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Martin Lewis, the personal finance guru, has issued a 50-day warning to anyone on a fixed rate energy deal. In an 'urgent' post, Mr Lewis informed customers with fixed tariffs from providers such ...

While the bite from a venomous blue-lined octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) can result in a painful, potentially life-or-death emergency for humans, new research indicates it’s part of everyday ...

During mating, some male octopuses inject females with their potent venom to paralyse them – and avoid being eaten by their mates. Typically, animals use venom to kill prey or defend themselves ...

Rolling Stone magazine once famously described Goldman Sachs, the world’s most powerful investment bank, as a “great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its ...

Just over 98 years ago, Walt Disney and animator Ub Iwerks co-created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, the cartoon predecessor of Mickey Mouse. While Oswald has never fully recaptured the popularity he ...

Stop us if you’ve heard this one: A director noted for combining well-received comedy with groundbreaking technological innovations has just signed on for a new project at Disney, in which a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This story is part of the March 8 edition of Good Weekend.See all 13 stories. Each week, Benjamin Law asks public figures to discuss ...

Over the more than 100 years that the Walt Disney Company has existed, it has produced numerous iconic characters. None of them hold a candle to the success of Mickey Mouse, of course, but before ...

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