Following the success of the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Hall – apart from overnight repairs to the floor and the re-bolting of seven toilets to the wall – the historic venue has announced some further surprises in its autumn season. The first week of November sees International Cage Fighting, culminating in an aerial bout between Lord Melvyn Bragg and David Olusoga, just to prove that the venue is not completely ignoring its core Radio Four audience. Later in the month there will be...

A giant quarry possibly as much as 30 years old has been discovered in Oxfordshire on the site of some dinosaur footprints.  The quarry has been left intact and seems to have been used by trucks, diggers and tippers to remove limestone.  "Once we level the dinosaur footprints we'll have a clearer view of just what we have found," said Emma Nichols from Oxford University's Museum of Natural Quarries.  "It's certainly the biggest find of its kind in Europe." Story by: rogt Photo by Fausto...

A new study has shown that 53% of UK adults believe the crumbs which fall into their toaster simply disappear without a trace. 'It’s like...