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…
Publisher drops Central Park Five prosecutor
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Linda Fairstein observed the interrogation of the Central Park Five Linda Fairstein, a former US prosecutor turned crime novelist, has been dropped by her publisher amid renewed outcry over…
Johnson misconduct case thrown out
Image copyright PA The High Court has thrown out an attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson over claims he lied during the 2016 referendum campaign by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week. The…
Women defiant over homophobic attack
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption"I was and still am angry"Two women who were left covered in blood following a homophobic attack on a bus have said they will not be cowed…
Large Ebola outbreaks new normal
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Family members place leaves on the grave of a deceased relative who died from Ebola in Butembo The world is entering "a new phase" where large outbreaks of deadly…
Hungary cruise captain was involved in other crash
Image copyright EPA Image caption Rescuers continue to try and recover bodies from the Danube in Budapest The captain of a cruise ship involved in a fatal crash in Budapest last week was behind a…
Putin shrugs off D-Day anniversary snub
Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Putin joined the last major D-Day commemoration in 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin has said it is "not a problem" that he was not invited to join other world…
One million new STIs every day, says WHO
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The WHO estimates one in 25 people has at least one STI One million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur every single day, the World Health Organization has estimated.…
Why teenage Noas tragic death was misunderstood
Image copyright Instagram/Noa Pothoven Image caption Noa Pothoven wrote her last Instagram entry days before her death "Love is letting go," wrote 17-year-old Noa Pothoven in a note to her Instagram followers. A few days…