Blocked drains in the UK are costing over £100 million a year with the vast majority being blamed on wet wipes. It is not however just wet wipes that are causing the problem, with people…
Holocaust survivor under guard amid death threats
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Liliana Segre has reported receiving about 200 hate messages a day An 89-year-old Holocaust survivor in Italy has been assigned police guards for protection after receiving hundreds of threats…
Protesters forcibly cut off Bolivia mayors hair
Image copyright EPA Image caption Patricia Arce was covered in red paint and had her hair cut off The mayor of a small town in Bolivia has been attacked by opposition protesters who dragged her…
Actresss MeToo moment shocks French cinema
Image copyright AFP Image caption Adèle Haenel said she had tried to cut off links with the director at the age of 15 The French film world has been shaken by the account of an…
Iran cancels accreditation of nuclear inspector
Image copyright AFP Image caption On Monday, the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran unveiled advanced centrifuges at Natanz Iran has cancelled the accreditation of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector who was prevented from…
N Korean fishermen killed 16 colleagues on boat
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A file picture of a North Korean fishing boat, taken in December 2018 Two North Korean fishermen suspected of killing 16 fellow crew members before fleeing to the South,…
Terminator gets 30 years for DR Congo crimes
Image copyright AFP Image caption Bosco Ntaganda was convicted of leading a brutal campaign in eastern DR Congo A former Congolese rebel leader has been sentenced to 30 years for war crimes and crimes against…
Attack on mining convoy kills 37 in Burkina…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Burkina Faso has been fighting a jihadist insurgency that has killed hundreds At least 37 people have been killed and 60 wounded in an attack on a mining company…
Spinal Tap settle soundtrack dispute
Image copyright Getty Images The creators of rock "mockumentary" This Is Spinal Tap say they have resolved a legal dispute with Universal Music over the film's soundtrack. Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Rob…