2025-08-21 14:05:43 The world’s oldest living person is celebrating her 116th birthday. Ethel Caterham, a British woman who lives in a Surrey care home, became the oldest living person on…
2025-08-21 14:03:07 Eating fatty fish can protect women from Alzheimer’s disease. Experts at King’s College London analysed blood samples from 841 people – including 306 with Alzheimer’s – and found…
2025-08-21 14:01:03 Brits spend over two days per year complaining about the weather. Research conducted by the Met Office shows that British people live up to the cliche by spending…
2025-08-20 12:13:26 Some angry Brits have fired “crossbows” at “aggressive” seagulls to protect their chips. Citizens are getting fed up with the pesky birds swarming them – and often snatching…
2025-08-20 12:10:41 TV remotes may be dirtier than toilets. The germ magnets are thought to hold 15 times more bacteria than loos. Experts believe this is the case because multiple…
2025-08-20 12:02:11 Astronauts may eat their recycled poo. When on a space mission, they may eat a “smear” of their faeces – described as gooey Marmite or Vegemite. This is…
2025-08-19 16:07:36 Seabirds poo every four minutes. A team from the University of Tokyo has discovered that the birds relieve themselves every four to 10 minutes and almost always answer…
2025-08-19 16:05:59 Hearing aids can stave off dementia. A new study has found that people in their 60s who wear the devices reduce their risk of developing the illness by…
2025-08-19 16:00:56 Weight-loss jabs could soon be administered to cats and dogs. Veterinary equivalents of drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro are being developed and tested by boffins and could…
2025-08-18 13:11:26 The Cambridge Dictionary has added a series of slang words. “Delulu” is a play on “delusional”, meaning “choosing to believe things that are not real”. “Skibidi” is “a…
