A woman has said she was left alone on an Air Canada plane after falling asleep during a flight. Tiffani Adams said she fell asleep while flying from Quebec to Toronto on 9 June. When she woke up, she was freezing cold and still buckled into her sea...
More than 100 Grenfell survivors and relatives are taking legal action in the US against three firms they blame for the fire, the BBC has been told. The lawsuit will target the cladding maker Arconic, insulation maker Celotex and fridge supp...
Keanu Reeves Had a Crush on 'Speed' Co-Star Sandra Bullock...
Commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings take place this week. The Queen, US President Donald Trump and other heads of state are all due to attend. So, what were the events that took place in June 1944? What was D-Day? ...
Nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules. The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years' worth of email addresses and phon...
A rare albino Panda has been spotted in the wild in China. Experts have issued what they say is the first photo of the bear in Wolong nature reserve in Sichuan province. An infra-red camera spotted the animal in the forest and Duan Zhaogang...
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Google has barred the world's second biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese company. New designs of Huawei smartphones are set to lose access to some Google apps. T...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle show off their new baby Archie to the world...
After hitting the2019 Met Galapink carpet dressed up as a chandelier, Katy Perry later changed into full onhamburger look. Now, she has a shoe line for those who are hungry to shop her style -- hamburger sneakers included! ...
Congratulations have poured in from around the world following the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son. The newborn was delivered at 05:26 BST on Monday, with Prince Harry saying the baby boy was "absolutely to-die-for". ...
Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed. Wa Lone, 33 and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29 were released after a presidential amnesty. They spent more than 500 days in prison on the outskirts of Yan...
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Facebook has imposed a ban on a dozen far-right individuals and organisations that it says "spread hate". The ban includes the British National Party and Nick Griffin, the English Defence League and the National Front. The list al...
Beijing Daxing International Airport is a massive complex built on the outskirts of Beijing, China, from more than 220,000 tons of steel, with a price tag nearing 14 billion U.S. dollars, and is set for completion in September 2019. The new facility&...
Three people have died in a plane crash in Nepal, at what is regarded as one of the world's most dangerous airports. The plane veered off the runway and hit a stationary helicopter at Lukla Airport, the main gateway to the Everest region. T...
US actress Felicity Huffman has said she will plead guilty to charges in a cheating scam aimed at acquiring places for children at elite US universities. The Desperate Housewives star said she had "betrayed" her daughter and was &q...
'Game of Thrones': Every major character death ahead of 8th and final season...
US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren says she'd consider dismantling the tech giants should she ever get the top job. But is this really necessary or even possible? A growing chorus of people think the big beasts of the tech wo...
A British Airways flight destined for Düsseldorf in Germany has landed in Edinburgh by mistake, after the flight paperwork was submitted incorrectly. The passengers only realised the error when the plane landed and the "welcome to ...