A parrot called Griffin has humiliated students at the Harvard University, as well as local children, by beating them in a memory test. Harvard researchers compared human memory skills with that of the grey African parrot (Psittacus erithacus) – an animal separated from humans by over 300 million years of evolution. They compared how 21 … Read more
Former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan has arrived at court today charged with beating his former fiancee Vikki Ager. The rock star, 39, appeared at Leicester Magistrates’ Court accused of assault by beating on April 9 this year. He quit the band yesterday with it releasing a statement saying he was dealing with ‘personal issues’ and … Read more
The Michigan rapper who filmed his brother pummeling a white Macy’s store employee claims he clearly heard the man utter a racial slur and that the violent reaction ‘was spur of the moment.’ ‘I just want people to know the real story of really what happened and what’s in the description of me and my … Read more
The Michigan rapper who filmed his brother pummeling a white Macy’s store employee claims he clearly heard the man utter a racial slur and that the violent reaction ‘was spur of the moment.’ ‘I just want people to know the real story of really what happened and what’s in the description of me and my … Read more
Seldom has optimism been such a controversial state of mind. Anyone who dares to voice the hope that recovery may be possible is likely to be called delusional. Supersized problems face all economies including the UK, as yesterday’s horrendous GDP figures showed. But stock market indices are anticipatory mechanisms. And despite some wobbles this week, … Read more
Beating diabetes just got tastier By Phil Vickery Published: 00:02 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 7 June 2020 With diabetes a factor in more than a third of coronavirus deaths, a balanced diet is now vital. TV chef Phil Vickery’s recipes are healthy, easy and delicious NB Nutritional values throughout are per … Read more
Amid the constant tussle between commercial landlords and retailers it is the property owners who are often portrayed as villains. Traditional bugbears such as upward-only rent reviews play their part in this. But retailers also have had to contend with business rates, rises in the national living wage, challengers from overseas and online competition. This … Read more
Amid the constant tussle between commercial landlords and retailers it is the property owners who are often portrayed as villains. Traditional bugbears such as upward-only rent reviews play their part in this. But retailers also have had to contend with business rates, rises in the national living wage, challengers from overseas and online competition. This … Read more
Teenage killer, 19, is found dead in his prison cell after he was jailed for beating angler to death with a plank of wood Lenny Crawt, 19, was found dead in his cell by staff during routine checks Death at Aylesbury Young Offenders Institution, Bucks, treated non-suspicious Crawt jailed for the murder of Scott Wilkinson, 48, … Read more
A breakthrough device is allowing NHS surgeons to mend failing heart valves with a series of tiny stitches inserted while the heart still beats – saving the lives of people deemed too frail for open-heart surgery. At present, sick patients can be denied the standard valve-repair operation because it requires a heart bypass – when … Read more