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…
European countries set new June heat records
Image copyright AFP Image caption France is bracing for temperatures over 40C in the coming days Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic hit their highest ever recorded June temperatures on Wednesday - with more records…
No sign of criminal activity in Notre-Dame fire
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe moment Notre-Dame’s spire fellFrench authorities say they have no reason to believe that criminal action was to blame for a fire that tore through the iconic…
Brazil judges reject plea to release Lula
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says the corruption charges against him are politically motivated Brazil's Supreme Court has delayed its decision over an appeal by former President Luiz Inácio…
Five things to watch for in Democratic debates
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker The first Democratic debates are like the opening round of a golf tournament. There's no way to win the prize right now, but plenty…
Dating game for endangered rhinos
Image copyright Stuart Slabbert Image caption The zoo-born animals will join 18 other eastern black rhinos in Akagera National Park, Rwanda "It's just fantastic. "These animals were taken from Africa decades ago to display to…
Jussie Smollett noose footage released
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJussie Smollett noose footage released by Chicago PoliceVideo recorded on a police bodycam from the night Jussie Smollett was allegedly attacked has been released. The ex-Empire actor…
Dutch emergency line goes down in telecoms outage
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The disruption originated from the network of national carrier KPN The Netherlands has been hit by its largest telecommunications outage in years, with the 112 emergency number knocked out across…
US super-rich call for wealth tax
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The group says it is non-partisan, but praised Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax idea Some of America's richest people are urging US presidential candidates to back a…