Switching to roomier smalls could improve sperm quality a new study suggests Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki / Alamy Stock Photo Men who wear boxer shorts have higher sperm concentrations than men who wear tight fitting underwear, the largest study of its kind has found. Scientists at Harvard said that swapping snug briefs for roomier smalls could be an easy way to improve sexual function. Examination

Will it one day be possible to take the train from Moscow to Seoul? Credit: Nutthavood Punpeng/Nutexzles The on/off summit between the leaders of the United States and North Korea, as well as last month’s historic meeting between Kim Jong-Un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in, has prompted speculation about what it might mean for travellers. North Korea has been the world’s most isolationist c

Former US president Barack Obama backed Emmanuel Macron for the French presidency, praising the centrist frontrunner's "liberal values" in a video on the candidate's website. Mr Obama said he was endorsing the centrist candidate "because of how important this election is." "He appeals to people's hopes and not their fears," he added. Mr Macron is facing far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday'

Like mothers everywhere I’ve spent the Easter holidays keeping my four children entertained, fed and chauffeured. But in between I’ve been shopping for an upcoming two-week trip to Sydney, a trip that - thrillingly - won’t include anyone else. New research suggests that more women are travelling alone than ever before. This year a third of all British travellers will holiday alone, and nearly 60 p

China is filling its strategic petroleum reserves five times faster than last year. A dramatic build-up in China’s strategic petroleum reserve and surging demand for imported crude oil are likely to transform the global energy markets this year, regardless of any production freeze agreed by OPEC and Russia this weekend. Chinese credit stimulus and a 20pc rise in public spending has set off a fresh

Mona Lisa has long been thought to be based on the wife of a Florentine silk merchant The Mona Lisa was based not just on a Florentine merchant’s wife but also on Leonardo da Vinci’s male apprentice and probable gay lover, an Italian art detective claims. Silvano Vinceti said the portrait, which hangs in the Louvre in Paris, is an “androgynous” amalgam of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy mer

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Jump to navigation Britain is heading for its first period of falling prices since records began in 1989, but is not at risk of falling into a dangerous deflationary spiral, according to the Bank of England. The Bank's quarterly health-check of the economy forecast that inflation would remain "close to zero" for the rest of 2015, and stated that it was "more likely than not" that inflation, as mea

Jump to navigation King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has died at the age of 90, bringing to an end the rule of the world's oldest monarch and casting new uncertainty on the future of one of the world's most conservative but influential countries. The king, who succeeded to the "Custodianship of the Two Holy Mosques", as the country terms its monarchy, in August 2005, died at 1am on Friday, local time,

Jump to navigation The absence of President Barack Obama or any top members of his administration from a huge march in Paris on Sunday to honour victims of Islamist militant attacks raised eyebrows among some in the US media. French President Francois Hollande and some 44 foreign dignitaries, including leaders from Germany, Italy, Britain, Turkey, Israel and the Palestinian territories, led up to

Jump to navigation There are more than 200 people discussing female ejaculation and spanking. You can’t take more than a few steps without coming face-to-face with a whip, a mouth gag, or a black leather face mask. Some women are dressed in bikinis, lycra cat suits and fishnets. So are some of the men.