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…
Paris latest to break record in Europe heatwave
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionParis registered an all-time high for the city: 42.4C degreesParis saw a record high temperature of 42.6C (108.7F) on Thursday, amid a heatwave that broke records across…
N Korea fires new type of missile into…
Image copyright European Photopress Agency Image caption It is not clear if North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw Thursday's launch. North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of…
Second Europe heatwave set to intensify and peak
Image copyright AFP Image caption Temperatures of 41C are forecast in Paris Much of Western Europe is expected to face record-breaking temperatures again, with its second heatwave in a month set to reach its peak.…
Mobs lynch eight over child abduction rumours
Image copyright AFP Image caption Bangladesh police chief Javed Patwary asked people to ignore false child abduction rumours Eight people have been killed in mob attacks in Bangladesh after false rumours about child abductions spread…
Records tumble as Europe swelters in heatwave
Image copyright Kris Hoet Image caption Hundreds of passengers were eventually allowed to leave the stricken Eurostar train Belgium and the Netherlands have recorded their highest ever temperatures, in a heatwave searing Western Europe. The…
S Korea and Russia spar over airspace intrusion
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption South Korea said a Russian A-50 early warning and control plane twice violated its airspace (file photo) Russia has strongly denied ever apologising for violating South Korean airspace, as…
Twelve years to save Earth? Make that 18…
Image copyright clintspencer Do you remember the good old days when we had "12 years to save the planet"? Now it seems, there's a growing consensus that the next 18 months will be critical in…
Boris Johnson wins race to be Tory leader…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson says he has three priorities, to deliver Brexit, unite the country and beat Jeremy CorbynBoris Johnson has been elected new Conservative leader in a ballot…