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…
Army-police shoot-out sees kidnap kingpin escape
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police say the soldiers released a suspected kidnap kingpin's handcuffs (not pictured) Soldiers in Nigeria have shot dead a civilian and three police officers who were transporting a suspected…
Venice bans large cruise ships from historic centre
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Demonstrators protest against the passage of cruise ships in parts of Venice Large cruise ships are to be banned from entering Venice's historic centre, the Italian government says. Ships…
Lewinsky to co-produce Clinton impeachment drama
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lewinsky, pictured left last year, will be played by Beanie Feldstein President Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and the 1999 impeachment proceedings it led to are…
Tour de France champion Bernal gets heros welcome
Image copyright AFP The Colombian city of Zipaquirá has welcomed home local hero Egan Bernal, 10 days after he won the Tour de France. Last month the 22-year-old became the first Colombian to win cycling's…
Has US neglected fight against white extremism?
Image copyright Getty Images US authorities are investigating the shootings in El Paso that left 22 people dead as a possible case of "domestic terrorism". How big a threat is this kind of terror and…
What happened in Kashmir and why it matters
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There have been protests both for and against the decision India's BJP-led government is hailing its decision to strip the state of Jammu and Kashmir of autonomy after seven…
Running battles as Hong Kong police push back
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAngry HK commuters scuffle with strike protestersPolice in Hong Kong have been fighting running battles with activists in a third consecutive day of protests, after a call…
July confirmed as hottest month on record
Image copyright AFP July this year was the warmest month ever recorded worldwide, satellite data has confirmed. The assessment was carried out by researchers at the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Scientists say it's…