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…
Turkey threatens to resume Syria offensive
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Turkish-backed Syrian rebels have captured the border town of Tal Abyad Turkey's president has threatened to resume an offensive in north-east Syria unless Kurdish fighters withdraw from the border before…
At least 55 elephants die in Zimbabwe drought
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some of the elephants were found close to water pans At least 55 elephants have starved to death in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park over the past two months amid…
A Canadian election looms – seven charts explain
Image copyright Getty Images Canadians go to the polls on 21 October, four years after Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party swept to power. But things aren't as clear-cut this time around, with several other parties rising…
Comic Katherine Ryans scripts saved from burglar
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Katherine Ryan and Bobby Kootstra were childhood sweethearts Comedian Katherine Ryan has described how her boyfriend fought off an intruder at her home to save a laptop containing the…
Prince Harry: I will always protect my family
Image copyright Getty Images The Duke of Sussex has insisted he will "always" protect his family, adding that he "will not be bullied into a playing a game that killed my mum". Speaking in an…
David Attenborough: People thought we were cranks
Image copyright Alamy Ahead of the launch of his most ambitious series yet, broadcaster Sir David Attenborough talks to the BBC about his cult status, a lifetime protecting the planet and finally finding its most…
Dozens protest against China during US NBA game
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protesters held signs and wore masks during the pre-season basketball game in New York Dozens of spectators at a US NBA basketball game have held signs and donned t-shirts and…
Solar Orbiter ready to take on audacious mission
Image copyright AIRBUS Image caption The spacecraft has finished its test campaign and is now ready to go to Cape Canaveral in Florida The European spacecraft that aims to take the closest ever pictures of…