George Herbert

Gullible Internet users have reportedly been tricked into drowning their iPhones after a fake Apple advert began circulating on social media claiming that the new iOS7 software upgrade made the phone waterproof. Furious posts have appeared on…

Following the announcement by the Syrian government on Monday night that they have accepted a Russian proposal that they hand over their entire chemical weapons stocks to international control; momentum towards a U.S.-led military strike may be…

The West's response to the Syrian crisis is like "a monkey with a grenade," according to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. How far along the evolutionary chain U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel stands is, perhaps, a matter for debate, but by…

An intern with Bank of America's investment banking arm is reported to have died of a seizure after working 21-hour-days for three days in a row in order to impress his boss. Moritz Erhardt (21), from Germany, was nearing the end of a highly-paid…

The U.S. Justice Department is suing to prevent the planned merger of American Airlines and U.S. Airways on the grounds that it would undermine competition within the aviation industry. Share prices in American Airlines dropped dramatically…

What do McDonald’s and Buckingham Palace have in common? Both use zero-hour contracts, where employees need not be used at all, and therefore their monthly income may fluctuate significantly. Until this week, such contracts were common but ignored.…

It's been another embarrassing couple of weeks for Mayor of London Boris Johnson. First he attracted the ire of feminists by telling the Malaysian prime minister that women go to University to find husbands, then it was revealed that the contract…

Two important bits of news for you. Firstly, The Rolling Stones — now in their Golden Jubilee year — have headlined at the Glastonbury Music Festival. Secondly, Edward Snowden has reversed his decision to seek asylum in Russia after Vladimir Putin…

Three former Bank of America employees have accused the bank of lying to customers to prevent them from successfully applying for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), forcing them into foreclosure. While foreclosures can have devastating…