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…
Accused Russian reporter is freed after outcry
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIvan Golunov was given a warm welcome after his releaseA Russian journalist has been freed after drug-dealing charges against him were dropped following a public outcry. Russian…
Queens former Malta home goes on sale
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Queen Elizabeth said she spent "happy days" at Villa Guardamangia The Queen's former Malta home, Villa Guardamangia, has been put up for sale for nearly €6m (£5.3m). The villa,…
Human staff will always be needed, Amazon insists
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"You need both" - Amazon's Tye Brady on robotics replacing humansAmazon’s warehouses will always need human staff, the firm’s chief robotics technologist has told the BBC. The…
The Nightingale director defends rape scenes
Image copyright TRANSMISSION FILMS Image caption Actress Aisling Franciosi plays Clare, an Irish convict in Tasmania in 1825 Australian director Jennifer Kent has defended her new film The Nightingale following criticism about its graphic scenes…
I always feared I’d go mad, and when…
Jen Wight lived in fear of mental illness after her elder sister, Jo, was sectioned when they were teenagers. But by the age of 36 she had a good job, was happily married and had…
Firms say US abortion curbs are bad for…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe abortion battle explained in three minutesNearly 200 business leaders have signed an open letter arguing US moves to restrict abortion are "bad for business". The campaign…
Huawei: We stand naked in front of the…
Image copyright AFP Huawei has denied that it has any links to the Chinese government. Huawei's cyber-security chief John Suffolk told MPs on Monday that the tech giant had never been asked by China or…
Kim Dotcom in final bid to halt extradition
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kim Dotcom denies all the charges Controversial internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has begun a final appeal to halt his extradition from New Zealand to the US on copyright-related charges.…