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…
Firm liable for business trip death during sex
Image copyright Getty Images A French company has been found liable for the death of an employee who had a cardiac arrest while having sex with a stranger on a business trip. A Paris court…
China scraps some US tariffs ahead of trade…
Image copyright Getty Images China has released a list of 16 US imports that will be exempted from tariffs in the ongoing trade war between the world's two largest economies. They include anti-cancer drugs and…
Water found 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…
Zellweger gets standing ovation for Garland role
By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter at the Toronto International Film Festival Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Renee Zellweger has previously starred in Chicago and the Bridget Jones films A new film based on the…
Ministers reverse May-era foreign student rules
Image copyright Getty Images International students will be allowed to stay in the UK for two years after graduation to find a job, under new proposals announced by the Home Office. The move reverses a…
Pope accuses critics of stabbing him in the…
Image copyright EPA Image caption Pope Francis made the comments on a flight home to Rome after a three-nation trip to Africa Pope Francis has accused his critics of stabbing him in the back, and…
Taylor Swift tried to sue over racist chatbot
Image copyright Getty Images Taylor Swift tried to sue Microsoft over a chatbot which posted racist messages on Twitter, the president of the tech company has revealed. Taylor's lawyers made a move on Microsoft in…
Was CIA ‘too white’ to spot 9/11 clues?
Image copyright Getty Images When the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) failed to prevent the September 11, 2001 attacks, many asked whether more could have been done. But the true reason why the agency was blind…