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…
David Bowies bandstand gets listed status
Image copyright Historic England/Ray Stevenson/PA Wire Image caption David Bowie (left) playing with other musicians at the Beckenham bandstand in 1969 A bandstand where David Bowie played soon after the release of his first hit…
Torture victims testimony triggers landmark case
Image copyright National Truth Commission Image caption Inês Etienne Romeu survived the House of Death by pretending to have been "turned" by her captors Details provided by the sole survivor of a torture centre in…
UK should not interfere in Hong Kongs affairs
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Liu Xiaoming, China's ambassador to the UK, made the remarks during a press conference China's ambassador to the UK has warned British politicians against interfering in Hong Kong's affairs, amid…
Gunman who injured six surrenders after stand-off
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The gunman opened fire as officers served a drug warrant at a home in Philadelphia A suspect has been taken into custody after injuring six officers in a shootout in…
Everest climbers set to face new rules
Image copyright AFP PHOTO / PROJECT POSSIBLE Image caption Four of the deaths on Everest this climbing season were blamed on overcrowding Climbers who want to attempt Mount Everest should first have to demonstrate that…
Rebels shoot down Syrian government warplane
Image copyright AFP Image caption Rebel fighters posed for pictures with wreckage from the warplane A Syrian government warplane is reported to have been shot down as fighting continues in the rebel-held northern province of…
Striking tanker drivers defy threat of arrest
Image copyright EPA Image caption Hundreds of petrol stations are said to be empty across the country because of the tanker strike Three days into a strike, Portuguese fuel tanker drivers have rejected a new…
Body found in Malaysia search is missing Nora
Image copyright LBT/Family handout/PA Media Image caption Nora Quoirin, 15, went missing from her room on 4 August The parents of Nora Quoirin have identified a body found in Malaysia as that of the missing…