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Dozens of US attractions have banned 'selfie sticks' due to safety concerns
The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Getty Center in Los Angeles, and the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC, are among those to have imposed a ban on the...
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Women are just as likely to be unfaithful as men are
They say that men are from Mars and women are from Venus.But when it comes to our attitude towards promiscuity, it turns out there is no such gender divide.Both men and women fall into two groups, one...
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This 'King of Love' runs the world's largest dating agency
They call him the King of Love. Reclining on a purple velvet throne, inside his castle – a sixth-floor office in a grey tower block in central London – Karl Gregory is reeling off some of his favourite...
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New research on ‘fat genes’ may classify some obesity cases as a disability
The research is expected to fuel moves to categorise obesity as a disability and could change thinking in the UK's National Health Service about how the condition is treated.Fat genes are to blame for...
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These 10 big-screen couples hated each other in real life
Is it true that "Fifty Shades" costars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan don't get on? If so, they wouldn't be the first screen couple whose chemistry wasn't quite what it seemed.As rumours that "Fifty...
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The UK is recruiting Russian-speaking spies to keep tabs on Putin's people
MI5 posts 1,600-word job advert calling for Russian-langauge applicants who are British, bright and discreet enough not to tweet the good news if successfulIt is over 20 years since the Berlin Wall...
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Dubai's 'Aladdin City' is coming next year
Dubai has given the green light to yet another outrageous building project - a 4,000-acre complex of towers inspired by characters from Arabian Nights, including Aladdin and Sinbad the Sailor.“Aladdin...
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All of the alliances Putin is now strengthening
As the Russian president visits his EU ally Viktor Orban, prime minister of Hungary, we look at other leaders around the world who have embraced the divisive Vladimir PutinNorth KoreaThe Kremlin has...
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Particle accelerator that found the Higgs boson is getting ready for a second...
The particle accelerator, which has been shut for maintenance since 2013, is bigger and better than ever.The Large Hadron Collider will restart this spring following an upgrade to allow it to discover...
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Infighting between foreign fighters is hurting ISIS
As the Islamic State group tries to expand and take root across the Middle East, it is struggling in Syria — part of its heartland — where it has stalled or even lost ground while fighting multiple...
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NATO general: Russia tensions could escalate into all-out war
Tensions with Russia could blow up into all-out conflict, posing “an existential threat to our whole being”, Britain’s top general in Nato has warned.Gen Sir Adrian Bradshaw, deputy commander of Nato...
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Why we love lists so much
It contains the sort of cod motivational speak that one might assume would be better suited to a middle-ranking ASDA manager rather than an elite sportsman. The discovery of a list belonging to British...
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Russia considered a plan to split Ukraine before the president’s overthrow
Strategy document suggests Moscow was already pondered plan to annex Crimea and assimilate pro-Russian regionsThe Kremlin received advice to break up Ukraine and absorb its pro-Russian regions even...
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ISIS is a failing state — but a flourishing movement
The so-called "Islamic State" was fashioned from two failing states, Syria and Iraq. It will soon be joining them.The trappings of statehood include its own currency, police and security forces,...
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Now RBS employees need to be worried about the Swiss tax evasion probe
Royal Bank of Scotland has disclosed that it is under investigation from German authorities over whether its Swiss private bank helped its wealthy clients evade tax.The announcement from the bank...
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World's first talking drone 'can communicate with air traffic like a normal...
In a world-first, the drone uses automated voice technology to issue and receive calls to and from air traffic control.It speaks in English – in a male or a female voice and various accents – and uses...
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Elizabeth Taylor's people are suing Christie's over the 'Taj Mahal' — an $8.8...
Elizabeth Taylor’s estate is suing Christie’s, the auction house, over the $8.8 million (£5.7 million) sale of the “Taj Mahal” diamond, a gift to the late actress from Richard Burton on her 40th...
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Tim Cook on privacy: 'We shouldn't give in to scare-mongering' (AAPL)
Apple CEO Tim Cook was recently interviewed by The Telegraph, and he took the time to further expand upon Apple's firm stance on privacy, calling it "a basic human right.""None of us should accept that...
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This man says a single vaccination made him completely lose his mind
Malcolm Brabant's face – round, ruddy, full-featured, and crowned by a bald dome – is immediately recognisable. For 30 years he has been an award-winning member of the BBC’s team of foreign...
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Elon Musk's Hyperloop is getting its first working test track
When Elon Musk, the PayPal billionaire, announced his plans for a near-supersonic transport system of passenger capsules levitating inside tubes it sounded like science fiction.Now the concept is to...
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