Chess grandmaster playing match against 140,000 people reveals expected result
A chess grandmaster who is playing a single game against 140,000 people thinks the match is heading for a draw.The mega-match features undisputed world number one Norwegian Magnus Carlsen playing…
Magna Carta ‘copy’ miscatalogued in 1940s found to be original
An issue of the Magna Carta, which was wrongly catalogued as a copy in the 1940s, has been identified as original.Harvard Law School Library bought what it thought was a…
Flying duck caught on speed camera could be repeat offender
A duck has been caught on a radar image breaking the speed limit in central Switzerland - and it could be a repeat offender.Police said the mallard had been clocked…
Mum in court accused of killing three people with poisonous
An Australian woman accused of murdering her estranged husband's parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms is on trial.Mother of two Erin Patterson,…
Influencer Faces Backlash for Karoline Leavitt White House TikTok Tour:
Kate Mackz, best known for her running videos in which she interviews celebs and prominent figures, came under fire this week after posting and deleting the White House tour video several…
Student rescued from Mount Fuji twice in four days
A Chinese student who was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji last week had to be saved a second time just four days later, local authorities have said.The 27-year-old climber made…
The Magic Circle’s first female member fooled them into believing
How did one woman fool the most famous magic society on the planet? Back in 1991, Sophie Lloyd pulled off the ultimate illusion, tricking the Magic Circle into thinking she…
Letter sheds possible new light on Shakespeare’s marriage
New analysis of a letter fragment has possibly shed light on William Shakespeare's marriage - suggesting it may have been less fractious than previously suggested.The wordsmith, it has long been…
Back To The Future’s DeLorean has almost vanished from UK
Forty years on from the film that made them immortal, there are just 303 DeLorean cars left on Britain's roads.To mark the anniversary of Back To The Future, released in…
China hosts world’s first half-marathon race between humans and robots
Robots have raced against humans in a half-marathon for the first time.Some 21 humanoid robots raced alongside thousands of runners around the 21km (13-mile) course in Beijing, China, on Saturday.…