Image copyright Reuters Image caption Students at Mr Chow's college, the University of Science and Technology, mark Alex Chow's death after his death was announced during a graduation ceremony A Hong Kong student has died…
Backlash over Japan glasses ban for female staff
Image copyright Getty Images Wearing glasses at work has become an emotive topic in Japan following reports that some firms have told female employees to remove them. Several local news outlets said some companies had…
Valentines Day text glitch causes mass confusion
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mobile phone users in the US received messages sent in February Text messages received overnight on Wednesday confused thousands of mobile phone users in the US. The messages were…
Blocked drains are costing the UK over £100…
Blocked drains in the UK are costing over £100 million a year with the vast majority being blamed on wet wipes. It is not however just wet wipes that are causing the problem, with people…
Best DIY home security system of 2019 available…
Everyone wants a secure home, but shopping for a home security system can be a headache, so we have put together a guide which does a lot of the leg work for you. It is no…
Disaster for Labour as deputy leader Tom Watson…
LABOUR deputy leader Tom Watson has announced he is standing down as an MP in a huge blow for the party's election campaign. Tom Watson, who is one of Labour's best-known figures, has represented the…
Labour and Tories pledge more borrowing
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJohn McDonnell: £150bn fund for "human emergency created by Tories"Labour has promised "investment on a scale never seen before" to overhaul infrastructure in all areas of the…
It was gut-wrenching: Berlin Wall tunneller recalls 1971…
A tunnel built under the Berlin Wall to allow dozens of East Germans to escape to freedom has been exposed for the first time in almost half a century. Hundreds of volunteers, including some of…
North of England floods: trapped shoppers allowed to…
People trapped by flood water in a shopping mall near Sheffield have been told they can leave but were warned there will be severe delays due to “extreme weather conditions”. Shoppers at Meadowhall had earlier…
Man stabbed to death in council offices
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Police were called to Hillingdon Civic Centre on High Street in Uxbridge An 18-year-old man has been stabbed to death in a west London council's central offices. The victim…