Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed. WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said the attack targeted a "sele...
It's the biggest event in the fashion calendar for the famous to show off their flamboyant and elaborate sides. And last night's Met Gala was no different, particularly thanks to the 2019 theme, Camp: Notes on Fashion. Some celebrities tota...
A London Marathon runner dressed as Big Ben got stuck at the finish line after he tried to break a world record. Lukas Bates, from Maidstone, Kent, tried to get into the Guinness World Records Book for fastest marathon time dressed as a land...
A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California on Saturday, killing one woman and wounding three other people, police said. A 19-year-old man named as John Earnest was arrested after the attack, in Poway, north of the city of San Diego. ...
Three people have died in a plane crash in Nepal, at what is regarded as one of the world's most dangerous airports. The plane veered off the runway and hit a stationary helicopter at Lukla Airport, the main gateway to the Everest region. T...
Three-time world champion and Olympic silver medallist Kelly Catlin has died aged 23, USA Cycling has confirmed. Catlin won three straight team pursuit world titles on the track from 2016 to 2018, claiming silver in the same event at the Rio...
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Tyson Foods, one of America's biggest poultry companies, has recalled a batch of its chicken nuggets after customers found pieces of blue rubber inside. The firm said it would recall more than 36,000lbs (16,300kg) of chicken nuggets &qu...
The Israeli military says it hit Iranian targets around the Syrian capital Damascus. The Israel Defense Forces said the overnight operation targeted the elite Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, as well as Syrian air defences. ...
"I gave up jogging for health reasons. My thighs kept rubbing together and setting my pantyhose on fire."...
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...
From orange juice to zinc lozenges, chicken soup to garlic capsules, there are plenty of home remedies for the common cold. But is there any evidence that they work? ...
If you're more committed to stuffing your shopping bag than your face, then check out all the stores open onThanksgivingandBlack Friday. Turkeyday hours can get confusing with special doorbuster deals bleeding into&nb...
American writer and former president of Marvel Comics Stan Lee has died at the age of 95. In 1961, Lee created The Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics, and went on to create titles including Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk. The legendary co...
Q. I am a word that begins with the letter I. If you add the letter A to me, I become a new word with a different meaning, but that sounds exactly the same. What word am I? A. Isle (add A to make "Aisle")...
Do you often feel tired, short of breath or can you feel you heart beating away inside your chest? Have your friends commented that you look unusually pale? If so, you may have iron-deficiency anaemia, the world's most common nutritional disorder. ...
Japan's Nissan has begun producing its first electric car aimed at China, according to media reports. Working with a Chinese partner, Nissan is making a battery powered version of the popular Sylphy. It is part of a growing push by automakers to ma...
At least 82 people are now known to have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok. Hundreds of people have been wounded by Sunday's quake, disaster management officials have said. The magnitude seven tremor was shallow, ...
Man dies from infection after eating tainted oyster...