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…
Asia Bibi flees Pakistan to safety
Image caption Asia Bibi spent years in solitary confinement after her conviction Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have…
World markets tumble on trade war fears
Image copyright Getty Images Global stock markets have tumbled after US President Donald Trump's unexpected threat to impose new tariffs on Chinese exports. On Wednesday, Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 1.5% after the Dow Jones…
Protests after Indias top judge cleared
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court Indian police briefly detained more than 50 women protesting at the Supreme Court, a day after the chief justice was cleared of…
US attorney general faces contempt vote
Image copyright MANDEL NGAN/Getty Image caption Congressional Democrats will vote on whether Attorney General William Barr will be held in contempt Democrats in the US House of Representatives have decided to launch contempt proceedings against…
Jailed Reuters journalists walk free
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFreed Myanmar journalists reunited with their familiesTwo Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed. Wa Lone, 33 and Kyaw…
YouTuber Austin Jones gets prison sentence
Image copyright Austin Jones/Facebook A former YouTube star has been sentenced to ten years in prison in the US after pleading guilty to a charge of receiving indecent images of children. Austin Jones admitted encouraging…
The stories behind the Met Gala outfits
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Left to right: Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Jenner and Nicki Minaj For celebrities, the annual Met Gala is a chance to show the world how famous, fashionable and flamboyant you…
China backtracking on trade deal, says US
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US trade representative Robert Lighthizer spoke of an "erosion" of commitments US trade representative Robert Lighthizer has accused China of backtracking on commitments in trade talks, but insisted a…