A pet owner was stunned after her parrot managed to shop online using Amazon's Alexa voice recognition software. Corienne Pretorius, 39, was baffled after a £10 order for gift boxes, which she had not ordered, arrived at her house. The bemused mum-of-one questioned husband Jan, 45, a civil engineer, and...
Donald Trump's approval ratings have jumped up following his speech to the United Nations where he threatened nuclear war. Following a low of 39 per cent in the POLITICO/Morning Consult poll last month Trump is back at 43 percent in this week’s survey, with other surveys showing similar results. The...
Tottenham Hotspur has released a Lion King-inspired parody video today that has sent the internet into a storm. The cringeworthy re-make has already been dubbed as the video that will "put you off football for life", with the Circle of Life song been appropriately dubbed the Circle of Sh*te for...
The OECD has published its Interim Economic Outlook showing the world economy is picking up momentum - except for the UK. The pace of expansion is projected to be faster this year than in 2016, with a further uptick expected in 2018. The US is projected to grow by 2.4 per...
Twenty-to-one outsiders Doncaster Rovers descend on the Emirates this evening for a third round clash with Arsenal. As far as the pundits are concerned it's a no-brainer, a much-needed whitewash for the Gunners amid sustained pressures at the top and a brief respite for under-the-cosh Wenger before a Monday night...
This is the extraordinary moment a Land Rover towed a 110-TONNE road train through the Australian outback. The Land Rover Discovery has a maximum certified towing capacity of 3.5-tonnes on public roads. But to show what the £55,000 off-road was really capable of, Land Rover took a model out to...
Although it's hard to know exactly how many restaurants are currently operating in London, taking a pick of the best among the tens of thousands that do exist is a daunting challenge. According to some estimates there are well over 30,000 "food serving establishments" in the capital, although that includes the...
African farmers from a remote village in northern Zambia have teamed up with the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to send a giant message to world leaders gathering in New York this week – invest more in agriculture if you want to end poverty and hunger by 2030....
We should be teaching young people to be unique rather than perfect, a leading psychologist has claimed. The comments come after new research revealed Brits spend an hour and 40 minutes of every day striving for perfection, with three-quarters dreaming of having the perfect life, dedicating an average of 12 hours a...