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Two Cumbrian friends have come up with an invention they claim could help consumers save thousands of pounds in energy bills.

Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins has died aged 61 after a long battle against throat cancer. The 1972 and 1982 world champion, a heavy smoker, was found dead in his flat in Belfast on ...

The Real Madrid midfielder has been at the centre of media speculation about his marriage to former Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham following newspaper allegations about his private life. Sam ...

It seems as though the Cher hit It's In His Kiss was right all along. Scientists have found that the size of somebody's lips plays a key role in determining whether they are sexually attractive to ...

Creatine is a natural compound found in muscle tissue, and has been popular with athletes looking for ways to increase fitness. However, experts say that it has a role in maintaining energy levels to ...

Kryptonite is no longer just the stuff of fiction feared by caped superheroes. A new mineral matching its unique chemistry - as described in the film Superman Returns - has been identified in a mine ...

Football's governing body, Fifa, has banned international matches from being played at more than 2,500m (8,200ft) above sea level. Fifa said the decision was made because of concerns over players' ...

A director of the Finnish telecommunications giant, Nokia, has received what is believed to be the most expensive speeding ticket ever. Anssi Vanjoki, 44, has been ordered to pay a fine of 116,000 ...

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Sweden's national dish is an acquired taste, to say the least. Some say surstromming, a fermented herring, smells like rubbish left out in the sun for days. But now the fish has been banned from ...

At least 50 workers have been killed and several others injured in a blast at an explosives factory in Zambia. The explosion occurred on Wednesday morning in a workshop at the Chinese-owned plant ...