A controversial UK brewery has launched the world's strongest beer 'Tactical Nuclear Penguin' with a massive ABV of 32%.The high alcohol volume of the BrewDog beer beats the previous record of 31% which was held by German beer brand Schorschbraer.To make it so strong the imperial stout was aged for 16 months in Isle of Arran whisky and  Islay casks. It was then stored at -20 degrees for three weeks. Boffins from Herriot Watt University in Edinburgh yesterday verified the beer at 32%... Read Full Story

It’s official, men make better shoppers than women, according to a new study. Although women go on more shopping trips and spend longer trawling the stores than men, they are most likely to go home empty handed. The average women spends almost seven hours a month shopping but more than 81 per cent say they often end up going home with things they had no intention of buying instead of what they were actually looking for. But guys spend just five hours a month walking around the ... Read Full Story

President Obama has continued the Thanksgiving tradition of sparing the life of a Turkey... which will now live at Disneyland.Yesterday he pardoned Courage the turkey on the White House lawn after it was picked by his daughters Sasha and Malia.The lucky 45lb bird, donated by the National Turkey Board, will now go to Disneyland where it will stay on at an exhibit on the settlers' early days in the US.Speaking at the pardoning Barack Obama said: "Courage will also be spared this terrible and de... Read Full Story

A man has been arrested after calling emergency services in the US... to ask for a police escort to a Lil Wayne concert.Michael Kruse said he was dialling cops because he didn't think he was going to make the 350 mile journey to Miami in time, and didn't want to get stopped for speeding.But the 20-year-old was not even deterred when a remarkably patient operator told him "we don't do escorts" -- he then asked if they could fly him there in a helicopter.Other gems in the call - which has been ... Read Full Story

Inspired by the boy wizarding of Harry Potter, British inventors have created a magic wand for controlling your TV.They say that with a simple flick of the wrist the 14 inch Kymera Wand can control a TV, DVD player and stereo. Different gestures - such as flicking the wand upwards or rotating it - each trigger a different function like changing the channel or volume.And while we all know the infra-red device works thanks to technology and not magic you will not be able to stop yourself saying... Read Full Story

Spare a thought for IT techies this Christmas, half of them will be working or on standby on Christmas Day - more than any other profession.A study of over 1,000 British workers asked when people expected to work over the festive period and what they would get paid for doing so.Emergency service staff, journalists and freight drivers said they were also likely to spend their Christmas day working.And despite the large numbers of British workers expecting to work, 23 per cent said they’d be do... Read Full Story

Daredevil inventor and pilot Yves Rossy has crashed into the ocean after trying to fly from Africa to Europe with a winged 150mph jetpack.It is thought a malfunction with his jet wing caused Rossy - dubbed Rocket Man - to crash land in the Straits of Gibraltar shortly after his launch.Rossy had leapt from a plane at 6,500ft before extending his eight-foot carbon fibre wings and engaging his four-cylinder jet pack.This should have propelled him to 150mph for the 15 minute journey which would h... Read Full Story

It's increasingly becoming women who do most of the technological household chores like tuning a TV or setting up a laptop computer, a study has found.Whilst traditionally men may have taken charge of gadgets and gizmos, women are now becoming more comfortable with tech.In a survey by Comet, most women said they would happily set up their laptop or freeview box - and only 4% are daunted by installing their own HDTV and 7% a surround sound system.Half of women also claim they now rely on the l... Read Full Story

Spending an hour each day doing sudoko puzzles can help you keep trim, researchers have claimed.The experts think battling with a challenging mental puzzle can burn off up to 90 calories for every 60 minutes spent trying to solve it.While it doesn't exactly compete with the 800 calories you could burn on a treadmill in the same time, it's not bad for being sat at hoome.It is said that while an 'at rest' mind uses 0.1 calories per minute, one which is being challenged burns through 1.5 calorie... Read Full Story

Designers have created a supersonic car which they claim will be able to reach speeds of 1,000 mph breaking the current land speed record.The Bloodhound Super Sonic Car will essentially be a rocket with wheels and attached to a Eurofighter-Typhoon jet engine.It will measure 12.8m-long, weight 6.4-tonne and be capable of travelling faster than bullet fired from a handgun. It will accelerate from 0-1,050mph in just 40 seconds.The first attempt at breaking the 1997 record of 763mph will take pla... Read Full Story