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Friends star Janice Hosenstein opens up about her famous laugh

Maggie Wheeler, best known for playing Janice in the 1990s popular sitcom Friends, says the laugh came about organically during rehearsals.

26 Aug 2016 2:14 AM

EFL Cup: Shock exit for Middlesbrough

Luca De La Torre (left) of Fulham vies for the ball with Middlesbrough’s Daniel Ayala in their League Cup second round match at Craven Cottage in London on Wednesday. Fulham won 2-1. (Photo: AP)

25 Aug 2016 11:54 PM

Indian-origin siblings forced off plane over ISIS claims

Three Indian-origin Muslim siblings, including two hijab-clad girls, have claimed that they were hauled off a plane at an airport here and questioned on the tarmac by British policemen after a passeng

25 Aug 2016 6:46 AM

Altaf Hussain to focus on health, MQM panel takes over

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Wednesday handed over powers of reorganisation, policy making and decision making to the central coordination committee, a day after senior party

25 Aug 2016 6:25 AM

Liverpool cruise, Chelsea battle past Rovers

Daniel Sturridge (left) scores Liverpool’s winning goal in the League Cup second round against Burton Albion in Burton-on-Trent. The Reds won 5-0. (Photo: AFP)

25 Aug 2016 6:08 AM

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Reborn Raheem inspires Man City to key Champions League win

As Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City advance upon the Champions League group phase, previously maligned winger Raheem Sterling appears to have been reborn.

24 Aug 2016 7:10 AM

Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber in Tour Finals

Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber, battling it out for the world number one ranking, are the first two women to qualify for the season-ending WTA Tour Finals in Singapore, the WTA said on Monday.

24 Aug 2016 12:08 AM

Queen Elizabeth II seeks gardener for Buckingham Palace

Queen Elizabeth II is seeking a lawn specialist to maintain her gardens at Buckingham Palace to “an exceptional standard”.

23 Aug 2016 6:26 AM

Star 30 times bigger than Sun found

Scientists have identified a young star in the Milky Way located almost 11,000 light years away from Earth and 30 times more massive than our Sun, which could help understand how the most massive star

23 Aug 2016 12:16 AM

Women most commonly dream of partners cheating

A recent study has revealed that women have more nightmares than men, and their most common dream is of their partner cheating on them.

22 Aug 2016 6:16 AM

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Hate crimes on UK trains increase after Brexit

The number of suspected race hate crimes on Britain’s railways jumped sharply since the UK voted to leave the European Union in June, official figures released on Sunday showed.

22 Aug 2016 3:53 AM

London mayor takes on Jeremy Corbyn

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan on Sunday urged party members to unseat boss Jeremy Corbyn in the upcoming leadership election, saying he had “failed to win the respect of the British people”.

22 Aug 2016 3:48 AM

300-year-old ‘lucky shoe’ found in Cambridge

A 300-year-old remarkably well-preserved shoe is found in the wall of a University of Cambridge building in the UK that was likely put there to bring luck and ward off evil spirits.

22 Aug 2016 12:36 AM

Dubai arrests man for Facebook post

A British-Australian man has been detained in Dubai for highlighting the work of an Afghan refugee charity on social media, a campaign group and his brother said on Friday.

20 Aug 2016 5:04 AM

Europe, US stocks retreat; Tokyo higher

European and US stocks slid on Friday as traders booked profits in the absence of key data in a market that generally lacks momentum, analysts said.

20 Aug 2016 2:32 AM

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Drivers in China create rodent-proof car ‘skirts’

Residents of a city in southern China have fashioned “skirts” for their cars to protect them from rats, according to a BBC report.

18 Aug 2016 6:24 AM

UK men seeking sex from homeless women

In a shocking revelation, a homelessness charity organisation has said that exploitative advertisements on the internet are luring homeless women by providing free accommodation in exchange for sex.

17 Aug 2016 6:54 AM

Costa steers Conte’s Chelsea in flying start

Striker Diego Costa struck in the 89th minute as Chelsea won their first competitive match under new manager Antonio Conte, beating West Ham 2-1 Monday night in the English Premier League.

17 Aug 2016 6:26 AM

‘Societal cooperation led to larger human brain’

The challenge of judging a person’s social group and deciding whether or not to cooperate with them has promoted the rapid expansion of human brain size over the last 2 million years, a new study has

16 Aug 2016 6:35 AM

North Korea takes to human waste amid ban on fertiliser

North Koreans have been asked to stockpiles human waste to help the country’s agricultural sector, according to the Mirror.

15 Aug 2016 5:09 AM

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