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Susan Coulson threw boiling water over her husband on two occasions, scarring him for life.

A handful of small towns have remarkable longevity. What is it about their lifestyle that can increase your chances of living to 100?

It originated in India, and came to dominate Western interiors and fashion. Joobin Bekhrad traces the fascinating – and turbulent – history of all things ‘chintzy’.

Photographer Dieter Klein searched Europe and the US to discover cars lost to time.

With only three simple ingredients, cacio e pepe is a rich pasta dish that’s hard not to love. And when you do get that elusive texture, it becomes the ideal comfort food.

Somalia's government curbs the use of khat after raising concern that it could help spread Covid-19.

Amid the current crisis, we’re glued to our screens like never before. How can you cut phone time when hours with your devices are a necessity?

Dynamic languages are useful tools. Scripting allows users to rapidly and succinctly tie together complex systems and express ideas without worrying about details like memory management or build systems.

From nuclear arms to climate change, what are the other major issues facing the world?

The FBI said it had seen hacking attempts on groups researching vaccines, treatments and testing.

The reaction is extremely rare and only affects a tiny number of children seriously, medics say.

Experts say the disease may become embedded in populations in the same way that HIV has.

Archaeologists say up to 4,000 people may have lived in more than 800 huts perched high on the Tap O' Noth.

For some, the current crisis is a dummy run for long-term lockdown. Across the world, luxury bunkers are being built for a lucky few to survive calamity and collapse.

Substances used for air conditioning in new cars are building up in the environment

The village became famous for the precarious rattan ladder its residents used to get home.

Researchers say they have developed a lab-grown strain of microalgae which is more tolerant to heat.

Websites will have just one hour to pull content reported by police, or face huge fines.

Investigators suspect the 45-year-old sergeant major of links to the far right.

A spectacular jade carving may hold the clue to an early society that predates what many historians believed to be China’s oldest, writes Alastair Sooke.

The Rijksmuseum is using technology to increase our understanding and appreciation of a Golden Age great.

Afrikaans survived South Africa’s transition from apartheid, but lost the privileges of power. Will it cope with the challenges of a changing world?

This visa-free archipelago in Norway is the northernmost year-round settlement in the world, and its capital, Longyearbyen, is home to people from more than 50 countries.

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

Nick Dunn spent years in prison in India for a crime he did not commit. How did he cope?