Another Nicholas Sparks romance to swell the morass of tranquillising mush (Message In A Bottle, The Notebook etc) he turns out by the yard. 

The poetry of marine flotsam makes a perfect beach read

What made the whistleblower give up his Hawaiian idyll?

Marshall Lytle, the upright bass player for Bill Haley and His Comets, was the most enthusiastic musician that anyone could possibly meet. He lived for his music and, up until he retired through ill health in 2009, he was recreating his "slap bass" sound and indulging in comic showmanship. He gave the impression that he had made his last hit record yesterday; in his mind, it was always 1955.

German cockroaches evolved to avoid glucose-based baits in household bug killers

Shortly before he was found dead, Trickle called officers to tell them 'there would be a dead body and it would be his'

Scientists also claim wires connecting one rodent to another can allow communication spanning continents via the internet

Transatlantic air fares are set to rise following the merger between American Airlines and US Airways.

Rather than recoiling from the gun, Americans are emptying stores of ‘sporting rifles’ while online prices soar

WiFox performs more efficiently when more people are logged on

The last state in the 2012 presidential race has been called, with Florida going narrowly to President Obama.

Federal agents arrested dozens of members of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood of Texas on Friday and charged them with murder, kidnapping, racketeering and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine

For many African Americans, this election was not just about holding on to history, but also confronting what they perceived as a shadowy campaign to suppress the black vote.

Shortly before noon on Sunday, most of the swaying and singing had subsided at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, North Carolina, and the Rev. Patrick Wooden began his sermon