Rob Waugh
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United Kingdom
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National Holocaust Day 2021: How Auschwitz looks 76 years later
Seventy-six years ago today, battle-hardened Soviet soldiers captured scenes of unimaginable horror in Auschwitz. → Read More
Scientists drill into ‘doomsday glacier’ the size of Britain to see if it’s going to collapse
Thwaites Glacier is 74,000 square miles, the size of Great Britain, and is thought to be particularly susceptible to climate change. → Read More
Lab-grown burgers and meatballs ‘will be on sale within five years’
In the very near future, ‘guilt-free’ burgers which have only ‘lived’ in a dish as a mass of cells might replace ones made from real meat. One British lab which... → Read More
Loch Ness monster hunter spots ‘big and powerful’ beast moving at high speed
Is there really a prehistoric - or even extraterrestrial - monster that has been rapped for centuries in the icy waters of Scotland’s Loch Ness? A veteran Loch Ness monster... → Read More
Prospect of nuclear war ‘higher than it’s been for generations’, UN warns
The threat of a devastating nuclear war is rising, and now stands at its ‘highest level for generations’, a UN disarmament chief has warned. Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN High Representative... → Read More
You no longer have to be married to live in Army accommodation in huge shake-up
People in long-term relationships will now be able to live in Army accommodation, a privilege previously reserved for married couples. It’s part of a huge shake-up of how the British... → Read More
Explicit footage as world’s loneliest frog, Romeo finally gets it on with Juliet
After 10 years alone in his aquarium, Romeo, the world’s loneliest frog, finally met his Juliet this month - in a steamy encounter captured in merciless detail on camera. Scientists... → Read More
Skrillex's music 'can actually protect you against mosquitoes'
Forget gauze curtains, the hot new way to protect against mosquitoes is to blast the annoying insects with the dubstep wobble of Skrillex, scientists have discovered. Female mosquitoes attacked hosts... → Read More
Britain faces running out of baristas as Brexit puts off wannabe latte artistes
Brexit uncertainty could bring Britain’s love affair with soy mocha lattes to an abrupt halt - as we are facing a shortage of baristas. Cue jarring chords. Coffee shops are... → Read More
Here’s what actually happens inside your brain when you ‘trip’ on drugs like LSD
British national treasure Ozzy Osbourne once looked a horse when he was tripping on LSD - and the animal started talking to him. But what actually happens in your brain... → Read More
Police are seeking the true owner of the One Ring after it's found in the Shire
Nobody tell Gollum, or for that matter the Dark Lord Sauron, but the One Ring has cropped up in the Shire… well, Gloucestershire. Police are appealing to find the true... → Read More
Islamophobia ‘is seeping into the mainstream’ as far-right groups push hate
Islamophobia is seeping into mainstream political discourse, with voters believing in conspiracy theories such as the ideas of Sharia ‘no go zones’ in Britain. Research by Hope Not Hate showed... → Read More
Mum and daughter saved by police using app which finds people using three words
A mum and her daughter were saved by police using an app which can pinpoint any location on Earth using just three words. Valerie Hawkett, 33, was disoriented after she... → Read More
World War 3 fears as Russia unveils army of murderous robots the size of horses
The prospect of dying at the hands of an army of merciless, unstoppable killer robots just got a little bit more realistic as Russia unveiled its 2019 range of death... → Read More
Anti-vaxxers have some weird new theories – like the idea polio doesn’t exist
Anti-vaxxer craziness is spreading around the world like a disease - and outbreaks of easily preventable diseases like measles are following in its wake. But if you thought anti-vax began... → Read More
Bailiff gets her car clamped while on the job for parking on disabled man’s drive
It’s a wish-fulfilment fantasy for many drivers: the moment a bailiff gets her car clamped while on the job - for parking in a disabled man’s drive. In a video... → Read More
Men and women ‘are born to be different’, foetal brain study shows
Are men ‘born’ different from women? Scientists scanned the brains of foetuses and believe that the difference between the sexes begins in the womb. A team led by Moriah Thomason... → Read More
Sir David Attenborough vows to convince Donald Trump of risk of climate change
Sir David Attenborough has faced the world’s most dangerous predators - but he could be about to take on a much tougher challenge. The veteran naturalist said that he would... → Read More
Aliens ‘might have already found us, and are keeping us in a galactic zoo’
Is this why we’ve never spotted the little green men? → Read More
Flat Earthers to sail to Antarctica to find the ‘ice wall’ surrounding us all
For a group of people who believe that Earth is surrounded by a secret ice wall guarded by sinister government forces, going to Antarctica is a bold mission. But Flat... → Read More