Afghanistan-Pakistan quake: Cold puts homeless at risk
Aid workers have warned that some Afghans and Pakistanis made homeless by Monday’s earthquake could die from exposure. There is an urgent need for tents and blankets for those forced to spend Read More →
Australia’s return of Uluru to Indigenous owners marked 30 years on
The traditional indigenous owners of Uluru have marked 30 years since it was returned by the Australian government. Hundreds of people gathered by the isolated hill, popularly known outside Australia as Ayers Read More →
Ben Carson compares abortion to slavery
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, one of the current frontrunners for the Republican presidential nomination, wants to make abortion illegal in all instances, including cases of rape and incest. He told an NBC Read More →
US Federal Reserve refrains from interest rate rise
The Federal Reserve has decided to keep US interest rates unchanged after its latest meeting. The decision leaves short-term interest rates at record lows of 0% to 0.25%, the same level they Read More →
Royal Dutch Shell pushed into loss by charges
Royal Dutch Shell has reported a loss for the third quarter of the year, after taking a big charge to reflect the cost of halting major projects. The oil company reported a Read More →
Business
It is one of only three public companies to have achieved the milestone, along with Apple and Amazon Read More →
A merger between the supermarkets would leave consumers worse off, the UK competition watchdog says. Read More →
The UK is advising against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka. Read More →
Politics
A formal investigation is under way into leak from National Security Council meeting, the BBC learns Read More →
It is understood the British and Irish governments plan new talks in the wake of Lyra McKee murder. Read More →
Laura Murray is appointed to the role amid an ongoing row about the party's handling of anti-Se Read More →
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Entertainment
The Oscar winner is confirmed for the unnamed new 007 film, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge will co-write. Read More →
The actor's poignant final scenes are aired, almost two months after the actor's death. Read More →
The 35-year-old singer performed across the world despite undergoing two double-lung transplants. Read More →
Education & Family
The salary advantage for young people getting a degree is twice as big for postgraduates. Read More →
The UK's biggest food bank charity handed out 1.6 million food packages last year. Read More →
Boys donned skirts and girls wore trousers in protest at a "no shorts" policy. Read More →
Analysis suggests councils have lost billions from their budgets for lone homeless people since 2009 Read More →
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Science
Health
Jilly Moss's daughter Alba spent eight days in a London hospital after contracting the viral il Read More →
The technology could eventually help those who have lost their voice to speak again. Read More →
Children under two should not be given screens or TV to keep them quiet, new guidelines say. Read More →