Belgium’s ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case
BBC News : Former Belgian King Albert II has submitted a DNA sample to avoid fines of €5,000 (£4,370) a day over claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. The 84-year-old, who has been fighting the paternity claim of Belgian artist Delphine Boël, 51, for over a decade, provided a ...
Ethics committee raises alarm over ‘predictive policing’ tool
A computer tool used by police to predict which people are likely to reoffend has come...
Notre-Dame fire: Millions pledged to rebuild cathedral
Hundreds of millions of euros have been pledged to help rebuild Notre-Dame after a devasta...
Sleep myths ‘damaging your health’
Widely held myths about sleep are damaging our health and our mood, as well as shortening o...
Nottingham Prison inmate cuts prison officer’s throat
A prison officer had his throat cut by an inmate at HMP Nottingham, the Ministry of Justic...
Sudan crisis: Military council arrests former government members
Sudan's transitional military council has arrested members of the former government and pro...
Strictly Come Dancing: Darcey Bussell quits as judge
Dame Darcey Bussell is to step down from her role as a judge on BBC One's Strictly Come...
India election 2019: Voting to begin in world’s largest election
Indians will head to the polls on Thursday to vote in the first phase of a general electio...
Rory McIlroy’s big-picture mentality could end in a Masters high-five
Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods. Rory McIlroy? In his wi...
Bomb kills three US soldiers in Afghanistan
Three US service members and one contractor have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanis...
Brexit: I had no choice but to approach Labour – May
Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted she had to reach out to Labour in a bid to deliver...
Mother nature not making it easy for millions of holiday travelers
DALLAS – Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of ...
3 Super Bowl snack swaps that cut the salt
The Super Bowl is around the corner, which means it’s snack time. Since the new government...
Meat on famed 1950s Explorer Club gala menu was actually sea turtle
The meat eaten at a lavish New York City Explorers Club dinner in 1951 – which at one poin...
Adam McKay on ‘Big Short’ corruption: ‘It’s still happening’
Adam McKay has gone from directing laffers like “Anchorman” and “Talladega Nights” to “The Big Short.” But as he explaine...
Simple test offers quick diagnosis of potentially deadly prenatal condition
Researchers have discovered a simple test used for Alzheimer’s diagnosis is effective at detecting one of the world’s deadliest p...
Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener in Melbourne
Charlie Whiting, the head of Formula 1 for governing body the FIA and one of the most influential people in the sport for decades,...
Jack Grealish attacked by spectator in Birmingham v Aston Villa game
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish was attacked by a spectator who ran on to the pitch in the Championship match at rivals Birmi...
7 of the weirdest sculpture parks in the world
When most people think of sculptures, classics like Rodin’s The Thinker or Michelangelo’s David come to mind, not gigantic hands ...
4 dead, several injured in Mexico train-bus crash
Officials say a train slammed into a bus at a crossing in northern Mexico, killing at least four people. A government official in ...
Migrant caravan: Girl dies in custody after crossing Mexico-US border
Mother nature not making it easy for millions of holiday travelers
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
