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Caroline Spelman was said by many commentators to have had her card marked for demotion after her handling of the forest sell off controversy, but her latest comments on the proposed referendum on EU membership prove she may have the makings of a baroness!

Troubled wildlife collector, Terry Thompson, 62, released 51 animals Tuesday October 18, out of the private Muskingum County Animal Farm near Zanesville, before ending his own life, forcing local authorities to set up an all-night game hunt, to track down the creatures.

Brenda Song, best known for her roles in Disney shows like, "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" and "Phil of the Future" is getting engaged to her boyfriend, Trace Cyrus. The couple has been dating for one-and-half years now.

Beyonce's Baby Bump Controversy: Celebrites Who Have Resorted to Surrogacy(Photos)

A gunman opened fire at a busy hair salon in Seal Beach, Calif., Wednesday, leaving eight people dead and another critically wounded.

Steve Jobs, despite knowing the fact that he had been dying, had worked for more than a year on the products that, according to him, would safeguard Apple's future.

Crab Pulsar's Gamma Rays Baffle Scientists. A group of international astrophysicists,Using the Very Energetic Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS),spotted gamma rays with energies exceeding 100 billion electron-volts emitted from the Crab Pulsar supernova. The fast spinning crab pulsar supernova was discovered in 1968 and was the first to be connected with a supernova remnant. the crab pulsar's emissions were more than 100 gigaelectronvolts which are100 billion times more energetic ...

We take a look at the rollercoaster ride that was Steve Jobs. The ups and downs are numerous, from Jobs getting sacked, to becoming CEO of Apple Inc.

Apple’s chairman and ex-CEO has been found dead just a few hours ago days after the iPhone 4S launch.

Ford generated some UK publicity for its Sync system, recruiting comedian Jimmy Carr and chat show host Jay Leno to demonstrate the in-car Wi-Fi available through Sync.

Potential Tesla Model S customers got their first chance to drive the new battery powered saloon car from the electric car manufacture Tesla, ahead of it being delivered next year.

The U.S.-born radical Islamist cleric and accused al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki, wanted by both the CIA and the Yemeni authorities, has been killed in Yemen, the country's Defense Ministry announced Friday.

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have discovered how to capture your thoughts and play it back on video.

The need for faster broadband is not only felt here on Earth, but NASA has found that its current 6Mbps connection with Mars is just too slow, and has been trialling laser-powered 100Mbps broadband.

For protesters still reeling from the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia, his death provides yet more evidence that the U.S. should abolish the death penalty.

A Facebook employee has let slip about the predicted music streaming service, due to be announced this evening, by mentioning the new feature on his Twitter page.

An 18-year study of the Octopoteuthis deletron, a little-known squid which dwells a depth of 400 to 800m, found that males attempt to mate with any deep sea squid it comes across, whether male or females.

After years of rights group fighting the law, the ban against gays serving openly in the U.S. military, usually known as thee "Don't ask, don't tell" policy has finally been repealed, ending a policy under which more than 14,000 men and women were discharged.

Two Babies Born From Two Separate Uteruses. The chances are said to be one in five million but a woman in Florida has given birth to two babies from two separate uteruses.

California student holds a world record of having longest tongue.

Declining Cancer Rates in U.S. Direct Consequence of Dramatic Fall in Smoking. The declining rates of cancer in America are the direct consequence of U.S cities becoming tougher on smokers. U.S citizens are now turning away from smoking and as a direct results U.S citizens are becoming healthier.

New Plans For Genetically Modified Mosquitos to Exterminate Dengue Flu. Millions of genetically modified mosquitos are to be released into the world in the Brazilian city of Juazeiro to try and eradicate Dengue Fever.

Scientists have discovered a very bright supernova that is visible with a pair of binoculars and astronomy enthusiasts have a wonderful opportunity to catch a glimpse of the dying star at its brightest peak on 9 September as it is the closest supernova of its type in 30 years to be discovered in the sky recently.

A small plane crashed and burst into flames Sunday killing one person and igniting a fire, forcing residents of a California mountain community to flee from at least 100 homes.

Barack Obama's Congressional speech addressing the job creation plan next Wednesday has been postponed by a day after clashing with a Republican debate to be held on the same evening.

Stunning before and after pregnancy pictures of the Texas-born bombshell.

Living up to its name, the Lightning Electric Super Bike has set a new land speed record hurtling down the track with a recorded top speed of 218.637 mph.

IBM has revealed its next generation of computer chips, designed to emulate the human brain allowing computers to learn and make autonomous decisions.

New research indicates that same-sex zebra finch couples are just as affectionate and likely to stay together as their heterosexual equivalents.

A test flight of the 'world's fastest plane', the HTV-2, has ended in disaster after the vehicle crashed into the Pacific Ocean, it has been reported.