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A flamingo stands on one leg because it takes less effort than using two, according to new research. It is possibly the animal kingdom's most iconic pose and the reason for it has remained one of the greatest mysteries in nature. Now, in the first study of its kind, scientists reckon they have come up with a simple solution. The famous long necked pink bird with stick like legs, which at five feet tall is among the biggest on Earth,...

At least 22 people were killed and 50 others injured in the blast at an Ariana Grande concert - which witnesses are claiming was caused by a 'nail bomb'. Newly released mobile phone footage shows panic spread across the crowd, as one terrified girl screams "oh my God" and others are seen running for their lives. The lights had just gone up and people were leaving the arena when a loud bang is heard. Fans are then seen running back...

Two weeks ago we published a story highlighting one starting fact: If 30 per cent more people under 25 vote, the Tories could lose the election. New data on voting trends had come to light suggesting that a mass mobilisation of young voters could swing the election, with a mega-poll of nearly 13,000 voters by YouGov revealing that Jeremy Corbyn would be heading to Downing Street were the election decided by 18-40 year olds. If only students voted, Labour would have an...

"We are grieving today, but we are strong," said Manchester's newly elected Mayor Andy Burnham, branding last night's terror attack that killed 22 people including children at an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena an "evil act" for targeting a concert that would be attended by many children. The Manchester Mayor praised the emergency services working throughout the night and praised the response of Manchester and the world to the horrifying attack. Andy Burnham's full statement: "After our darkest...

We Love Manchester signs have begun to pop up around the city to show solidarity and to share a helpline for those effected by last nights terror attack in the city. At least 22 people have died, with more than 60 injured after an 'explosion' tore through a pop concert at Manchester Arena in a suspected terror attack. Following the event messages of support could be seen across social media, with taxi drivers also offering free rides home for people...

An Ariana Grande fan tells how security was playing on her mind during the gig after she noticed security were not checking bags and backpacks. Jane Young, 35, tells how she felt unsafe when security did not ask to look in her backpack before she entered the gig with her partner. She adds how she feels lucky to be alive following the bomb, which detonated just '15 seconds walk' from where she was following the concert. Jane, from the Peak...

The distraught relatives of a mum-of-two last seen waiting to pick up her teenage daughter from the foyer of the Manchester Arena today said: "We feel so helpless." Wendy Fawell, 50, was waiting in the foyer after the Ariana Grande concert to pick up her 15-year-old daughter, Charlotte, when the suicide bomber struck. The school worker had driven to Manchester from her home in Ilkley, Leeds, West Yorks., with her friend, Caroline, and their two kids, Charlotte and Lee. Yesterday...

A failure by the security and intelligence services is likely to have led to the Manchester bomb attack which killed at least 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert, according to a leading terror expert. Low tech attacks using stolen and hired vehicles to randomly ram into crowds have become increasing common by terrorists unable to get hold of guns and explosives. But the latest outrage shows a break from this recent tactic for more complex and planned attacks. Raffaello...

The blast that killed 22 people at Manchester Arena deliberately targeted a security soft spot while concert goers got public transport home, a security expert said today. A suicide bomber detonated a homemade bomb inside the foyer of the arena following an Ariana Grande concert at the point where gig-goers are most vulnerable. The device will have been made from parts easily purchased on the high street like a pressure cooker filled with screws, nuts and bolts or ball bearings,...