- Milk has been spilt in a bitter row over unorthadox cheesemaking - in a jam-only zone - Read full story here
- A present to Durham University by the widow of Port Sudan's last British harbourmaster has led divers to the final resting place of a lost Italian submarine - Read full story here
- Watching films in 3D exercises the brain, and improves short-term functioning in a similar way to brain-training tests, scientists claim. As long as you can find your 3D specs! - Read full story here.
- BT, TalkTalk and Scottish Power operate the UK's most dreaded call centres, a Which? survey has found.
- It's now 30 years since the release of such classic films as Back to the Future, The Breakfast Club and The Goonies.
- New slang words featured in Collins Official Scrabble Words includie: Bezzy - best friend (18 points); Cakeages - charges in a restaurant for serving cake brought in from outside (15 points); Cakehole - mouth (17 points); Onesie - one-piece garment combining a top with trousers (6 points); Tuneage - music (8 points); Twerking - type of dance involving rapid hip movement (16 points) and Wuz - non-standard spelling of was (15 points). - Full story.
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