The Victims' Commissioner has branded figures showing the number of rape convictions falling to a record low as 'utterly shameful'. Home Office data shows just 1.4 per cent of 55,130 rapes recorded by police led to prosecution in the 12 months to March. Furthermore, the Crown Prosecution Service said today …...Read More

At its height it was Europe’s most widely printed publication, a book found in three-quarters of British homes, a work only beaten by the Bible for its sheer ubiquity. The complete works of Shakespeare or the latest Harry Potter? No. The Argos Catalogue... which is no more. After 47 years, …...Read More

The New Education Policy 2020 (NEP) approved by the Union cabinet yesterday represents a much-needed upgrade to a policy framed 34 years ago and last revised 28 years ago. In higher education it sets a noble goal of increasing the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) to 50% from the current 26% …...Read More

Strictly Come Dancing bosses have denied celebrities such as Michelle Keegan and Jessie J declined to be on the show because of the 'low' £60,000 appearance fee. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline on Wednesday, a Strictly source has contested reports that several celebrities had turned them down and said only those …...Read More

Jeff Bezos fumbled his way through a high-profile virtual congressional hearing on Wednesday as he struggled with technical difficulties and was caught sneaking a snack on camera. The billionaire Amazon CEO appeared before the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel via videoconference alongside Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Google's Sundar Pichai and Apple's …...Read More

A man has been shot dead following an attack in north London around 9pm on Wednesday Police, paramedics and London's Air Ambulance spent an hour battling to safe the man's life before he was declared dead at the scene. The victim is believed to be in his mid 20s. Scotland …...Read More

Ever smelled a fragrance and been ‘Tardised’ through time and space to a holiday memory? I always pack a new perfume to wear away for that reason; every time I smell it, even years later, I’m transported. It happens because the part of our brain which analyses aromas sits next …...Read More

Maybe the fabulously wealthy and powerful can look after themselves, and the rest of us shouldn’t mind too much if their successes are ignored and their failings exaggerated. Rupert Murdoch is, after all, the most influential media mogul who has ever lived, as well as the richest. Why should we …...Read More

A new device lets users control images on a screen with just a flick of the tongue. Designed as a master thesis, [In] Brace is a mouth piece fitted with sensors that detect the location of a small sphere the wearer moves with their tongue. The device is constructed from …...Read More

Every evening before bedtime, teacher Pauline Craven-Lee checks her fitness tracker to see how many steps she’s clocked up during the day. If it doesn’t say at least 30,000 — roughly 13 miles for her — she’ll put on her trainers and either head out for a walk with the …...Read More