News archive from 6 November 2015
Anonymous posts Ku Klux Klan list
Image copyright Reuters Anonymous has shared details of about 1,000 alleged Klu Klux Klan (KKK) sympathisers on the internet. It follows threats from the white supremacist KKK to use "deadly force" against those protesting about the killing...
YouTube goes virtual: Users can now view 360 degree videos using a $30 headset made of cardboard
YouTube has added support for virtual reality videos, paving the way for interactive films to use Google's video service. The app now supports VR video - a format that gives viewers what the company says are more realistic 360-degree perspectives of...
Police question Cliff Richard over claim of sex crime from 1980s
Sir Cliff Richard has been re-interviewed by South Yorkshire police after meeting officers voluntarily, his spokesman said on Thursday night. Detectives interviewed the entertainer under caution last year in relation to a claim of a sex crime...
Lewes Bonfire Society torches David Cameron effigy
Image copyright Ben Stansall/Getty Images An effigy of David Cameron has been burnt at one of the UK's biggest Bonfire Night events. The giant sculpture depicted a scantily-clad prime minister sitting on a throne with a pig's head on his lap....
Smoking cannabis a human right, Mexican court rules
Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that growing, possessing and smoking marijuana for recreation is legal under the right to freedom. The measure was approved in a 4-1 vote on the five-justice panel, backing the argument that smoking marijuana is...
Suu Kyi will hold power if she wins election
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said that she will be the true power above the country's president if her party wins historic elections this Sunday, circumventing a constitutional clause that bars her from the top job. “It’s a very...
Manchester United transfer news: Cristiano Ronaldo has offer, Shkrodan Mustafi, Andre Gomes and Andre Gomes...
Louis van Gaal experienced his first taste of dissent from the Manchester United fans in midweek. With his side struggling to break down CSKA Moscow, Old Trafford erupted into a chorus of boos as the Dutchman replaced Anthony Martial with Marouane...
Man United News: Van Gaal's midfield boost, transfer shocker, Ronaldo dream return
Manchester United starlet Nick Powell is ready to return to action after a serious hamstring injury, according to Under-21s coach Warren Joyce. Powell, 21, signed for United for £4m from Crewe in 2012, and he scored on his debut against Wigan....
Government plan to allow "better" universities to raise fees
The best universities in England will be allowed to charge students more than £9,000 per year for tuition under a new plan published by the government that links improvements in teaching quality with fee increases. In the biggest shakeup of higher...
Eurostar sold off despite ministers believing its value would rise – report
Britain’s stake in Eurostar was sold for £757m even though the government believed its value would rise, because ministers wanted to offload the state’s share in the cross-Channel train service before the general election, a report has concluded. The...
Smart toilet than can analyse your PEE and an app that detects depression: Japanese expo reveals strange...
Imagine a toilet that could double up as a doctor, telling you if your health is at risk every time you need to relieve yourself. That's exactly what one Japanese company has created with the Flowsky toilet which acts as a device to measure urine flow...
Jessica Mauboy: panic attack over outfit fight caused Melbourne Cup cancellation
Singer Jessica Mauboy has confirmed an argument over her outfit was behind the cancellation of her performance of the national anthem at Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup. Minutes before Mauboy was due to perform on the Flemington racecourse, Victorian Racing...
Chelsea footballer and author Frank Lampard: My six best books
Frank now plays for New York City FC and is a National Literacy Trust ambassador and has written 13 children's books in the Frankie's Magic Football series. The latest, The Great Santa Race, is out now (Little, Brown, £5.99). OF MICE AND MEN by John...
Tori Amos: My six best albums
THE BEATLES: The White Album (EMI) I was five years old when my older brother got me to learn these songs. I liked the mixture of melodies and attitude. My Methodist minister father had no idea what I was doing playing Happiness Is A Warm Gun on the...
Two intriguing biographies and a thrilling mystery: Book review
Spying ona damaged childhoodJohn Le Carré: The Biography by Adam Sisman Bloomsbury, £25 If this was intended as a spoiler for a piece of hackwork then it would have succeeded admirably. However, despite a hideously garish cover suggesting that this...
Realtime News
- 06:18 Crackenedge’s double hopes are ended by Callaghan Cup defeat to...
- 06:18 Rangers held to draw by relegation rivals Medics
- 06:17 Tigger the sneaky cat won’t stop stealing children’s ball pit balls
- 06:14 Retro games arcade to open in Bullring
- 06:14 Awesome Chips opens in Birmingham city centre - and it doesn't sell...
- 06:14 Brave Amelia has leg reattached backwards - so she can dance again
- 06:14 Pupils could get every Friday afternoon off in timetable shake-up...
- 06:14 Christian Benteke sparks Aston Villa frenzy as claret and blue...
- 06:12 One dead after fire at London flats for adults with...
- 06:11 Chelsea star Gary Cahill sends defiant message to doubters after...
- 06:10 Chester council admits wrongly claiming potholes had been fixed
- 06:09 Sydney man who joined Syrian rebels says he did not fight and was...
- 06:05 Headshave to help send Rushden girl on dream holiday
- 06:05 PNE bid to take next step in Championship play-off race against...
- 06:05 Welingborough charity’s bid to increase its opening hours and help...
- 06:05 Supercar dream comes true for Wellingborough boy with brain injury
- 06:03 Liverpool news: Didier Drogba has classy Mohamed Salah message...
- 06:03 What former Nottingham Forest and Leeds United man thinks score of...
- 06:03 Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp opens up on plans after leaving club -...
- 06:02 Westworld star Evan Rachel Wood on how the show helped her talked...
- 06:01 Leader comment: The wonderful tales Scotland must tell
- 05:56 Barnaby Joyce's partner Vikki Campion gives birth to baby boy
- 05:54 YEP says: Let Leeds have its day in the sun
- 05:51 Man Utd set asking price for Paul Pogba: FIVE clubs contacted over...
- 05:45 Chingford fire: Connington Court evacuated
- 05:44 Great gran killed after van smashes through her living room window
- 05:44 What centre of Coalville could look like after £1.1m redevelopment
- 05:43 Ariana Grande unveils emotional new single, No Tears Left To Cry
- 05:42 China accidentally reports two major quakes that never happened
- 05:42 Iceland launch spicy chicken thighs claimed to be world’s hottest
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