Today Theresa May will officially become leader of The Conservative party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She is by far the worse candidate for the job, except for all the others. After all, what's a pro-war, pro-bedroom tax, pro-trident, pro-welfare spending cuts politician who repeatedly uses immigrants as scapegoats...
Chinese Space Station Tiangong-1 is in freefall in space and could crash to Earth in days, according to experts. The satellite was launched in 2011 and should have come back down to Earth in the ocean in a controlled crash. But astronomers believe China is losing control of it and it...
Churches in Germany are set to become wi-fi enabled 'Godspots' to attract more young people. Protestant places of worship will provide free wifi to the congregation in a bid to move the church into the 21st century and connect with Millennials. Fabian Blatner, IT manager of the Evangelical Church in Berlin,...
Stunning photos of the sun aligning with the east-west streets of Manhattan have emerged in a rare summer solstice event in New York. The so-called 'Manhattanhenge', named after Stonehenge in Salisbury, where thousands gather to watch the sunrise each year on the summer solstice, happens at opposite ends of the summer solstice and brings...
David Cameron let out a cheery hum after handing the reins to Theresa May in a press conference outside number 10 Downing Street. The PM formally announced that May would take over as PM following his final Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday. Clearly worn out by the events of the...
Brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta have sold the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for $4 billion after buying it for $2m in 2001. Talent agency WME-IMG confirmed its purchase of the mixed martial arts promotional company, which calls itself the fastest-growing sports organisation in the world. The UFC produces more than 40 live events...
A social media campaign to get The Big Red to remove sexist merchandise has gained traction after a punter posted a picture of a t-shirt with the slogan "Getting fat birds fingered since 2003". The US-style rock bar is renowned amongst the rock/metal crowd in London, but faced backlash after journalist Paisley...
Theresa May is set to become the next Prime Minister of Britain after Andrea Leadsom quit the campaign. Leadsom became the third successive 'Leave' campaigner to leave the race for PM, leaving a Remainer to take the reigns. In a statement she noted that May has the support of more than...
Late last year a study conducted by the University of Birmingham revealed an over-reliance on using computers and search engines is weakening people's memories. But could an over-reliance on smartphones also be weakening our emotional memory functions? According to academic research, the trend of looking up information rather than retrieving it...