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Celebrated children's author JK Rowling now has a pub named after her in Edinburgh - but only for a short while.

Piers Morgan tweeted about Veganuary, saying "what new special kind of Hell is this?" He was quickly accused of lacking compassion.

A desperate woman who called police from her car as she sunk into a freezing pond on New Year's Eve pleaded: "It's filling up. It's cold."

Barcelona fans have encouraged the club to step up the pursuit of Philippe Coutinho amid reports claiming that the Brazilian 'doesn't want' to play for Liverpool again.

Voice-activated devices can be used for alerts, alarms and web searches – but what about reporting crime? It may seem far-fetched, but one police force believes it's possible.

2018 is slated to be an exciting year for Nasa and its fans as the space exploration organisation has a lot of missions, updates and extensive plans scheduled across the year.

RB Leizpig insist Naby Keita is not pushing to try and get his move to Liverpool happen during the January transfer window.

Internet users left stunned after Donald Trump takes credit on Twitter for declining airline passenger fatalities.

A mosque in Fort Smith, Arkansas which had a Swastika sprayed on its building alongside the words "go home" has paid off the culprit's fines so he can be spared prison.

Stephy Mavididi is set to leave Preston for Charlton Athletic as Arsenal attempt to give the 19-year-old regular game time.

Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend, 22, hasn't wasted any time with getting back to her workout routine.

Dr Zhao Bianxiang reportedly collapsed after working 18 straight hours. After colleagues desperately tried to save her, she was pronounced dead the next morning.

A former Christian convent schoolgirl, Bailey Gibson, has put her virginity up for sale at a world famous Brothel in Nevada.

From politicians to reality stars, this series of CBB is set to be a very interesting one. Emma Willis resumes her role as host.

Temperatures at Calgary Zoo plummeted to an average of -28 degrees Celsius during the recent cold snap.

Muslim man Waseem Ansari beaten to death in Jharkhand, India, after he complained about loud New Year music.

Argentinian law student Nahir Galarza, 19, has admitted to killing her ex-lover Fernando Pastorizzo, 21, on the morning of 29 December in Gualeguaychu.

Philippe Coutinho has yet to inform Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp of his intention to leave Barcelona - if indeed he wants to move to the Nou Camp.

The 53-year-old anchor joined NBC News in 1998 as a correspondent of Dateline and will continue to co-host the show's fourth hour with Kathie Lee Gifford.

Metalenses are flat devices which use specially engineered nanostructures to focus light, mimicking the way traditional curved lenses work, while taking up a fraction of the space.

Antonio Conte says the only way David Luiz will leave Chelsea this January is if an adequate replacement is brought in first.

"Not since the Luddites of the industrial revolution has a topic engendered such emotion and sensationalism".

Headlining January 2018 are two potentially massive games from Japan, which top our round-up of the most important releases kicking the year off in style.

Chance Nichols, 7, narrowly escaped with his life after wrecking a stolen car at 100mph in Wagon County, Oklahoma, to see his mother.

A new patent from Samsung has revealed ambitious designs for a rollable tablet that would have the display spiral into a metal canister.

Architect Fernando Donis who is behind Dubai's latest wonder says he was cut out from building The Frame

Drunk man takes taxi from Copenhagen to Oslo on New Year's Eve and refuses to pay for 600km trip. Norwegian police were called to wake him up and order him to pay fare.

The number of women illegally selling their bodies as surrogates in China is thought to be rocketing.

Product designer Eve Mavrakis is embracing new life without McGregor following collapse of their marriage in November.