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…
Every man wants to have sex with you
Image caption This former government employee says a senior minister tried to force her into sex Afghanistan has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment at the highest levels of government. Officials deny wrongdoing but…
Japan spacecraft makes final touchdown on asteroid
Image copyright AFP / ISAS-JAXA Image caption Staff and researchers from Japan's space agency, JAXA, celebrate in the mission control room A Japanese spacecraft has touched down on a faraway asteroid, where it will collect…
Scuffles break out at Hong Kongs Lennon wall
Image copyright AFP Image caption The distinctly colourful Lennon Walls have been cropping up across different districts in Hong Kong Scuffles have broken out across "Lennon Walls" in Hong Kong, as those supporting a controversial…
US scientist found killed in WW2 bunker on…
Image copyright EPA Image caption The 59-year-old molecular biologist worked for the world-renowned Max Planck Institute The body of an American scientist has been found inside a World War Two bunker on the Greek island…
Man arrested after scaling Buckingham Palace gates
Image copyright Getty Images A man has been arrested after climbing over Buckingham Palace's front gates in the middle of the night, police have said. The 22-year-old was held on suspicion of trespass at around…
Siberian lake loved by Instagrammers is toxic
Image copyright Sup_Novosibirsk Image caption The area has been nicknamed the "Novosibirsk Maldives" A turquoise lake in Siberia where people have been taking selfies is actually a power plant's ash dump. The lake, nicknamed the…
Earliest modern human found outside Africa
Image copyright Katerina Harvati, Eberhard Karls Uni Tüb Image caption Apidima 1 (shown here in a reconstruction) has all the characteristics of a modern human skull Researchers have found the earliest example of our species…
US concern over French plan to tax tech…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The new tax would target huge - mostly American - technology companies US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into France's planned tax on tech giants - a move…