A cinema in New Zealand has banned people from wearing pyjamas, onesies and dirty boots to screenings, in a move designed to raise dress standards. Hawera Cinemas said in recent months it had seen an increasing number of patrons attending in...
It was smoothie brand Innocent's first big breakthrough, and the three founders realised they had to do whatever it took to make it a success. Even if that meant a bit of subterfuge. This was back in 2000, and supermarket chain Waitrose had ...
Having as little as one alcoholic drink a day could shorten your life, according to a major new study. An analysis of 600,000 drinkers found that drinking five to 10 alcoholic drinks a week was likely to shorten a person's life by up to six ...
While Facebook desperately tightens controls over how third parties access its users' data - trying to mend its damaged reputation - attention is focusing on the wider issue of data harvesting and the threat it poses to our personal privacy. ...
A baby has been born in China to a surrogate mother four years after his parents died in a car crash, Chinese media reported. The couple, who died in 2013, had frozen several embryos hoping to have a child through IVF. After the accident, t...
For the past 15 years fans of tormented superstar Leslie Cheung, one of the first celebrities to come out as gay in Asia, have gathered at Hong Kong's Mandarin Oriental Hotel to mourn the day he took his own life. It's a poignant sign of why...
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Easter egg hunts are part of a long tradition for many families across the country, and no Easter basket would be complete without marshmallow Peeps, jelly beans and chocolate eggs. With Easter around the corner, "World News Tonight&q...
Easteris the time of year when candy and sweets get thrust into the culinary spotlight -- for adults and children alike. Here is a roundup of some dessert recipes that make the perfect sweets to fill up Easter baskets, or serve at gath...
After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un did pay a visit to Beijing. The visit, confirmed by China and North Korea, was Mr Kim's first known foreign trip since taking office in 2011. He held &qu...
Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon announced on Monday she will run for governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination. It follows the announcement last month that Clueless actress Stacey...
Bali has asked phone companies to turn off mobile internet to celebrate New Year, which falls locally on Saturday. Mobile internet will be shut down to mark Nyepi, a Hindu holiday on the Indonesian island. The island's airport will also shu...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump are to meet in person by the end of May, it has been announced, an extraordinary overture after months of mutual hostility. News of the meeting was delivered by South Korean offic...
You might have seen International Women's Day mentioned in the media or heard friends talking about it. But what is it for? When is it? Is it a celebration or a protest? And is there an equivalent International Men's Day? For more than a cen...
Some countries may be exempt from US plans to impose tariffs on metal imports, the White House has announced. The exemptions - on national security grounds - included Canada, Mexico, spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. Reports, however, suggest...
Lupita Nyong'o, Kumail Nanjiani at Oscars: 'To all the Dreamers ... we stand with you'...
Ambulances and emergency response vehicles were deployed more than 1,500 times to five patients in 12 months, the BBC has learned. A total of 8,303 emergency calls were made by the five most frequent UK callers. An NHS spokesman said the ca...
China's "two sessions" - the annual meetings of the national legislature and the top political advisory body - are opening in Beijing. The meetings are significant markers on the country's carefully choreographed political stage. ...
Clad in coordinated outfits of red with white and blue accents, North Korea's throng of more than 200 cheerleaders are stealing the spotlight at the 23rd Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as they chant, sway and dance in unison. North and ...
After arriving in South Korea with a high-level delegation, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un publicly shook hands with the neighboring nation's president during tonight's opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Kim Yo Jong...