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…
Kim K wins $2.7m from fashion brand Missguided…
Image copyright Getty Images Kim Kardashian-West has won $2.7m in damages after accusing Missguided USA of ripping off her outfits. She took the fashion brand to court in the US, claiming it was using her…
Charges dropped against shot pregnant mum
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The case in Alabama has faced widespread criticism from rights groups An Alabama district attorney has dropped manslaughter charges against a pregnant woman whose unborn child died after she was…
Supporters in Trump adverts were actors
Image copyright Donald Trump/Facebook A series of Facebook adverts showing people endorsing Donald Trump for his re-election campaign appeared to be actors featured on a stock video and image website. One of the short videos…
Car industry legend Lee Iacocca dies aged 94
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Iacocca, pictured at a Chrysler briefing in 1991 Lee Iacocca, the car industry legend who created the iconic Ford Mustang and saved Chrysler from bankruptcy, has died at the…
Hong Kong protests trample rule of law –…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's Nick Beake goes inside the Legislative CouncilChina has accused protesters who vandalised Hong Kong's parliament on Monday of "serious illegal actions" that "trample on the…
Climate change made heat five times more likely
Image copyright NASA Last week's record breaking heatwave across much of Europe was made "at least five times" more likely to happen by climate change, say scientists. Their rapid attribution study says that rising temperatures…
Football pitch of Amazon forest lost every minute
An area of Amazon rainforest roughly the size of a football pitch is now being cleared every single minute, according to satellite data. The rate of losses has accelerated as Brazil's new right-wing president favours…
The presidential hopeful winning Reddits vote
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Marianne Williamson said she would take on President Trump with a campaign of "love". Marianne Williamson is not a typical candidate for US president. But after taking part in…