Dumb Britain: Beautician laughs off Twitter storm after mistakenly spelling Barack Obama as Barraco Barner....and sparks the inevitable parody accounts Dumb Britain: Beautician laughs off Twitter storm after mistakenly spelling Barack Obama as Barraco Barner....and sparks the inevitable parody accounts

Gemma Worrall, 20, from Blackpool, was worried about foreign politics, but tweeting about 'Barraco Barner' being 'our president' was a mistake she now regrets.

today, 14:28
Sydney Biennale chairman quits over company's links to detention centres Sydney Biennale chairman quits over company's links to detention centres

Luca Belgiorno-Nettis, whose father founded Biennale, resigns as organisers cut all ties with Transfield

today, 7:26
Scott Ludlam has created the exact speech Gen Y was looking for | Jazz Twemlow Scott Ludlam has created the exact speech Gen Y was looking for | Jazz Twemlow

Jazz Twemlow: Measured yet passionate, of its time and delivered with relish – it’s no wonder why Australian senator Scott Ludlam’s speech became an internet sensation

today, 1:28
Now even Waterstones is mocking Cameron's selfie on Twitter Now even Waterstones is mocking Cameron's selfie on Twitter

First it was Patrick Stewart and some wet wipes; now a bookshop has got the better of the PM after he tried to recover from the ‘on-the-phone-to-Obama’ tweet parodies with a (rather unsuccessful) joke of his own

today, 16:47
Michael Schumacher: 'only a miracle' can save him Michael Schumacher: 'only a miracle' can save him

Michael Schumacher needs "a miracle" to survive, doctors reportedly tell his family

today, 14:22
The Queen Mary 2, the largest ocean liner in the world The Queen Mary 2, the largest ocean liner in the world

Captain Kevin Oprey stood on the ship’s bulbous bow, which protrudes from the front of the 151,200 tonne liner, to pose for a portrait with his ship.The photographs, taken to mark the tenth anniversary of the liner in May this year, were shot while she was docked at a port off the coast of Bali.

today, 3:52
NHS Winter: Weekly A&E tracker Week 17 NHS Winter: Weekly A&E tracker Week 17

See how your nearest A&E in England is faring

today, 11:54
Machu Picchu streakers at rock bottom as authorities enforce cover-up Machu Picchu streakers at rock bottom as authorities enforce cover-up

Guards ordered to increase surveillance at Peruvian tourist site after a spate of strippingIt has survived five centuries of conquest, earthquakes, landslides and mass tourism. But Peruvian authorities fear that Machu Picchu is facing a new threat: streakers.Guards at the vast Inca citadel have been ordered to step up surveillance after a spate of stripping. Late last year, two male antipodean...

today, 18:58
Generation jitters: are we addicted to caffeine? Generation jitters: are we addicted to caffeine?

Caffeine is the drug many of us can't live without – but do you have any idea how much is in your daily hit?Propped up on my desk before me, there is a vacuum-sealed bag of white powder. Chemists would recognise this substance as a methylated xanthine, composed of tiny crystalline structures. It is a drug, and I have been under its influence nearly every day for the past 25 years. It is...

today, 12:00
Dalai Lama supports gay marriage Dalai Lama supports gay marriage

Dalai Lama throws his moral weight behind gay marriage

today, 11:05
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