One of the best-kept literary secrets of the decade has finally been revealed after a 34-year-old British scientist claimed that she was the writer masquerading as call girl Belle de Jour. Dr Brooke Magnanti, the author behind the bestselling books...

Actor Errol Flynn in 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood. Robin Hood is an English folklore hero known for "stealing from the rich and giving to the poor" in medieval times. (Photo via Sky News) A German bank employee who secretly transferred money...

The UK team aiming to smash its own land speed record by driving a car beyond 1,000mph (1,610km/h) has settled on a final design for the vehicle. It calls for a major re-configuration of the vehicle's two power units, with a Eurofighter jet engine now...

The world’s largest seismically isolated building, the new international terminal at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport, is now complete and open for business. Stretching across more than 2 million square feet, the terminal doesn’t sit directly...

Peng Shulin, wearing new trainers, works on learning to walk again. Photo via Metro.co.uk A Chinese man, who had half of his body amputated after being run over by a truck, has amazed surgeons with his recovery. Peng Shuilin, 37, spent nearly two...