UK dad live streams suicide after being goaded by trolls

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A father has killed himself live on the internet after being goaded by cruel trolls, becoming the third Briton to broadcast their death on the same website.

Cecil study funded by pro-hunting groups

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Oxford researchers studying Cecil the lion before he was shot illegally were being funded by pro-hunting companies, it has emerged.

Did Bach’s wife write his best-loved works?

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According to a new analysis some of Johann Bach's best-loved works may have actually been written by his wife.

Help wanted: chocolate that doesn’t melt

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It sounds like a dream job - a university is searching for a student to spend three and a half years studying chocolate.

BBC blocked bid to talk to aliens, says prof

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A professor has told how BBC bosses blocked his plans to try to make contact with a newly discovered planet – just in case some aliens happened to answer back.

Can’t draw? Just try harder

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Scientists say while some are born with natural talent, anyone can learn to draw well.

Queen Victoria’s secret pics on auction

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Queen Victoria’s injunction was one of the earliest examples of high-profile figures turning to the courts to prevent reporting on their private lives.

Bawdy token used to pay for pleasure

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Made from bronze and smaller than a ten pence piece, the coin depicts a man and a woman engaged in an intimate act.