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…
Japans high heels at work rule is necessary
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Japan's Health and Labour Minister Takumi Nemoto said high heel rules at work are "socially accepted" A Japanese minister has said it is "necessary" for companies to enforce dress codes…
10 things you might not know about D-Day
Image copyright IWM Image caption D-Day on Omaha beach in Normandy On 6 June 1944, British, US and Canadian forces invaded the coast of Normandy in northern France. The landings were the first stage of…
Police raid Australias public broadcaster ABC
Image copyright AFP Australian police have raided the headquarters of the country's public broadcaster ABC. Police arrived with search warrants naming two journalists and News Director Gaven Morris, the ABC says. According to the ABC,…
Sudan shock troops push into capital
Image copyright AFP Image caption Security forces, seen here on Monday, moved against protesters after a long stand-off Sudanese paramilitary forces are pushing deeper into Khartoum, witnesses say, after a crackdown on protesters killed at…
Pumping heart patch ready for human use
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHeart breakthrough could save thousands of livesA "pumping" patch containing millions of living, beating stem cells could help repair the damage caused by a heart attack, according…
A century of trailblazers in US politics
Image copyright Getty Images One hundred years ago - on 4 June 1919 - Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the US constitution guaranteeing the right of American women to vote. The amendment was the…
Thousands back Japan high heels campaign
Image copyright AFP Image caption Yumi Ishikawa says she was made to wear high heels while working at a funeral parlour Around 19,000 people have signed a petition calling for Japan to end dress codes…
Long-lost Lewis Chessman found in drawer
Image copyright Sotheby's Image caption The chess piece had been bought by an Edinburgh antiques dealer for £5 in 1964 A medieval chess piece that was missing for almost 200 years had been unknowingly kept…