support

Texas A&M International University and Western Illinois University researchers found that the enthusiasm of a large crowd boost a team's success. read


Animal welfare expert Phil York gives horses in Wales a contraceptive to stop over-breeding

Animal welfare expert Phil York fires contraceptive darts into the ponies' flanks to keep manageable the size of the 500-strong herd roaming free on 3,000 acres at Gelligaer, near Caerphilly, South Wales. read


Hillary Clinton says 'I now disagree with the choice that I made' on email server

'I am sorry that this has been confusing to people and has raised a lot of questions, but there are answers to all these questions,' Clinton said in a rare interview that aired on MSNBC. read


Vladmir Putin meets Steven Seagal as he claims he's secured deal with Syrian president

Vladimir Putin claimed Bashar al-Assad is ready to hold snap parliamentary elections and could share power with a 'healthy' opposition at Russia's first ever Eastern Economic Forum today. read


A man can laugh a woman into bed, but funny females aren't attractive, study claims

The attractiveness of men using humour can even be measured mathematically - the more jokes he tells and the more she laughs at them, the more likely it is they will end up together, said researchers. read


Scotland Yard sends fresh request to Portuguese about Madeleine McCann

The revelation comes days after it was reported the Met had spent £11million pursuing the case, but haven't made a single arrest - sparking criticism from the former head of the Flying Squad. read


US Woman throws tantrum in restaurant over the color of their peppers

In a video uploaded to YouTube titled Angry Hot Kebab Girl Meltdown a woman is seen verbally abusing the restaurant's employees because they used green peppers instead of red in her meal. read


'Granny Ripper' Tamara Samsonova reenacts how she cut off head of final victim

Tamara Samsonova, 68, the alleged serial killer known as the 'Granny Ripper' has told police how she decapitated her final victim on the kitchen floor because she was too 'heavy' to move. read


Parents told not to boast about kid's exam results on Facebook in case it upsets others

Education experts warned that parents may be alienating other families by putting smug comments up on social media. It risks making life a misery for children who fail their exams - and their parents. read


Traveller photographs his model girlfriend as they visit stunning locations

Experiencing paradise locations around the world are young couple Michael Gallagher, 24, and his stunning girlfriend Alexandra Carson, 27. read


Woman born with CIP syndrome means she feels NO pain

The woman, treated by doctors from the University of Cambridge, has always had channelopathy-associated insensitivity to pain, which causes a complete absence of pain sensation. read


Historic tall ship Zebu has sunk in Liverpool’s Albert Dock 

An investigation has been launched by maritime experts to discover what caused the sinking of the Brigantine Zebu in Liverpool's Albert Dock in the early hours of this morning. read


Highest village in Europe with 200 residents braves six months of snow a year

Polish-based Rafal Nycz, 30, went on a two-week bike ride with his girlfriend through the stunning countryside of Georgia, eventually reaching the highest inhabited village in Europe - Ushguli. read


Anteater stands up and refuses to move out of the way of a Jeep 

Photographer Luciano Candisani said the animal was making itself look 'bigger' and 'stronger' after spotting the vehicle on a dirt track in Brazil. read


Mr Bean at Buckingham Palace on his green Mini to celebrate show's 25th anniversary

In scenes reminiscent of the episode Do-It-Yourself Mr Bean, Atkinson lapped up the sights from the comfort of the armchair strapped to the top of his car as it whizzed by the iconic London landmark. read


Pope Francis makes surprise visit to a opticians in central Rome

Arriving in an unmarked Ford Focus car in the late afternoon, the Argentine pontiff visited the shop in the historic and lively city centre close to the famous Piazza del Popolo. read


COTSbot robot seeks out coral destroying crown-of-thorn star fish

The world's first robot designed to seek out and kill the Great Barrier Reef's crown-of-thorn starfish is set to be working in the world heritage site by December. read