Laura Davis

Laura Davis is Deputy Editor of Independent Voices.

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Peter Capaldi is revealed as the new Doctor Who

It's been a long day for Doctor Who fans.

Ready for a 12th Time Lord: Who has been your favourite Doctor Who so far?

When rumours first circulated that Matt Smith might be leaving Doctor Who back in March, fans immediately started guessing who might take his place.

McDonald's remove their branding for ads in France: can you name these products?

McDonald's sure do have confidence in their branding.

You shouldn't pee on a jellyfish sting like in ‘Friends’ - and other medical myths

We all remember the episode when Monica, Chandler and Joey head to the beach. Monica gets stung by a jellyfish and to ease her pain Chandler urinates on her leg. And thus a worldwide health lesson was learned.

Happy 70th birthday Mick Jagger! A celebratory quiz for Stones fans

It's been a good year for Mick. After announcing the Rolling Stones 50th anniversary last year, they were invited to headline Glastonbury and played shows in Hype Park - making them a mint. As Jagger celebrates his 70th birthday, take our quiz below for a look back through his career.

Woman saved from falling down the gap in Japan, and other acts of train heroism

This week a Japanese woman was rescued from being squashed by a train after she did what we all fear and fell down the gap.

A staff member of the Madame Tussauds Tokyo wax museum prepares decorations next to the wax figures of Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine

Royal baby boy is born: The best of the internet's Lion King, Prince Harry and Tyler reaction

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth...and...it's a boy! Here's the reaction on Twitter:

Liam Gallagher's affair rumours: would you expect a say in who your partner hires?

He's not the first celebrity to face allegations of having it off with an assistant, and it's unlikely he'll be the last.

Royal baby: Do the royals live up to their star signs?

Do you believe in Horoscopes?

Day In a Page

Special report: How my father's face turned up in Robert Capa's lost suitcase

Special report: How my father's face turned up in Robert Capa's lost suitcase

The great war photographer was not one person but two. Their pictures of Spain's civil war, lost for decades, tell a heroic tale
The unmade speech: An alternative draft of history

The unmade speech: An alternative draft of history

Someone, somewhere has to write speeches for world leaders to deliver in the event of disaster. They offer a chilling hint at what could have been
Funny business: Meet the women running comedy

Funny business: Meet the women running comedy

Think comedy’s a man's world? You must be stuck in the 1980s, says Holly Williams
Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

Wilko Johnson: 'You have to live for the minute you're in'

The Dr Feelgood guitarist talks frankly about his terminal illness
Lure of the jingle: Entrepreneurs are giving vintage ice-cream vans a new lease of life

Lure of the jingle

Entrepreneurs are giving vintage ice-cream vans a new lease of life
Who stole the people's own culture?

DJ Taylor: Who stole the people's own culture?

True popular art drives up from the streets, but the commercial world wastes no time in cashing in
Guest List: The IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

Guest List: IoS Literary Editor suggests some books for your summer holiday

Before you stuff your luggage with this year's Man Booker longlist titles, the case for some varied poolside reading alternatives
What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

Rupert Cornwell: What if Edward Snowden had stayed to fight his corner?

The CIA whistleblower struck a blow for us all, but his 1970s predecessor showed how to win
'A man walks into a bar': Comedian Seann Walsh on the dangers of mixing alcohol and stand-up

Comedian Seann Walsh on alcohol and stand-up

Comedy and booze go together, says Walsh. The trouble is stopping at just the one. So when do the hangovers stop being funny?
From Edinburgh to Hollywood (via the Home Counties): 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Edinburgh to Hollywood: 10 comedic talents blowing up big

Hugh Montgomery profiles the faces to watch, from the sitcom star to the surrealist
'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

Comedian Tig Notaro: 'Hello. I have cancer'

When Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on
They think it's all ova: Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Bill Granger's Asia-influenced egg recipes

Our chef made his name cooking eggs, but he’s never stopped looking for new ways to serve them
The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

The world wakes up to golf's female big hitters

With its own Tiger Woods - South Korea's Inbee Park - the women's game has a growing audience
10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

10 athletes ready to take the world by storm in Moscow next week

Here are the potential stars of the World Championships which begin on Saturday
The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

The Last Word: Luis Suarez and Gareth Bale's art of manipulation

Briefings are off the record leading to transfer speculation which is merely a means to an end