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…
How is the US marking 400th anniversary of…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionNancy Pelosi addresses Ghana's parliamentThe Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, has travelled to Ghana in West Africa for events marking 400 years since…
Black lawmakers boycott Trump democracy speech
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPresident Trump's Jamestown address was interrupted by protesterDemocrats from Virginia's Black Legislative Caucus have protested against a visit by President Donald Trump because of what they termed…
Big game hunter let dog kill baby deer
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The fawn, not pictured, was killed by Mr Garcia's dog A hunter who boasted about a "big game" catch on social media had actually let his dog kill a…
Instagram influencer found dead in suitcase
Image copyright katti_loves_life/Instagram Image caption Ekaterina Karaglanova, a graduate doctor, was a popular social media personality A prominent Russian Instagram influencer has been found dead with knife wounds in a suitcase in her rented apartment…
Diabetic women more likely to have stillborn baby
Image copyright Getty Creative Diabetic women are more than four times more likely to have a stillborn baby than those without the condition, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Glasgow looked…
Boy dies after being pushed in front of…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe suspect was tackled by passers-by after trying to escapeAn eight-year-old boy died and his mother was injured when a man pushed them in front of a…
HK police and protesters clash near China office
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's Nick Beake described the "chaos" on the streets as police fired tear gasHong Kong has seen a second day of violent clashes between police and…
British soldier killed by American friendly fire
Image copyright Ministry of Defence Image caption Sgt Matt Tonroe was described as a 'loving and dutiful son' A UK soldier who died in Syria fighting the Islamic State group was killed by friendly fire,…