Australian boy flies solo to Bali ‘after row over holiday’
Australian police say they will review how a 12-year-old boy travelled alone to Bali after he had a row with his parents and used their credit card. The boy, from […]
Author: Elise Weatherall
Regular excess drinking can take years off your life, study finds
Regularly drinking above the UK alcohol guidelines can take years off your life, according to a major report. The study of 600,000 drinkers estimated that having 10 to 15 alcoholic drinks […]
Henry and Baloo: Dog and cat travel companions gain cult following
Best friends Henry and Baloo have a lot in common – they have both been rescued and now enjoy long walks in the great outdoors. What makes them special to […]
Coffee sold in California must carry cancer warning, judge rules
Coffee sold in California must carry a cancer warning, a court has ruled. The judge in Los Angeles said Starbucks and about 90 other coffee sellers had failed to warn […]
The Greatest Showman soundtrack equals Adele’s UK chart run
The Greatest Showman soundtrack is number one in the UK for the 11th week in a row – more than any other album in modern chart history except Adele’s 21. […]
US couple accused of hoax kidnap win $2.5m settlement
A US couple wrongly accused of staging a real kidnapping have reached a $2.5m (£1.8m) defamation settlement with the city of Vallejo in California. Denise Huskins was taken from a […]
France seeks arrest of Saudi king’s daughter
A French judge has issued an arrest warrant for Princess Hassa bint Salman, the daughter of the Saudi king. Princess Hassa is accused of ordering her bodyguard to beat up […]
Plastic particles found in bottled water
Tests on major brands of bottled water have found that nearly all of them contained tiny particles of plastic. In the largest investigation of its kind, 250 bottles bought in […]
Japan plans to lower age of adulthood to 18
Children in Japan will be considered adults when they are 18 as opposed to 20, under a new proposal that is supported by the government. If the change is approved, […]
DNA sheds light on settlement of Pacific
A study of ancient DNA has shed light on the epic journeys that led to the settlement of the Pacific by humans. The region was one of the last on […]