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World leading experts claim the eight-limbed creatures are primed to become the dominant force on Earth should humanity die out (file image)

Scientists reveal what creature will RULE Earth should all humans die – can you guess what species could build the next civilisation?

Octopuses are the species that are most likely to take over the…
A Very Royal Scandal has exposed the sick question Prince Andrew asked Emily Maitlis before the infamous Newsnight interview which left the BBC star reeling

A Very Royal Scandal exposes sick question Prince Andrew asked Emily Maitlis before infamous Newsnight interview – leaving BBC star reeling

Emily Maitlis has revealed the sick question she received from Prince Andrew…
'I had a funny turn, my computer screen just looked like gobbledygook' says Dr Rob Lambourn

Even though I’m a doctor, I dismissed my forgetfulness as stress. But then it turned out to be a fatal illness… and these are the signs to look out for

Like any GP, Dr Rob Lambourn would spend most of his working…
Cambridge researchers have shown that people have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb - a controllable, prosthetic extra thumb

Would you get a third thumb? Robotic prosthetic allows people to open bottles and pick up objects with one hand

By Jonathan Chadwick For Mailonline Published: 14:00 EDT, 29 May 2024 |…
Matt Barr (pictured) has the biggest penis in Britain but has revealed why he isn't getting reduction surgery despite all the problems it brings him

Man with Britain’s largest penis reveals why he won’t get size reduction surgery despite all the downsides

A man who has ‘Britain’s largest penis’ says the accolade comes with…
(L-R)Elisabeth Bowes, Leonard Hill, Stephen Smith and Noeleen Timbery with four Aboriginal spears that were brought to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago and have now been repatriated to Australia in a ceremony at Trinity College in Cambridge

Aboriginal spears are sent back to Australia after being brought to Britain by Captain Cook 250 years ago

Aboriginal spears brought to England by Captain James Cook more than 250…
A host of stars have been tipped to star in Death In Paradise after Ralf Little's surprise exit from the show on Sunday following his four year stint as DI Neville Parker

Who will be the next Death in Paradise detective? From a stand up comedian to a potential female DI, all the stars in the running after Ralf Little quit – so who do YOU want to replace him?

A host of stars have been tipped to star in Death In…
Death In Paradise is returning for a 13th series on Sunday, which will see its 100th episode (L-R season one cast Danny John-Jules, Ben Miller, Sara Martins  and Fidel Best)

Where are the Death In Paradise cast now and how many do YOU recognise? As the series returns with its 100th episode, a look at the original line-up

Death In Paradise has been regular feature on British TV screens since…
Latest data, gathered by the World Health Organization and compiled by Oxford University-backed platform Our World in Data, shows the UK's wine consumption has soared to 3.3 litres of pure alcohol annually (2019), up on the 0.3 litres recorded almost 60 years earlier in 1961. It now accounts for over a third (33.7 per cent) of all alcohol consumed across the country and sits almost level with beer (36 per cent) which has plummeted from the 5.8 litres logged in 1961 to 3.5 litres today

Is this the end of the 250ml wine glass? Cambridge scientists push to bin largest size but draw flak for 'airy' study – and (surprise, surprise!) they couldn't find ANY pub willing to try replacing pints with two-third measures

Scientists today drew flak for pushing the idea that pubs and bars…
Experts have reconstructed the face of the only man to have been crucified in Roman Britain. Professor Joe Mullins, a forensic artist at George Mason University, Virginia, carried out the reconstruction

Pictured: The only man ever crucified in Britain – face of Roman slave found buried with two-inch nail driven into his heel is reconstructed by groundbreaking technology

Experts have reconstructed the face of the only man known to have…