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…
Harry sues Sun and Mirror owners in hacking…
Image copyright Getty Images The Duke of Sussex has begun legal action against the owners of the Sun, the defunct News of the World, and the Daily Mirror, in relation to alleged phone-hacking. Documents have…
Terror inquiry launched into Paris police killings
Image copyright EPA Image caption Police were mourning their colleagues in the French capital on Friday Anti-terror investigators have taken over the inquiry into the killing of four police employees by a colleague in Paris…
Abbey Road returns to number one 50 years…
Image copyright Apple Corps Image caption Harold Wilson was the Prime Minister and Sir Alf Ramsey was the England football manager last time Abbey Road was number one. The Beatles' Abbey Road has returned to…
Pioneering actress Diahann Carroll dies aged 84
Image copyright Getty Images Actress and singer Diahann Carroll has died at the age of 84, her publicist has confirmed. She became the first black woman to win the Tony Award for best actress in…
Five die as plane runs out of fuel…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The plane went down 1.5km from Lviv airport in misty conditions An Antonov-12 transport plane crash-landed near Lviv airport in western Ukraine early on Friday, killing at least five people.…
Shots fired as protesters defy Baghdad curfew
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIraqi anti-government protesters defy an open-ended curfewSecurity forces in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have fired live rounds at protesters defying a curfew. The prime minister says the…
HK set to announce ban on face masks…
Image copyright Getty Images Hong Kong's government is set to announce a ban on wearing face masks at public gatherings, local media report. Officials plan to use emergency legislation dating from the colonial era to…
US set to impose tariffs on $7.5bn of…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Airbus' A380 was unfairly subsidised, WTO says The US has been given the go-ahead to impose tariffs on $7.5bn (£6.1bn) worth of goods it imports from the European Union.…