Premium teabags leak billions of microplastics

Image copyright Getty Images Some premium tea bags might be leaving billions of microscopic plastic particles in your cup, new research suggests. Canadian researchers found that some plastic tea bags shed high levels of microplastics…

Trump call could embarrass Ukraines president

Image copyright EPA Image caption President Zelensky held up a bullet in his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, to highlight "Russian aggression against Ukraine" Most of the content of the Trump-Zelensky July…

Angry landlord exposes online stars double life

Image copyright Pear Video Image caption Lisa Li has been shamed online by her landlord A social media influencer in China has been exposed for living a "double life", after her landlord exposed her filthy…

Frances #MeToo creator found guilty of defamation

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sandra Muller said she started the social media campaign to give women a voice The woman who started France's campaign to encourage other women to expose their sexual harassers…

Plácido Domingo leaves Met Opera over allegations

Image copyright AFP Image caption A total of 20 women accused Placido Domingo of sexual harassment or inappropriate behaviour The Metropolitan Opera has ended its relationship with the renowned tenor Plácido Domingo over allegations of…

Spanish court backs dictator Francos exhumation

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Franco was buried alongside tens of thousands of civil war victims Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that the remains of dictator Francisco Franco should be exhumed. It backed the Socialist…

Clashes in Indonesia over sex before marriage bill

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Protesters clashed with police outside parliament in Jakarta Police have fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters demonstrating outside the Indonesian parliament over a proposed new criminal code that…

Emmys apologise for in memoriam mix-up

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Slatkin (left) described Previn as "a great gentleman" Conductor Leonard Slatkin has assured the public he is alive and well after his photo was used by mistake in the…