Academics are discovering that internet dating sites are an excellent source of information into how people use the web to communicate.
Online dating, so long stigmatised as slightly embarrassing to take part in, has evolved into one of the primary ways to meet new friends and partners in an incredibly short space of time. Recent research found that [...]
The golfing irons that Tiger Woods used for his historic ‘Tiger Slam’ in 2001 have appeared for sale on the popular online auction site EBay.
The minimum bid for the legendary golf clubs, used by Woods to capture the British Open and PGA Championship in 2000 along with the 2001 and 2002 US Masters Tournaments, is [...]
An explosion has rocked an Athens branch of the HSBC bank, precisely at a time when the IMF and EU agreed on a new bailout agreement.
Greece has been devastated by a rapidly declining economy that has caused widespread and violent protests in recent weeks, mainly over planned cutbacks by the government. Prime Minister George Papandreou, [...]
The parents of Madeleine McCann, who has been missing for three years, claim that British authorities have given up the search for their daughter.
Kate and Gerry McCann, speaking as the third anniversary date of the disappearance nears closer, told reporters that they would be requesting a complete governmental review of the case which has polarised [...]
Britons have been issued with additional warnings against travelling to Thailand as the violence in Bangkok threatens to spiral out of control.
The latest incident, which saw one soldier die, came after red-shirt anti-government protestors attempted to move from their inner-city base at Rajprasong to a northern market. The death brings the total toll to 27 [...]
One of the world’s leading travel resource providers, Expedia, has announced the launch of its new eco-friendly Green Travel Guide.
The new guide, produced in conjunction with Sustainable Tourism International, is aimed squarely at the modern traveller who is becoming increasingly aware of his carbon footprint and how best to enjoy the world without leaving a [...]
Federal statistics released in the United States in the past week have revealed a continued decline in the number of missing person’s cases.
The data has been hailed in some quarters as evidence that the United States government is successfully combating a major internal problem. However, the true reasons for the falling numbers remain unclear, with [...]
An Anzac Day dawn service in London has commemorated the lives lost in WWI.
Around 3,000 people attended the traditional Anzac Day event, April 25, which was held this year at the New Zealand war memorial. Each year, the service alternates between the Australian and the New Zealand memorial sites near Hyde Park corner in central [...]
The three jostling UK political party leaders have again reiterated their crucial messages to voters ahead of the forthcoming election during the second Sky News debate.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown again referred to his experience in the position and in business, which he said was vital at the time of a much needed economic recovery. Mr [...]
New studies have revealed that 20 per cent of all new relationships, and one marriage in every six, were now made through online dating services.
The survey, by leading dotcom dating service Match.com, polled 11,000 people and discovered that the one-in-six level of online generated marriages was nearly twice the number of the more traditional meeting [...]