Small and ‘invisible’ words like ‘a’, ‘the’ and ‘it’ appear in a similar pattern across most narratives ranging from Dickens to Spielberg – forming a blueprint for storytelling, a study has found. Researchers from Lancaster University and the University of Texas recorded 39,000 uses of these words in fictional and non-fictional text from novels to … Read more
Tongue twisters! French friends try to pronounce tricky English words – with hilarious results Alexandre Durand and Tom Carles recorded themselves saying English words The pairs’ hilarious attempts have resulted in their videos going viral online The two friends from Paris are currently living in Charleston, South Carolina By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 12:45 … Read more
As Roger Ailes was on his death bed his wife Elizabeth’s last words to him were ‘I forgive you’ and though he couldn’t respond, his eyes filled with tears. The final moments between the controversial Fox News founder and his wife prior to his death in May 2017 at the age of 77 are featured … Read more
The devastated mother of a law graduate who plunged 40ft to her death from a bridge while desperately seeking help after her car caught fire today said her daughter pleaded with rescuers: ‘Please don’t let me die’. Azra Kemal, 24, slipped through a 10ft wide void between two carriageways on a road bridge while escaping a … Read more
Goodbye, my love… scientists reveal dying patients CAN hear last words of family at bedside as they slip away Patients can still hear when transitioning from life to death, study finds It’s not known whether they can understand what they’re hearing or just hear The study is the first to run tests into unconscious hearing … Read more
‘Nitty gritty’ on Sky Sports’ banned list of words due to supposed links to slavery as broadcaster orders commentators to avoid using language which may offend viewers in emails containing list of prohibited phrases Sky Sports will warn reporters not to use words which may offend viewers Staff members will be sent message containing list … Read more
L’Oreal will remove ‘whitening’, ‘lightening’ and ‘fair’ from skin care products in response to Black Lives Matter protests L’Oreal will remove ‘white/whitening, fair/fairness, light/lightening’ from items Activists claim the items perpetuate white skin as an ideal beauty standard L’Oreal earlier tweeted that that it ‘stands in solidarity with the Black community’ Transgender model and activist … Read more
Boris Johnson waded into the Swing Low Sweet Chariot race row this afternoon, declaring it should not be banned ‘because no-one knows the words’. The PM admitted he did not know all the lyrics to the rugby anthem and called for those complaining to explain what they were. Instead he he wanted people to stop … Read more
A vandal was caught on camera defacing a statue of Arthur Ashe, the first black man to win Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open, by spraypainting the phrase ‘White Lives Matter’ on it in Virginia. The vandalism comes as protests denouncing the police killing of George Floyd have unfolded across the country for … Read more
Watership Crown! Camilla is left in tears by boy’s winning story in 500 Words competition about a toy rabbit that went to heaven The Duchess of Cornwall is an honorary judge for the 500 Words competition Camilla read out a message from the Wendy House on the Birkhall Estate She was moved to tears by … Read more