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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 French inventor has failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered flyboard.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

Only 7.1 percent parents in Poland declare that their children consume vegetables and fruits five times a day - according to the study. 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

A cloud of ants flying over the UK was so dense it could be seen in satellite images from space, forecasters have said.more

Last year, government officials in the United Kingdom lost 508 mobile phones and laptops - according to research by MobileIron, which points out that only a small number of lost devices have ever been found.more

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have created an artificial intelligence system that can solve a Rubik's Cube in an average of 1.2 seconds in about 20 moves. That's two seconds faster than the current human world record of 3.47 seconds, while people who can finish the puzzle quickly usually do so in about 50.more

Get your telescopes ready: July's full moon, also nicknamed the "Thunder Moon," will illuminate the night sky on Tuesday night.more

The newbies have made their way to the capital all the way from Prague Zoo, and will join permanent residents Isla, Tiffany and Gargi. more

The first contactless collection plate was installed in Budapest (Hungary).more

Red Bull just made the fastest F1 pit stop of all time, 1.90 seconds. Pit stop crew helping out drivers with mundane tasks at home in record time.more

Four children took a stolen four-wheel drive on a 1,000km road trip across the Australian outback before being nabbed by police. more

Egypt opened to visitors on Saturday the "Bent" Pyramid built for pharaoh Sneferu, a 101-metre structure just south of Cairo that marks a key step in the evolution of pyramid construction.more

The first woman recognised by Spanish courts as one of the "stolen babies" of the Franco dictatorship has discovered her biological family thanks to a DNA database.more

Thursday marks the 160th anniversary of when Big Ben began striking the hour, on 11 July 1859.more

Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut reached his first Grand Slam semi-final at Wimbledon on Wednesday and will play defending champion Novak Djokovic for a place in the final - and he'll have to change his pre-arranged plans.more

The first European will set foot on the Moon in 10 years - said David Parker from the European Space Agency (ESA). The agency runs two flagship projects related to the exploration of the Silver Globe - it concerns the transport of large loads and the processing of lunar resources.more

Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar can add "fashion designer" to his resume. The Bucks announced he'll create a baseball cap for the team's custom cap series.more

A poll of 2,000 UK adults asked which British icons they think are the most inspirational. Topping the chart was theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, with Sir David Attenborough taking second place. more

Not only the Polish Foreign Intelligence Agency is looking for candidates to work in social media. All major players in the world do the same, "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

If you're worried about running into angry wildlife while on a nice jog, chances are you're afraid of stumbling across a bear or mountain lion on a scenic forest trail, or even a feral dog in the city. On the island of Jersey, which sits between England and France, they fear something entirely different: Wild chickens.more

The backers of a £5 billion theme park planned for the Thames Estuary have signed a deal with Paramount Pictures opening the possibility of thriller rides based on films such as Mission: Impossible, Star Trek or The Italian Job.more