North Korea has confirmed via state media that leader Kim Jong-un has overseen a "strike drill" testing various missile components. "A number of short-range projectiles" were also fired from the Hodo peninsula into the Se...
American health officials report that more than 700 people have been infected by measles this year, marking a 25-year high for the infectious disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that cases had been recorded...
Comic Relief 2019 (Four Weddings & a Funeral sequel for Red Nose Day)...
Researchers have produced unprecedented images of a baby's heart while it is still inside the womb. Pregnant women were scanned in an MRI machine and powerful computers built 3D models of the tiny beating hearts inside their unborn children....
Mastering 'active rest' is far harder than it looks, but there are good reasons why we should keep working at it. ...
Japan says it is to restart commercial whaling in July in a move that is likely to draw international criticism. It said it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), the body tasked with whale conservation. Commercial ...
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American writer and former president of Marvel Comics Stan Lee has died at the age of 95. In 1961, Lee created The Fantastic Four for Marvel Comics, and went on to create titles including Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk. The legendary co...
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Jaqi and her husband Kevin Clements delivered their twins earlier than expected, but they were born healthy and beautiful. The Clements family welcomed twins Ava Marie and Leah Rose Clements in 2010, and as with any parents to newborns, their life wo...
In an adorable moment that was captured on video, Prince Harry can be heard revealing his gender preference for his first child to a fan in Australia. "I hope it's a girl!" a well-wisher can be heard saying to the Duke of Sussex. "...
Mega Millions and Powerball have combined jackpot of more than $1 billion...
Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis. The nationwide market for cannabis opened on Wednesday at midnight amid lingering questions about the impact on health, the law and public sa...
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have begun their first overseas tour as news of Meghan's pregnancy made headlines across the globe. The royal couple arrived in Sydney and were given the first of many gifts for their baby. Australia's Governor-Genera...
The chief executive of China's JD.com, Liu Qiangdong, was briefly arrested in the US on accusations of criminal sexual conduct. Mr Liu, one of China's richest people, was arrested in Minneapolis shortly before midnight on Friday and released on Satu...
Airbnb has called off a competition offering to chance to spend a night on the Great Wall of China. The accommodation site asked people to write a 500-word essay on overcoming cultural boundaries in a bid to win a "once-in-a-lifetime" expe...
The European Union (EU) has introduced retaliatory tariffs on US goods as a top official launched a fresh attack on President Donald Trump's trade policy. The duties on €2.8bn (£2.4bn) worth of US goods came into force on Friday. Tariffs...
San Francisco is to have its first-ever female black mayor - at a time when African-Americans are becoming increasingly scarce in the US city. London Breed, a long-time community activist who grew up in public housing, was declared the winner after ...
If you're a woman who's feeling insecure about your body, there's one surefire way to feel better about yourself: Get Rihanna to compliment your booty. At least, that's what happened to Oscar winner Anne Hathaway, who co-stars with the singer in the...
'Woohoo!': Meet the BBC's sofa commentators...