If you're a fan of Paddington Bear, take a closer look at your loose change over the coming months. He should be showing up on 50p coins, with two new versions released showing him visiting the Tower of London and St Paul's Cathedral.more
Free accommodation for children, regardless of their number, bathroom cleaned only with soda and vinegar, organic linen sheets, a peg dinner or number to the nearest escort agency - tourists' whims again surprise Polish hoteliers. An overview of inquiries from this season has been prepared by the Noclegi.pl website.more
Chancellor Sajid Javid is drawing up plans for millions of commemorative 50p coin to be issued when the UK leaves the European Union later this year.more
Fifteen years after the beginning of their search, archaeologists finally found an elusive Anglo-Saxon royal manor dating 600-700AD - in a pub beer garden.more
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... in July, that is. Selfridges has opened its famous Christmas shop - 149 days ahead of the big day itself.more
"Bild" is devoting a comment to the defense of the German flag today. The reason is the statement of a former judge of the Constitutional Tribunal in Karlsruhe, according to which German colors should go down in history.more
Tesla is poised to add yet more entertainment options for owners of its electric vehicles, with CEO Elon Musk confirming that Netflix and YouTube streaming will soon be enabled on its generously-sized in-car displays.more
The ex-Tory spin doctor will be Number 10's first live-in girlfriend since Martine McCutcheon's appearance as the prime minister's PA in Love Actually.more
A cart-like robot scuttles across the field to bring back javelins and discuses. A towering screen-on-wheels is designed for "virtual" attendance. The cute ones are, naturally, the likeness of the Olympic and Paralympic mascots.more
Domestic cats like people have an overweight problem, according to a study by scientists at the University of Guelph in Canada. This is the first study of this type in the world.more
A 39-year-old Swedish man has expressed his disappointment after he was denied the right to change his name to Tottenham in wake of the club's run to the Champions League final.more
Settled in Metz, eastern France, the Albanian recognized a picture of his amputated leg on the tobacco pack, placed as a warning against smoking and the harmful effects of smoking - a 60-year-old lawyer who underwent an amputation after injuries in the shooting.more