Wise Words for You

ITV has hit a mighty milestone - first launched on September 22, 1955, the home of  The X Factor ,  Downton Abbey  and more is 60 years old today. In its six decades, ITV has produced some of the biggest, best and most memorable TV shows in British broadcasting history. But while everyone else is talking up  Gladiators ,  Coronation Street  and  Blind Date , we wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate a few of the channel's less celebrated gems. 1. The Krypton Factor (1977-1995) "Television's Toughest Quiz!" boomed the announcer back when the show launched in 1977. And even almost forty years later, nothing has quite matched Granada's brutal search for a UK superperson since. Resembling a cross between a byzantine parlour game and a Soviet-era punishment for shoplifting, each week saw four more contestants subjected to a variety of cruel and unusual tests – from terrifying memory tests to landing a Boeing 747 (albeit on a simulator). But worst...

The author lost a six-and-a-half year battle with breast cancer on Saturday,  People  reports. "It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one-of-a-kind mother, Jackie Collins, who died of breast cancer today," the Collins family said in a statement.  "She lived a wonderfully full life and was adored by her family, friends and the millions of readers who she has been entertaining for over 4 decades. She was a true inspiration, a trailblazer for women in fiction and a creative force. She will live on through her characters but we already miss her beyond words." Collins was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2009 but chose to keep her illness out of the public eye, and told  People  in an interview on September 14 that she had no regrets. "Looking back, I'm not sorry about anything I did," she said. "I did it my way, as Frank Sinatra would say.  "I've written five books since...

After months of leaks and endless rumours, the  iPhone 6S  has finally been officially unveiled, landing with some impressive new screen tech. Announced during the company's September 9, 'Hey Siri' event, Apple has confirmed the eagerly awaited phones will feature designs largely similar to their predecessors, with a number of specs improvements thrown in to freshen things up. The first big difference isn't one you can see, but can feel. Hidden within the screen is a new 3D Touch pressure sensitive panel. Tipped as the "next-generation of multitouch", 3D Touch understands the different amounts of pressure you apply to the screen, attributing different tasks to each degree of pressure. Examples of 3D Touch benefits include the ability to peek into apps without launching the whole programme, such as selecting favourite contacts from the caller, tracks from Music or even launching the front-facing camera for that emergency selfie. While the iPhone 6S, like l...