An April Fools' Day story about 'violent' national anthems being banned at this summer's World Cup in South Africa proved a little too believable when it was picked up around the world... more
The £2.6bn Large Hadron Collider is to close again for maintenance. But despite the backlash, Brian Cox, the astrophysicist making science sexy — and who used to be the keyboardist in pop band D:ream — still believes things can only get better.... more
Large Hadron Collider in Geneva is to close down for a year for vital safety work to be carried out before it 'pushes technology to the limits'... more
This week not even the sophisticated American security services could prevent a couple of polo-playing socialists from gatecrashing a White House dinner... more
Do they take us for complete idiots in Norfolk?” ask South West Norfolk’s Tory activists, as they limber up to deselect their candidate over revelations of her 18-month affair with a married Tory MP... more
Milk rounds return to London. Remember them? So-called "milkmen" bring milk in so-called "milk bottles" on an electric vehicle which wakes you up at four o'clock in the morning by sounding like there's a mosquito next to your head... more
A French nuclear scientist linked to al Qaeda targeted an oil refinery so he could cause an explosion which would have destroyed a city “the size of London”, it was claimed today... more
After the past 12 months of highs and lows in the capital, Nick Curtis sorts out the London personalities with plenty to smile about from those who have gone into freefall... more
The world's biggest experiment - the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva - has been halted until next spring to allow engineers to investigate a fault... more
Media: Bob Geldof's listed media group Ten Alps, is to launch The Newton Project in a joint venture with the Science Museum and the Royal Institution... more
The independent arbiter has ruled that Tube Lines wanted £2.1bn more for its new upgrades than the work was worth. Is it time to face facts and ditch the PPP? ... more
Scientists behind a machine built to recreate the Big Bang in miniature are receiving death threats from people who fear the world will end when it is fired up on Wednesday... more
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