Theresa May received Nato's general secretary in Downing Street and it is expected the UK will be asked to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Jens Stoltenberg met the Prime Minister in Number 10 for talks ahead of a summit meeting of Nato leaders in (...)
If science fiction has taught us anything, it's that the relationship between humans and robots is not always an easy one.
Clinical psychologist Linda Blair, writing in the Telegraph yesterday, said: "When anyone mentions robots, more often than not (...)
Chelsea have moved into pole position in the race for Southampton centre-half Virgil Van Dijk, with the Saints considering Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho as a replacement.
Van Dijk will be one of the most sought after players this summer with his club (...)
Scientists have published details of the world's biggest dinosaur footprints found in what has been dubbed "Australia's Jurassic Park".
A team of palaeontologists identified an unprecedented 21 different types of dinosaur tracks, including the only (...)
It's sometimes hard to believe that the two Swiss giants, Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, are the oldest men in the world's top 20. Having contested the Indian Wells final a week ago, they took turns on Saturday in easing through to the third round (...)
Eating healthily could be as simple as ditching straws and iced water, or changing the colour of your crockery, according to a psychologist at Oxford University.
Professor Charles Spence believes it is possible to feel satisfied while consuming (...)
An accelerator for start-ups with a social purpose has raised £1.3m to expand its programme and create a larger fund for early stage businesses.
Bethnal Green Ventures, whose programme develops technology companies looking to solve a social problem (...)
he potential return of supersonic travel has moved a small step closer after an aviation start-up received a $33m funding boost to develop its 'Baby Boom' jet.
Commercial supersonic travel disappeared when the Concorde was retired in 2003, but Boom (...)
A GIF that triggered a US journalist's seizure should be considered a deadly weapon, a Texas grand jury has said in an unprecedented ruling.
Magazine reporter Kurt Eichenwald, who has epilepsy, was sent a strobe-animated GIF by an anonymous Twitter (...)
People who lose their sense of smell in middle or older age risk dying early, a new study suggests.
Although previous research has shown a link between Alzheimer's disease and a diminished sense of smell, it is the first time is has been shown to (...)
Rowan Atkinson has reprised his role as Mr Bean for a new big screen outing - but, at present, the film is only on release in China.
Titled Top Funny Comedian, the film is a spin-off of a Chinese variety show of the same name, and the plot involves (...)
China has moved to wipe-out the theft of loo-roll by installing facial-recognition cameras in one of its busiest toilets.
People using the toilet in Tiantan Park in Beijing – one of the city's major tourist sites – will only receive a 60 centimetre (...)
Germany has raised its alert level against against cyber attacks to "heightened readiness" ahead of parliamentary elections, saying government websites are already subjected to daily assault, according to reports.
"We are noticing attacks against (...)
A coroner is to warn Apple that iPhone chargers can be potentially lethal after a man was electrocuted in the bath.
Richard Bull, 32, was charging his phone next to the tub when it accidentally fell into the water.
He was found by his wife Tanya, (...)
Tardigrades, also known as waterbears or moss piglets, are tiny water-dwelling organisms. They're segmented, with eight legs, measure 1mm in length - and are one of the toughest creatures on the planet.
Found throughout the world, tardigrades can (...)
Leukaemia began in ancient bent-winged bats up to 45 million years ago, a study has found.
A blood cancer-causing virus has been found in ancient DNA traces in a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments.
The discovery provides a "missing link" (...)
La La Land director Damien Chazelle's latest project teams him up once again with Ryan Gosling. The pair are working on a biopic centering on Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became the first man to set foot on the moon, and the release date has (...)
A few gaps in the gloomy weather over past weeks may have provided opportunity to spot brilliant Venus shining away in the southwest shortly after sunset.
However, this is about to change because on March 25, Venus lines up with the Sun at inferior (...)
Eddie Jones has called on World Rugby and the game's leading nations including England to pledge their financial and coaching support to Italy in the face of mounting calls for promotion and relegation to be introduced to the Six Nations.
Italy face (...)
Smartphones will soon become mobile laboratories which can monitor bone density, calculate red blood cell levels and even predict if an asthma attack is imminent.
Professor Shwetak Patel, of the University of Washington is currently devising an app (...)
Vauxhall and Opel, marques owned by General Motors, could be sold to Peugeot in a deal that puts thousands of UK jobs at risk.
Shares in PSA Group, which owns Peugeot, jumped more than 5pc on speculation of a tie-up, with a spokesman for the French (...)
Fledgling diamond miner Firestone has promised more riches are in store after beating expectations for its first ever sale of gemstones from Lesotho.
Aim-listed Firestone, which specialises in rare yellow diamonds from the landlocked southern (...)
Joe Root says he is honoured, privileged and very excited after being named England's new Test captain this morning.
As Telegraph Sport exclusively revealed, talks between Strauss and Root took place over the weekend and he accepted the new role (...)
When strong winds prevented filmmaker Jo Ruxton from sending a submarine to her chosen recording location off the coast of Marseille, she was naturally nervous.
The crew had just one chance to document evidence of the build-up of rubbish on the (...)
A long-discussed expansion of London's Heathrow Airport is one step closer to becoming a reality, as the U.K. government released a National Policy Statement (NPS) today that outlines the plans for a third runway.
While the private stakeholders (...)