Phones now fill the idle moments in our lives — and psychologists think that may be depriving the brain of productive downtime

The broadcaster said public service media providers need ‘prominence’ to compete with private companies like YouTube and Netflix

TOYMAKER Mattel is flogging a Polly Pocket set based on racy TV drama Bridgerton. Dolls of Queen Charlotte, Benedict and Penelope feature with the Regency house which has a spinning dance-floor. Fa…

Jeremy Clarkson reported the theft of sheep from his Diddly Squat Farm to police earlier this month.

Lian Yunzhi broke the women's world record twice in three days at World Cube Association competitions.

Former England winger Andros Townsend jokes that playing Stoke away "wasn't so bad after all" following a bizarre incident before a game in Thailand.

A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.

The automated technology can sort up to 100,000 pieces a day at a Lancashire mill.

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A three-year-old boy from Ipswich, Suffolk, has learned to identify 217 flags, including those of all 50 US states. Reggie Ellis developed his fascination with flags after first becoming interested in...

Simon Weckert’s Digital Camouflage shirt uses an adversarial pattern to confuse AI person detectors and challenge automated surveillance.

Video. Thousands of revellers pelted each other with up to 165 tonnes of overripe tomatoes in the Spanish town of Buñol on Wednesday for the annual La Tomatina festival.

After repairs to Hirosaki Castle in Aomori prefecture, officials employed a technique known as hikiya to move the structure more than two metres

Buckinghamshire Council says Mentmore Towers, which appeared in Batman Begins, is in need of repair.

The social media posts have prompted police forces in Ireland and the UK to issue statements that the images are fake.

The men, aged 53 and 32, lost contact with their fishing cooperative on 14 August, 75 miles off the coast of Mexico.

The question of whether brands are an invention exclusive to modern capitalist societies has received a resounding answer from an international team of researchers: they already existed at least 3,200...

A MUM called Hollie-Popcorn Sanderson is looking for help from Sun readers to find a mystery telly cop character that inspired her quirky name. The 31-year-old says her mum believes she named her a…

The iOS app Carrier Pidge is the work of Noah Iarrobino, who vibe coded it in about three weeks. Refreshingly, he admits that it's both "pointless" with...

AN activity farm has been slammed as “distasteful and disrespectful” by parents over its Titanic-themed “ride and slide”. The £2-a-time ride takes place on a replica model of half of the doomed 191…

Fulham's pre-season friendly against Malaga ends in chaotic fashion as the Premier League side leave the pitch before a penalty shootout.

A 200-year-old sword was found sticking out of a castle lake after its water levels plummeted amid Britain's scorching summer.

Wareham Golf Club has taken action after neighbors say they're forced to wear hard hats in their gardens...

Bull sharks have a slight preference for spending time with their relatives, new research shows.

Farmers say fruit, cattle and crops are struggling to cope in the heatwaves.

David Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole

Dog owners say the perfect walk lasts 67 minutes, features 16 sniff stops and somewhere to splash, as a new UK map reveals the best routes for pups.

Ella Woolley, 19, is leaving the Derbyshire Peaks behind for the Texas terrain.

Nathan Davies, 32, promised to break a world record when he was a contestant on The 1% Club.

King Charles III emerges from a Tardis and a Loch Ness Monster takes the stage at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow.

A man has apologised for taking a bath up a 3,000ft mountain - and leaving it there.

A new system that uses Bluetooth to play station announcements into hearing aids and headsets is being trialled

Britain's youngest lighthouse keeper has revealed what it's like to work inside the remote landmarks.

The pop star's speedy namesake shakes off competition from Christopher Slowlan and Snailifer Lopez.

Salford builder Tobey Newall plans to set the world record for balancing large items on his chin.

Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.

Sotheby’s Space Exploration auction features the life-saving instrument, a Snoopy pin, space-flown flags, and more.

The pilot's mischievous flight path was noticed by plane spotters on the flightradar24 tracking app

SEAGULLS are getting drunk by feasting on swarms of flying ants — and disrupting traffic as they stumble around, ornithologists claim. The birds are partial to munching on the insects which have be…

The artwork is made up of more than 800 lbs of peanut butter smeared across the museum floor and is in tribute to artist Wim T. Schippers. It is a recreation of his famous artwork from 1962.

Elton John will play two additional farewell tour gigs in Mexico City this fall after previously canceling a run of shows there because of Covid-19.

Handmade creations distributed to raise funds for charity prompt complaints to police

Researchers found that superworms can strip tissue from animal carcasses quickly while leaving delicate bones mostly intact.

Solving today’s biggest atmospheric challenges with next-generation observations

Neil, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, has returned to his birthplace on the Australian coast, causing quite a stir.

Watch the moment police found a man attempting to hide from an officer by putting a bag on his head.