House prices are rising the fastest in the East Midlands, increasing by 6.5% in the year to August, according to official statistics. Wales also showed a significant rise - up by 6.2% over the same period, according to the Office for National Statis...
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A rare white tiger has mauled a zookeeper to death in its enclosure at a zoo in Japan, officials said. The 40-year old man was found bleeding from the neck in the tiger's cage. He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead. Officials believe he was ...
The co-founders of photo-sharing giant Instagram, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, are both leaving the firm. Mr Systrom, chief executive, said they were departing to "explore our curiosity and creativity again". Instagram was purchased by...
Japan's northern island of Hokkaido has been hit by a powerful earthquake, triggering landslides that engulfed houses. At least eight people have been killed and about 40 are missing, say local media reports. The magnitude 6.7 quake cut power to ar...
Fly over “Datong County”, a region in northern China, and you’ll see two giant pandas. One is waving at you. They are made of thousands of solar panels. Together, and with the other adjacent panels included, they form a 100-me...
Facebook and Twitter say they have suspended or removed accounts linked to Iran and Russia over "inauthentic" or "manipulating" behaviour. More than 650 Facebook pages and groups were said to have been identified as "mislead...
This supermom, who happens to be a New Zealand politician, decided to kick start her baby's birth in the bike lane on Sunday. Women's minister Julie Anne Genter announced that she took herself by bicycle to be induced. She'd reached the 42-week m...
A group of elderly South Koreans have arrived in North Korea to meet relatives they have not seen since the Korean War of 1950-1953. The war left the Korean peninsula divided and people who lived on the northern side were unable to leave. The two K...
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At least 82 people are now known to have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok. Hundreds of people have been wounded by Sunday's quake, disaster management officials have said. The magnitude seven tremor was shallow, ...
One of the most anticipated movies of the #MeToo era is the story of the women of Fox News who brought down the toxic male culture at the news network. Earlier this year, Charlize Theron made headlines when it was announced that she would play forme...
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A US federal judge in Seattle has blocked the release of software that allows consumers to 3D-print firearms. Gun access advocacy group Defense Distributed published downloadable gun blueprints five days early on Friday. The firm had reached a sett...
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Superfast "fifth generation 5G" mobile internet could be launched as early as next year in some countries, promising download speeds 10 to 20 times faster than we have now. But what difference will it really make to our lives? Will we need...
Q. Why is an island like the letter T? A. They're both in the middle of water!...
Rare celestial phenomenon to light up the night sky in 2018...
Could you live without a car? Reya al-Salahi from London asked herself this question when she moved into a car-free development, but over the past year she's been fine. Lil Boyer from Dorset says she can't use rural buses because they are "rub...