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…
The brown girls out to conquer Instagram
Image copyright Sanjana Nagesh Image caption Sanjana Nagesh believes it's time for "brown girls" to rise up and take ownership of their identities There's a sisterhood emerging on Instagram and it's one made up of…
India announces ban on e-cigarettes
Image copyright Getty Images India's cabinet has announced a ban on the production, import and sale of electronic cigarettes, saying they pose a risk to health. An executive order had been approved banning vaping products…
Worlds biggest amphibian discovered in museum
Image copyright Ben Tapley/ZSL Image caption Giant salamander: Not one species but three A newly-identified amphibian is possibly the largest on the planet, according to DNA from museum specimens. Reaching nearly two metres in length,…
Zimbabwe doctors protest at unionists abduction
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The march was the second consecutive day of protest action organised by the doctors Hundreds of doctors have marched through the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, to condemn the alleged abduction…
Three million could return to safe zone in…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Turkey is hosting more than 3.6 million Syrians who have fled the civil war Turkey's president has said that up to three million Syrian refugees could return to their…
General Motors auto workers strike in US
Image copyright Reuters Workers began a strike against General Motors on Monday after America's biggest carmaker failed to reach a deal over pay and conditions with the United Auto Workers union (UAW). Almost 50,000 workers…
Faster pace of climate change is scary
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The increased frequency and intensity of wildfires may be one outcome of climate change Extreme events linked to climate change, such as the heatwave in Europe this year, are…
US blames Saudi oil strikes on Iran
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAbqaiq is the site of Aramco's largest oil processing plantUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for Saturday's drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. He…