Two pilot badger culling schemes are under way, but the BBC still won't face the truth: our badger population is causing havoc.
Star Wars creator George Lucas has won his first ever Emmy award for the animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars.
Drinking sherry, listening to the Archers and feeding the birds are all signs of ageing, according to researchers. Take the test here.
Why are so many Government initiatives focused on the needs of our daughters to the exclusion of our sons, asks Glen Poole. What about the boys?
The defending Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has sparked controversy by saying that the 16-year-old victim of the Steubenville gang-rape case "shouldn't have put herself in that position".
Few fans are quite as devoted as Springsteen’s. The booming sound emanating from the 71,000-strong crowd gathered at Wembley Stadium to see The Boss - the first time he played the venue (now in its new incarnation) for 25 years - is the familiar guttural chant of “Bruce” reserved only for one of the kings of Americana.
A hacker has overtaken the Peppa Pig World’s Facebook page, posting offensive comments such as ‘go to hell bitch’ and ‘shit I love’.
The cost of living has continued to rise, but many people are avoiding paying for things altogether, says Harry Wallop
Veteran rocker Ozzy Osbourne's band Black Sabbath have stormed to the top of the charts with their new album - with the charismatic frontman saying the record was a tonic for all the “manufactured bullshit” that usually dominates the airwaves.
A British doctor faked test results during clinical trials for an asthma drug in which one person died and others contracted cancer and pneumonia, The Independent has learnt.

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