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Why we’re talking about . . .

Inside the first public US hearing on UFOs in half a century

Reports of unidentified aerial phenomena have doubled in the last year, say intelligence officials

18 May 2022

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Tall Tales

Kayakers to be told to stop getting naked in public

And other stories from the stranger side of life

16 May 2022

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Tall Tales

Six-hour jog needed to burn off Christmas dinner

And other stories from the stranger side of life

23 Dec 2021

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Tall Tales

Headteacher says handwriting is ‘tiring and antiquated’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

14 Dec 2021

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Tall Tales

Aliens ‘to invade amid meteor shower’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

18 Nov 2021

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Tall Tales

Penguin arrives in New Zealand after epic journey

And other stories from the stranger side of life

12 Nov 2021

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Tall Tales

Pop star says ‘alien’ is derogatory term for extraterrestrial life

And other stories from the stranger side of life

13 Oct 2021

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Tall Tales

Woman bombarded with calls after number appears in Squid Game

And other stories from the stranger side of life

7 Oct 2021

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Tall Tales

Penguins ‘might be aliens’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

13 Sep 2021

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Tall Tales

Doctor says we should not sleep naked because of flatulent spraying

And other stories from the stranger side of life

7 Sep 2021

Artist’s impression of Hycean planet ocean

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Fact file

What are Hycean planets?

Planets ‘hiding in plain sight’ could provide habitable conditions for life

26 Aug 2021

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Tall Tales

Woman lactates from armpit after giving birth

And other stories from the stranger side of life

6 Aug 2021

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Tall Tales

Aliens ‘use stars to communicate’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

4 Aug 2021

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Tall Tales

Woman with biggest mouth named

And other stories from the stranger side of life

2 Aug 2021

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Tall Tales

Contact with aliens could kill us all

And other stories from the stranger side of life

15 Jun 2021

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Tall Tales

Radio bursts in space ‘could be from military aliens’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

10 Jun 2021

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Tall Tales

Brian Cox says universe could have 200bn alien civilisations

And other stories from the stranger side of life

8 Jun 2021

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Expert’s view

Could microbes communicate with alien species?

Experts argue that we should be searching for microbial life rather than human-like aliens

17 May 2021

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Tall Tales

Elon Musk has proof aliens don’t exist

And other stories from the stranger side of life

25 Mar 2021

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Tall Tales

Aliens blamed as car keys stop working outside Tesco

And other stories from the stranger side of life

2 Mar 2021

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Tall Tales

New theory says we will all turn into crabs

And other stories from the stranger side of life

25 Jan 2021

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Tall Tales

Aliens ‘have struck a deal with Donald Trump’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

10 Dec 2020

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In Brief

Jeffrey Epstein is ‘alive and plotting’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

7 Dec 2020

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In Brief

Man dies after pot plant liquifies his brain

And other stories from the stranger side of life

28 Sep 2020

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In Brief

Scientists find no sign of alien life in 10m solar systems

And other stories from the stranger side of life

10 Sep 2020

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In Brief

UFO expert says ‘woke’ aliens have already dealt with racism

And other stories from the stranger side of life

15 Jul 2020

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In Brief

‘Did I miss anything?’ asks man after 75-day retreat

And other stories from the stranger side of life

16 Jun 2020

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In Brief

Pentagon reveals new details after UFO video release

‘Suitcase-sized and silver in colour’ - military pilots’ encounters with ‘unexplained aerial phenomena’

14 May 2020

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In Depth

Could invisible aliens really exist on Earth?

Astrobiologist responds to claim by Britain’s first astronaut that extraterrestrials may live among us

13 Jan 2020

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In Brief

Area 51: what is inside the secret military base?

Conspiracists and party-goers on rural Nevada for ‘Storm Area 51’ event

20 Sep 2019

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In Brief

Are radio bursts from deep space signs of alien life?

Repeating bursts of radio waves detected for second time in history

10 Jan 2019

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In Brief

What happened to conspiracy theorist Max Spiers?

British man died in Poland after telling mother his life was in danger

8 Jan 2019

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In Depth

The War of the Worlds: what to expect from new BBC drama

Edwardian-era retelling of HG Wells’s classic 1898 novel stars Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall and Robert Carlyle

31 Oct 2018

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In Brief

British spies spent 50 years trying to catch UFO

Government hoped to harvest alien technology in order to develop superweapons

2 Jul 2018

Aliens

Inside the first public US hearing on UFOs in half a century

Kayakers to be told to stop getting naked in public

Six-hour jog needed to burn off Christmas dinner

Headteacher says handwriting is ‘tiring and antiquated’

Aliens ‘to invade amid meteor shower’

Penguin arrives in New Zealand after epic journey

Pop star says ‘alien’ is derogatory term for extraterrestrial life

Enjoy a different view

Woman bombarded with calls after number appears in Squid Game

Penguins ‘might be aliens’

Doctor says we should not sleep naked because of flatulent spraying

What are Hycean planets?

Woman lactates from armpit after giving birth

Aliens ‘use stars to communicate’

Woman with biggest mouth named

Contact with aliens could kill us all

Radio bursts in space ‘could be from military aliens’

Brian Cox says universe could have 200bn alien civilisations

Could microbes communicate with alien species?

Elon Musk has proof aliens don’t exist

Aliens blamed as car keys stop working outside Tesco

New theory says we will all turn into crabs

Aliens ‘have struck a deal with Donald Trump’

Jeffrey Epstein is ‘alive and plotting’

Man dies after pot plant liquifies his brain

Scientists find no sign of alien life in 10m solar systems

UFO expert says ‘woke’ aliens have already dealt with racism

‘Did I miss anything?’ asks man after 75-day retreat

Pentagon reveals new details after UFO video release

Could invisible aliens really exist on Earth?

Area 51: what is inside the secret military base?

Are radio bursts from deep space signs of alien life?

What happened to conspiracy theorist Max Spiers?

The War of the Worlds: what to expect from new BBC drama

British spies spent 50 years trying to catch UFO

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