He showed up at Meoncross School in Stubbington, Hants to the amazement of the staff and pupils there. Dr Mike Edwards, an English teacher, said: "I was sitting in my classroom and looked out...  more

It defied the Luftwaffe during the Blitz - not to mention Britain’s own air-raid wardens when it was left on during the blackout. Now this light bulb is about to outlive Woolworths, the...  more

In a surprise move, Apple said it is to abandon its annual tech gathering Macworld after this January's event. Meanwhile news that the keynote address will not be given by ceo Steve Jobs...  more

Newser suggests that getting drunk is getting out of fashion on the New York party scene. "People just don't get sloshed anymore because it’s not stylish", posts Susan...  more

A federal appeals court ruling late Monday is the cause célèbre of the American Civil Liberties Union, as another provision of the Bush administration's Patriot Act falls to the...  more

A former student at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work is suing the school and several of his professors for discrimination, saying he was persecuted by the school's "liberal...  more

A court in Australia, The Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court, approved requests by lawyer Mark McCormack's "to use Facebook to serve the legally binding documents after several...  more

Penguins caught stealing eggs from straight couples in an attempt to become fathers have been given their own to look after following protests. Zoo keepers moved the male birds away from the...  more

The UK's second largest ISP, Virgin Media, will next year begin network monitoring technology with the aim of specifically targeting and restricting BitTorrent traffic. The move will...  more