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Class classification planned

Government is said to be considering sorting people into social groups for 'administrative purposes'

20 Mar 2016

Hair analysts' new wave

The way your hair looks may reveal more about your personality than you might have thought

20 Mar 2016

Mouth has its own mind

New research indicates that the parts of the brain controlling speech can sometimes outpace rational judgement

20 Mar 2016

New age in gardening

Soon you may be able to see your own face in the garden

20 Mar 2016

Drinking decisively

The Think Tank, In Bibo Veritas, is reviving an old method of decision making.

20 Mar 2016

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Fashion recognition software to help you get dressed in the morning

17 Mar 2016

Explanation for angry driving

Scientists believe they have discovered that it is the car itself which causes road rage

10 Mar 2016

Human height "too divergent"

There are worries that differences in people's height could lead to a two tier system

2 Mar 2016

GCHQ in call centre move

Security surveillance monitoring may soon be handled by the private sector

25 Feb 2016

Call for additional royal families

It has been suggested that the royal family could represent a repeatable success story

23 Feb 2016

Fixed term marriages proposed

Tax breaks for those who commit to longer term marriages

18 Feb 2016

Diseases have all been manufactured by western nations

Our special correspondent from Pyongyang continues his weekly look at corrupt western influences

17 Feb 2016

'Nothing' bought in Knightsbridge for £4.25m

A property covering no amount of land and occupying no space has been bought in the heart of London

14 Feb 2016

New drug to lessen the stress of waiting

Makers claim it will induce a feeling of peacefulness in the waiting room or queue

11 Feb 2016

General warns over UK bloodless coup

It has been suggested that a revolution could be staged by locking Britons out of their own country

8 Feb 2016

Floors are "much too flat"

It is being suggested that flat floor surfaces should be replaced with a more uneven design

4 Feb 2016

Social media service 'will do it all for you'

A new service enables online content to be automatically uploaded without the user needing to think of anything to say

2 Feb 2016

BCE insinuates suggestive of an amplification of its stimulated money

Mario Draghi informs of his reaction potential to the punctures of inflation and plots the replies of his organism

30 Jan 2016

Nullists challenge 'unhealthy obsession with happiness'

The Nullist Society has compared the pursuit of happiness to the fashion industry's fixation with weight

28 Jan 2016

Smart TV/EEG combo 'limits IQ slippage'

A new, innovative screen 'time-out' system aims to reduce the potential enfeeblement of mental faculties by shutting down if brain activity falls below a certain level

26 Jan 2016