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Documents reveal British police kept secret files on ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Files’ fans

The real threat of the late '90s was science fiction.

On May 23, 2015 by Aja Romano

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A bus powered by cow farts just set a land-speed record

This might be the most alternative of all alternative fuels.

On May 22, 2015 by Mike Wehner

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Man stuck in train toilet tweets his way to freedom

Extreme measures in an extreme situation.

On May 19, 2015 by Gabe Bergado

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Twitter lets Prince Harry have it after he suggests bringing back national service

Should he really be airing his opinions in public?

On May 17, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Things get ugly when a reporter questions Prince Charles over his ‘black spider memos’

Prince Charles REALLY doesn't want to answer any questions about the 'black spider memos.'

On May 14, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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U.K. ‘snooper’s charter’ aims to broaden Internet-spying powers

The British prime minister wants to make sure the government can access citizens' Internet history.

On May 11, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Anti-austerity protests begin anew after the U.K.’s Conservative election win

A largely peaceful protest was met by a heavy police presence outside the prime minister's house on Saturday.

On May 10, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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U.K. voters are proving that democracy is better with dogs

What a barkin' good time.

On May 7, 2015 by Gabe Bergado

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Can this algorithm accurately predict the U.K. election based on Twitter?

Could this be more reliable than traditional polling methods?

On May 7, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Our favorite One Direction fan reactions to Louis and Zayn’s Twitter fight

'IT'S FINALS WEEK, I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS S**T.'

On May 6, 2015 by Aja Romano

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The world’s first academic conference on ‘Frozen’ is coming

Finally, they're opening up the gates—of academia, that is.

On May 6, 2015 by Aja Romano

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Teen boy asks U.K. deputy prime minister if he can have an annoying celebrity killed

Welcome to the U.K. election campaign trail.

On May 5, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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U.K. politician carves his campaign promises into stone monolith

As political publicity stunts go, this one is unusually weird.

On May 3, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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First trailer for ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell’ is a spooky delight

This 19th-century fantasy miniseries already looks incredible.

On Apr 28, 2015 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Trailer for Tom Hardy serial killer musical ‘London Road’ looks delightfully creepy

A real crime gets a musical twist.

On Apr 26, 2015 by Aja Romano