In 1909, wealthy widow Susie W. Allgood marketed a plush marsupial inspired by President William Howard Taft. But children thought the toy looked "too much like a rat," and it sold poorly ...

5) In 1902 in Giengen an der Brenz, northwest of Augsburg in Germany, the first teddy bear was created by Richard Steiff, a bear-admirer working in his Aunt Margarete's toy factory. 6) The drawing ...

“I don’t believe in mixing toys and politics,” Richard Steiff, the nephew of the company’s founder, told the American Stationer in 1912. He had designed a stuffed toy bear in ...

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has said it was "right" to suspend the MP at the centre of bullying and threat allegations. The party announced on Friday that they had reported Great Yarmouth ...

Richard White wants you to know he’s back – and he won’t let you down. “I want to let you know that I’m fully engaged and here for the long haul, with invigorated vision, passion and a ...

Surgery has revealed fast-growing tumours are present in Richard Scolyer's brain. Doctors have given the former Australian of the Year up to three months to live. The melanoma pathologist had ...

The Vancouver archdiocese says the Pope appointed Archbishop Richard W. Smith and accepted the resignation of J. Michael Miller. In accordance with church law, Miller submitted his resignation on ...

Investors and brokers are split about the departures, including that of WiseTech chairman Richard Dammery. Some applauded the exit of directors they perceive are trying to push out the businessman ...

Shares in software firm WiseTech Global have plunged on news four board directors, including the chair, have quit due to a dispute about the ongoing role of founder, billionaire Richard White.

Richard Leadbetter is the founder of Digital Foundry and Technology Editor for Eurogamer.net. Digital Foundry began life in 2004 as a video production facility and videogames consultancy business ...