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The British media cites the story of Mike Wrathmall of Billingham, who has long complained that drivers passing by his house are constantly exceeding the speed limit. The man, however, found a solution to the problem - on the corner of his plot he built a birdhouse, which resembled a speed camera.more

There are many notable characteristics that make the Queen who she is, whether that is her brightly coloured matching coats and hats or the fact that she is the longest reigning monarch in British history.more

Christmas is just around the corner - or, if the rate at which festive light displays are popping up around London is anything to go by, it’s already here.more

The beauty of nature always amazes, even during terrible devastation, the daily ABC commented today. Among the stones thrown out by the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary island of La Palma scientists have found semi-precious stones - olivine. Moreover, since the end of last week one can admire the first sandy beaches formed on the strip of solidified lava.more

Rangers played Brondby in the Europa League earlier this week - but some confused Scots accidentally bought tickets to the Danish side’s upcoming match against Randers.more

This year, for the first time, I became one of the festive elect - by which, of course, I mean that I got the chance to watch the John Lewis Christmas advert hours before its big online debut.more

Seven New Zealand gang leaders, representing four of the country’s most well-known street gangs, have joined forces in a video urging their communities to get vaccinated, in a concept that was conjured up by a government minister.more

A house given by Diego Maradona to his parents, two BMW cars and a letter from Cuban leader Fidel Castro, among others, were among the set of the late footballer's possessions to be auctioned on 19 December, according to a court decision, the Argentine press reported.more

China has enlisted the help of robots to aid COVID-19 countermeasures set to be implemented during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. An ice hockey game at Wukesong Arena is set to act as a trial run, with organisers planning to deploy 30 robots to help stage the event.more

Vax has been chosen as the word of the year by lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). more

More than a million UK households have received mystery Amazon parcels sent by third-party sellers to boost search rankings, research suggests.more

Halloween is just around the corner, and thanks to Deliveroo, the pages of Charles Dickens and a Penny Dreadful will spring to life with the launch of the Deliveroo Demonic Butchery and Pie Emporium in London’s Fleet Street.more

"Penny Black" - one of the oldest surviving postage stamps from 1840 will go to auction in London. It is expected to be sold for as much as 6 million pounds (around 33 million zlotys), the British Sky News channel reported yesterday after the Sotheby's auction house.more

A pair of game-worn sneakers, donned by a rookie Michael Jordan, just sold for $1.47 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Las Vegas on Oct. 24. more

The Queen is said to be ‘knackered’ partly because she’s been staying up late to watch TV, according to reports. more

Astronomers have found hints of what could be the first planet ever to be discovered outside our galaxy. Nearly 5,000 "exoplanets" - worlds orbiting stars beyond our Sun - have been found so far, but all of these have been located within the Milky Way galaxy.more

The Duchess of Kent, Catherine, wife of Queen Elizabeth II's cousin, Edward, was yesterday awarded a medal of the Association of Polish Knights of Malta in Great Britain in recognition of her work for musically gifted children from poor families.more

Norway has got the go-ahead to construct what's being billed as the world's first ship tunnel, designed to help vessels navigate the treacherous Stadhavet Sea.more

A team of researchers has launched a mobile phone app to listen to users’ voices and coughs in order to detect whether they are infected with the novel coronavirus.more

Anyone who works a night shift knows that it can be difficult to get some shut-eye when the world is bustling outside. more

Dogs and cats living in Spain will have their own identity cards from 2022, the Minister of Social Affairs and Agenda 2030, Ione Belarra, has announced. This process will be accompanied by the mass implantation of chips in the animals.more

The supermarket says its ‘Free on Last Day of Life’ initiative has the potential to give away more than 1.3 million items worth £500,000 a year. more

Princess Charlotte could become the richest member of The Royal Family when she grows up, new research has claimed.more

Record-breaking hail, some the size of grapefruits, fell on Australia's west coast this week, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) reported yesterday. A thunderstorm near the town of Mackay, about 950km north of Brisbane, brought hail as large as 16cm in diameter.more

The Royal Mint, which deals with the minting of coins in Great Britain, plans to obtain valuable metals, incl. gold from discarded cell phones and laptops, the US daily Washington Post reported.more