In March 1940, in an unremarkable Birmingham University office, German-born physicist Rudolf Peierls and his Austrian-born colleague Otto Robert Frisch wrote a memorandum. In it they argued that a...
Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne has admitted he fears his life will end in a hotel room, after claiming he'd spent half a century continuously on the road. Despite his desire to give fans a final...
Donald Trump’s plan to reopen Alcatraz prison to house ‘America’s most ruthless and violent offenders’, has revitalised interest in the famous high-security prison. Located just over a mile...
The 80s classic 'Top Gun' catapulted its cast to stardom, not least the character of Charlie, the flight instructor who became one of Tinseltown's most sought-after actresses. Fast forward three...
Watch: How Lady Gaga's record-breaking concert almost ended in disaster On Saturday night Lady Gaga performed for her biggest audience ever, two million people on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro....
Already reeling from the devastation of recent wildfires, Hollywood is now facing a fresh threat from Donald Trump - a 100 per cent tariff on films made outside the States. The move will come as a...
Keir Starmer is beginning work in earnest on a Brexit “reset” following his thrashing in local elections last week. Negotiations were paused in an effort to avoid criticism while Labour...
A tomb found in 1977 was originally "conclusively" believed to contain the remains of Alexander the Great's son Alexander IV, elder half-brother Philip III, and his father Philip II. However, a...
27 lives per kilometre: How Russia took record losses in Ukraine in 20242 hours agoOlga IvshinaBBC News Russian Special ReporterEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockLast year was the deadliest for Russian forces...
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Bank of mum and dad 'helps half of first-time buyers'2 hours agoKevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesMore than half of first-time buyers received financial help from their family to...
The daughter of Charley Scalies, best known for his roles in The Wire and the Sopranos, has confirmed that the actor has died after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The star portrayed...
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It's been a glorious week of warmer weather, with the hottest day of the year baking the UK in 30C heat andseversl days in a row with bright, warm weather and clear skies.While the heat may have...
Fourteen teenagers aged 11 to 14 have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of a 14-year-old boy in a fire. His body is believed to be that of missing Layton Carr. The incident...