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Many people around the world live by different calendars, and for some this leads to some unusual birthday celebrations, says Erin Craig.

World Cup skiers will race on artificial snow this Saturday as the Alps see record high temperatures.

Covid-19 and ethical concerns are drastically reshaping the industry in Thailand.

I show you how ferrofluid could be used as a a propulsion device for small spacecrafts in the future using a combination of magnetic and electric fields to c...

The brightly painted wooden sarcophagus was smuggled to the US by a global art trafficking network.

The 10-year-old was searching for scrap metal at a building site when he became trapped two days ago.

A hospital told Sulemana he was 9ft 6in, but nurses couldn't be sure - so the BBC went to find out.

Marc Wilkinson wants to carry out an altruistic act to help people struggling with the cost of living.

It will also stop charging for personal alcohol licences for residents drinking at home.

When the pop song Better Days was released in 2010, it contained a secret message hidden in the catchy tune.

Thirty years since their break-up, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have a harmonious relationship.

It is the latest place to approve the process - considered to be greener than a burial or cremation.

Gary McKee had been aiming to reach the target for charity, having run 26.2 miles every day this year.

Benedict, who has died at his Vatican residence, became the first pope to resign for 600 years in 2013.

The 28-year-old faces four counts of first-degree murder and burglary in a case that shocked the US.

The former president's returns showed big losses, complicated business set-ups and no taxes paid in 2020.

The lawsuit alleges that three Hershey products contain harmful levels of lead and cadmium.

For the first time in modern history a living pope will help bury a dead pope.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible with the naked eye from many areas.

A battered little piece of jewellery found in a Norfolk field is much older than first thought.

Patients at Askern Medical Practice are told they have aggressive lung cancer in a messaging error.

The man fell from his boat and managed to swim to a signal buoy off the coast of Brazil.

Life-sized sex dolls resembling minors are still prohibited, officials say.