One’s pampered pets: How the Queen feeds her oldest corgis first and they each get their own individual menu — including an array of herbal remedies
Their behaviour has not always been particularly regal towards footmen or other dogs. But at dinner time the Queen’s beloved corgis and dorgis know their place, sitting obediently around Her Majesty as they are served individual menus that they receive in order of seniority. The carefully tailored menus even include...
Kalamazoo shooting suspect picked up Uber customers during rampage — police
A bizarre twist in the Kalamazoo shooting rampage that left six people dead and two injured has seen the suspect revealed as an Uber driver who picked up customers throughout his alleged crimes. Police say Jason Dalton chose seemingly-random victims in several parking lots including an apartment complex, Kia car dealership, and...
Kalamazoo, Michigan: Taxi driver held over ‘random’ killings
A taxi driver is being held over the deaths of six people in an apparently random shooting spree in the Michigan city of Kalamazoo. Jason Brian Dalton, 45, was arrested after attacks at three locations on Saturday evening. Two people, including a 14-year-old girl, remain seriously ill in hospital. It has been confirmed that Mr...
Bolivian President Evo Morales ‘loses’ fourth term bid’
President Evo Morales of Bolivia has narrowly lost a referendum to allow him to stand for a fourth term in office, exit polls suggest. One poll suggests 52.3% voted against the proposal to amend the constitution, while another suggests it was 51%. However, Mr Morales's deputy has predicted Bolivia's first head of state...
John Lennon lock of hair sells for $35,000
A lock of John Lennon's hair that was cut off as he prepared for a film role has sold for $35,000 (£24,298). The four-inch piece of hair was bought by UK collector Paul Fraser at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas. A German hairdresser kept a piece of Lennon's hair after giving him a trim before the star began...
Syria conflict: IS claims deadly Homs and Damascus blasts
The Islamic State group says it carried out bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus and the city of Homs, which left at least 140 people dead. Four blasts in the southern Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab killed at least 83 people, state media say. Earlier in Homs, 57 people, mainly civilians, were killed in a double car...
Like mother like daughter: How women start to become like their mums at age 32
Like mother like daughter: How women start to become like their mums at age 32 (and some men too) It seems inevitable that we would all share more than a few similarities with our mothers. But now researchers have pinpointed the age of 32 as the time when we finally start to take in more of our maternal influences. A poll of...
Germany migrant shelter fire ‘cheered by onlookers’
A fire which broke out at a building planned to house migrants in eastern Germany was greeted with cheers from some onlookers, police say. The fire in the town of Bautzen in the early hours of Sunday morning destroyed the roof of a former hotel, which was being converted into a migrant shelter. Police said some of the crowd...
Syria conflict: Homs and Damascus blasts kill more than 100
Bomb blasts in the Syrian cities of Homs and Damascus have left more than 100 people dead, monitors and state media say. In Homs, at least 57 people, mainly civilians, were killed in a double car bombing, a monitoring group reported. At least four blasts later struck the southern Damascus suburb of Sayyida Zeinab, causing at...
Syrian President open to ceasefire — if it doesn’t help ‘terrorists’
Syria's embattled leader is ready for a ceasefire — with a catch. President Bashar al-Assad, who has weathered more than five years of civil war, told Spanish newspaper El Pais he "definitely" supports a pause in fighting, in part to allow more humanitarian aid to reach besieged civilians. He's only for...
How Different Nations Behave When They’re Having Sex?
Apparently, British people have to drink tea even having...
Surface Book review: Microsoft’s first laptop is NOT the ultimate laptop
MICROSOFT’S first in-house laptop is a beautiful and ambitious device with a stellar touchscreen display, awesome keyboard and stylus. Unfortunately, the Surface Book is not the ultimate laptop Microsoft claims it is – as a number of niggling flaws stop it from attaining greatness. Microsoft is becoming a master at...