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…
British men injured in Australia shark attack
Image copyright Facebook Image caption Alistair Raddon (left) and Danny Maggs were snorkelling in Queensland's Whitsunday Islands when they were attacked Two British tourists have been seriously injured in a shark attack at a popular…
Grandfather charged in toddler fall death
Image copyright Attorney Michael Winkleman Image caption Chloe Wiegand, from Indiana, died in July The grandfather of a toddler who fell to her death from an open window on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in…
Trump takes partisan line after Baghdadi raid
By all accounts, it should have been a triumphant moment for Donald Trump. The brutal leader of the Islamic State, Abur Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a US raid in northern Syria - a climactic…
Frances richest man eyes Tiffany takeover
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tiffany employs more than 14,000 people and operates about 300 stores Luxury goods firm Louis Vuitton (LVMH) has confirmed it has held "preliminary discussions" about buying US jeweller Tiffany,…
Key word adequate removed from Brexit plan
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Labour claims workers' rights will be eroded under Boris Johnson's Brexit deal renegotiation An internal UK government memo on the consequences of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal renegotiation singles out…
Rugby World Cup semi-final: Wales v South Africa…
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Pentagon snubs Amazon for $10bn Jedi contract
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Pentagon wants to replace ageing computer networks with a single cloud system The Pentagon has awarded a $10bn (£8bn) cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, following a heavily scrutinised bidding…
The longest and most spectacular plane hijack
Image copyright Bangor Daily News Image caption Airline official Norman Kaye looks out at hijacked TWA85 at Bangor airport, Maine At the high point of the 1960s spate of hijackings, a plane was held up…