Hey! ;-) Do those ubiquitous little faces dotting emails and texts make you want to :-0? Don't worry, you're not alone. Mary Elizabeth Williams explains why emoticons are a modern menace ...

A bizarre smiley face branding has appeared, on hundreds of sheep at opposite ends of the country, sparking debate on social networking sites into where the markings have come from.

The artist adds a smiley face, a cheeky celebration of victory over Google security. Two engineers with close ties to Google exploded in profanity when they saw the drawing. “I hope you publish ...