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British caterpillars are being infected with a 'zombie virus' which causes them to march towards the sun - before EXPLODING. The 'baculovirus' changes the caterpillar's instincts to hide away from sunlight and forces them climb to the tops of plants. Their bodies are then liquefied - causing them to burst and spread the bug to other insects. The popped remains of several Oak Eggar moth caterpillars - a common variety in the UK and Europe - have been spotted across...

A former NHS director who was sacked for speaking out against gay adoption has claimed he is being 'ousted from public service' for being a Christian. Richard Page, is bringing a religious discrimination case against the NHS Trust Development Authority after being sacked for comments he made as a magistrate. Today, he told an employment tribunal "sex outside of marriage is sinful". He claimed that he was not anti-gay but that: "It is a sin to have sex outside of...

Armed 'terror' police surrounded a man after he donned a full burqa and rucksack before imitating Muslim prayers in a crowded department store. Campaigner Thomas Dunn, 57, sparked panic and confusion when he changed into the Muslim attire to protest about the wearing of burqas in Britain. Armed officers raced to the scene after Dunn, a gas fitter, caused panic in a branch of Debenhams. Dunn, who is running a one-man campaign against burqas, said he targeted the high street...

When Hunter S. Thompson was writing the article series for Rolling Stone that became the book Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, for my money still the best book ever written on US politics, he combined factual reporting, interviews and out-and-out hallucinatory fantasies to give both the facts and atmosphere of the events that led to both the re-election and resignation of Richard Nixon. Hunter has been dead now for twelve years, having blown his brains out in...

Virgin Media has announced the second ubiquitous price rise for its customers this year. Prices for the majority of customers will increase by an average of 4.7 per cent from November 2017, which is the second hike to be announced this year. Similar price changes on deals for new customers have also taken place today. Commenting on the results, Dan Howdle, consumer telecoms analyst at Cable.co.uk, says: "With inflation back in the room and with Virgin Media having announced in...

The job drain in the financial sector is likely to start before Brexit negotiations conclude because banks are planning for a worst-case scenario. Britain's finance industry could lose up to 40,000 investment banking jobs in the next few years unless it strikes a softer deal on its departure from the European Union. But many jobs could be lost before any deal is struck. According to a new report by consultancy firm Oliver Wyman banks are currently planning for a worst-case...

The earth could get hotter by up to 4.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century - three times the target set by the 2016 Paris agreement on climate change. Experts predict global temperatures to hit 'tipping point' by 2100 as the Earth has a nine in ten chance of getting between 2 and 4.9 degrees C hotter. This extra temperature will herald longer heatwaves, greater droughts and, in the tropics, reduced crop yield and threaten all coral reefs....

Air pollution kill an extra 260,000 by the end of the century if climate change goes untackled, a study warned. Global warming will alter the concentrations of air pollutants causing the premature deaths of 60,000 by 2030 and 260,000 deaths by 2100. The smog will affect all regions except Africa. This is on top of the millions globally who die from the effects of smog from traffic, factories, power stations and dust. Scientists warn higher temperatures will speed up the...

The icy worlds of Europa and Enceladus could never be habitable - because they suffer from either extreme hot or cold. NASA has said the mysterious moons of Jupiter and Saturn respectively could one day be home to humans. But scientist said the moons swing from a "icehouse" to "hothouse" without a "goldilocks" period when conditions are just right for life to thrive. The finding could have implications for the search for extra-terrestrial life as they are believed to be...