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…
Ex-Wales rugby captain reveals he has HIV
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionGareth Thomas reveals he is HIV positiveFormer Wales rugby captain Gareth Thomas has revealed he is HIV positive, saying he wants to "break the stigma" around the…
Time outs dont do any harm, parents told
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Using those steps at home to good effect Using "time outs" to discipline children is not going to harm them or your relationship with them, US research suggests. Despite…
Why Im using a drone to stop Heathrow…
Image caption Sylvia Dell will be flying a drone during the protests Environmental protesters are trying to use drones to bring flights to a halt at the UK's biggest airport, Heathrow, from Friday. Why are…
The Area 51 joke that became a ‘possible…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A back gate to the top-secret US military installation in Lincoln County, Nevada known as Area 51 In Nevada's remote southern county of Lincoln lie two unassuming towns, their…
Number of missing in Bahamas drops to 1,300
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSearch teams comb through debris left by Hurricane DorianEmergency services in the Bahamas say the number of missing following Hurricane Dorian stands at 1,300. The number is…
Huawei chief makes extraordinary 5G offer
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ren Zhengfei says a Western buyer could modify his firm's products to meet the US's security concerns Huawei's chief executive has proposed selling its current 5G know-how to a…
Cult musician Daniel Johnston dies
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Johnston suffered from debilitating mental health issues throughout his career Daniel Johnston, whose guileless, homemade recordings inspired dozens of musicians from Kurt Cobain to Lana Del Rey, has died…
Water found for first time on habitable planet
Image copyright ESA/UCL Image caption Waterworld: up to 50% of the atmosphere of K2-18b may be composed of water Astronomers have for the first time discovered water in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting within…