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People tend to speak slower and put less emphasis in the middle of words when they’re telling a fib

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How to spot a liar: People tend to speak slower and put less emphasis in the middle of words when they’re telling a fib, study finds Researchers synthesised voices saying words in different tones and pitches This was to mimic the ‘sound signature’ humans use when lying or being honest They then had volunteers listen to … Read more

Leonard ‘Nipper’ Read, who has died aged 95, was so short he had to fib to join the police

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There were plenty of reasons why the late Leonard ‘Nipper’ Read should not have become the greatest policeman of Britain’s post-war period – the man who not only jailed the notorious Kray twins, in part thanks to a cunning disguise as a vicar, but played a key role in tracking down the 1963 Great Train … Read more