The United States is offering a reward of up to $1m (£750,000) for information about one of the sons of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. Hamza Bin Laden is emerging as a leader of the Islamist militant group, officials say. H...
K-pop star J-Hope from BTS has had Scottish red squirrels adopted in his name by fans for his 25th birthday. The South Korean singer's British fans raised over £600 for the endangered species, while fans from around the world raised mo...
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Mastering 'active rest' is far harder than it looks, but there are good reasons why we should keep working at it. ...
‘Phubbing’ Is Hurting Your Relationships: Here’s What It Is...
Long before today's chefs began celebrating the idea of 'nose-to-tail eating', Scots were putting it into practice in what is now their national dish. Haggis provided warming sustenance in wild settings far removed from any gourmet restaurant. Or, as...
Predicting the result of the Oscars can be a tricky business. Especially as the Academy's membership, which votes for the awards, is changing year by year. Efforts to make it less old and less white have resulted in a significant influx of y...
CES shows off new technology for your car...
Even a few days into the year, most CEOs have earned more than the average worker's annual salary. Here's how it looks around the world. ...
A weather forecasting system that can provide hourly updates for any location on the planet has been announced by technology giant IBM. Currently in many African, Asian and South American countries, weather reports may be available only ever...
The National Park Service plans to use money collected from entrance and usage fees in previous years to help pay for trash cleanup, restroom maintenance and increase law enforcement in the parks. Even though the Interior Department is ...
Emma Stone Apologizes (Again) for ‘Aloha’ at Golden Globes...
Apple has rattled investors with news that its sales have been slowing, blaming economic weakness in China. In a surprise disclosure, the iPhone maker said it anticipated revenue of about $84bn (£67bn) for the three months to 29 Decemb...
If you've had enough of matching your scarf to your jumper, or accessorising every outfit with a pair of thermal tights, then never fear - help is on its way. Thanks to the way the fashion industry works, with designers showing collections m...
Fake or fir? Your Christmas tree's carbon footprint...
There's only one rule laid down to journalists at the press launch of Mary Poppins Returns. "Don't ask any of the cast to spell Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." This point is made by the film's publicists twice over as we arri...
Verb: Scrooge (as in, ‘to Scrooge’): The act of breaking up with your partner to avoid spending money on their Christmas presents. So here we are, the dystopian, Black Mirror version of...
One Queens resident who is raising the bar for holiday decorations...
For years tech companies such as Amazon, Alphabet and Uber have promised us delivery drones bringing goods to our doorsteps in a matter of minutes. So why are they taking so long to arrive? One word: regulation. If our skies are to become a...
Emily Blunt is up for two prizes at next month's Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, the nominations for which have just been announced. The British star is up for the guild's best film actress prize for Mary Poppins Returns, which is having i...