In 1967, American psychologist Martin Seligman exposed two groups of dogs to painful shocks. Dogs in group 1 could stop the shock by pressing a lever, which they quickly learned to do. But the dogs in ...

In 1897, De Kerniea James Thomas Hiett obtained a patent for a multi-column keyboard adding and printing calculator. His machine was first called the Heitt Adding and Listing Machine, and then the ...

Councils will receive a cash injection of nearly £1bn next year to tackle homelessness in England, Angela Rayner has ...

Bridgnorth remain fifth in the Regional One Midlands after falling to a 31-24 defeat at Sihillians. Ben Freeman, Fred Howard ...

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Monday eurozone policymakers would keep cutting interest rates and warned ...