Know the Risks of Identity Theft [Infographic]

With nearly 12 million Americans reporting incidents of identity theft each year, now is the time to practice as much online caution as possible. Though many savvy users have passed the point of being scammed by a supposed Nigerian prince, there are still plenty of online thieves looking for their next prey.

In fact, online scams are becoming more and more intricate, so that sometimes it’s difficult to tell which online offerings are real and which are fake. Anyone who is unsure of a website’s legitimacy should research it. If a source of suspicion can’t be verified as legitimate, don’t offer up any personal information.

Many scams are easy to spot because they seem too good to be true. If someone offers you thousands of dollars for relatively little in exchange, it’s a good rule of thumb to assume this person is up to no good. When you flag such a scam, you could do a great deal of good by spreading the word. Tell your ISP or email provider when you come across a potential threat.

Let's Save The Bees!

Bees around the world are dying off and Europe’s food watchdog just said certain pesticides are part of the problem. We’ve got 48 hours before key meetings -- let’s get a 2-million-person swarm to save the bees. 

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Talk of CIA prisons censored at Guantanamo hearing

Talk of CIA prisons censored at Guantanamo hearing (via AFP)

US authorities censored part of a preliminary hearing Monday at a Guantanamo military tribunal that touched on CIA secret prisons where suspected 9/11 plotters say they were tortured. Reporters watched the proceedings against the five 9/11 suspects at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba behind…

Estonia: Tallinn makes public transport free to cut pollution

Tallinn makes public transport free to cut pollution (via AFP)

Tallinn is the first EU capital to offer its residents free public transport, and though the move aimed at driving down car pollution is proving popular, visitors feel let down and others are accusing City Hall of a campaign gimmick. Since the start of the year, hopping on a bus, tram or trolleybus…

Demise Of The Firestone Building

The Great West Road in London was once referred to as the Golden Mile. The road was lined by factories built in the 1920’s and 1930’s and many were beautiful examples of Art Deco architecture. American companies dominated the area and had chosen to build there as the buildings fronted a main artery into London from the West and so afforded great visibility and an opportunity to advertise their brands. One of the iconic factories along the route was the elegant Firestone Building owned by the American Tyre manufacturing giant.

Legendary Creatures - Real Or Imagined?

Over the years the world has heard numerous tales of mythical creatures living amongst us. The animals concerned have become the stuff of legends and some people have even claimed to possess photographic or video evidence of their existence. It is all very exciting to believe that these amazing characters are out there waiting to be captured but is it likely that any of them actually exist?

Starbucks may pull British investment over tax

Starbucks may pull British investment over tax (via AFP)

Starbucks has threatened to suspend millions of pounds of investment in Britain over what it sees as unfair targeting by Prime Minister David Cameron over its tax affairs, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The paper cited sources close to the coffee giant who said plans to invest £100 million in…

The One about The Mystery Sphere Recovered In Alabama In 2008

By: Bill Knell

It first appeared on Google Maps in a satellite photo and looked like a white sphere that appeared to be vibrating as it passed over Magnolia Park, Florida in 2005. The pearl-like object hovered at around 20,000 feet. Fast forward to April 25, 2008. Just around the time when strange lights were being seen in the skies over Indiana, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Arizona, they appeared over Decatur, Alabama.

TV Stations in nearby Huntsville, Alabama, reported that people were seeing lights in the sky over Decatur on April 25th around 11pm. A number of calls were received by emergency services and one witness, 17 year old Codey Terry (a student at Bob Jones High School in Madison) reported a frightening encounter. She described two bluish-white lights that suddenly appeared in front of her windshield while she was driving past the courthouse and on to Central Parkway in Decatur just after 11pm.

French men ready to kick Britain out of EU, women not so sure

French men ready to kick Britain out of EU, women not so sure (via AFP)

French support for Britain staying in the European Union has slumped, two polls to be published in rival newspapers on Sunday indicate, albeit with some major differences and unexpected caveats. One of the surveys, carried out for tabloid Le Parisien's Sunday edition, suggests a narrow majority of…

To The British Film Institute (BFI): Stop Using Unpaid Interns!

Apparently, it's not just the private companies out there who try to make profits by exploiting youngsters who want to work... 

Read the following email sent to us today by our friends at Change.org and sign the petition asking the BFI to stop excluding talented young people who cannot afford to work for free and exploiting those who do undertake the internships by providing it as "the only option"

Thanks in advance

Loup Dargent

British sub cleared of sinking French fishing trawler

British sub cleared of sinking French fishing trawler (via AFP)

Nine years after five Breton fishermen died when their trawler sank off the English coast, French authorities have finally ruled out the possibility of a British submarine being responsible. Two expert reports published on Friday dismiss a theory that the Royal Navy's HMS Turbulent, or any other submarine…

British Film director Michael Winner dies at 77

Film director Michael Winner dies at 77 (via AFP)

British film director Michael Winner, who made the violent thriller "Death Wish" and become a restaurant critic in later life, has died at the age of 77, his wife said on Monday. Winner had been ill for some time and after a spell in hospital last year died at his home in the upscale west London district…