Emergency services take 150 people off broken down lift in French Alps resort of Chamrousse.

Thousands of people choose to immerse themselves in icy waters over the festive season.

New research shines light on the quest by Qin Shi Huang, who created the terracotta army.

Alexei Navalny urges supporters to boycott the March vote after officials said he was ineligible.

Images of the festivities including ever-popular dips in rivers and lakes.

Fears women would commit attacks were reportedly behind a ban on female Tunisians flying to the UAE.

Heather Menzies-Urich's son Ryan said she was diagnosed with brain cancer four weeks ago.

Vitaly Mutko, who has stood down temporarily, was banned from the Olympics for life over doping.

Canada says it will continue to work to apply pressure on "the anti-democratic Maduro regime".

The Royal Navy says Russian naval activity through or near UK waters rose in the UK holiday period.

Meet the leading impersonator of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The BBC period drama's costume designer explains how she made the costumes look authentic.

How a man with 95% burns on his body was saved by his twin brother in an unprecedented transplant.

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week, it is "jugaad", a colloquial Indian word meaning low-cost inventions and innovation.

The first British Sign Language Performance degree has made Jamie dreams of theatre a reality

A year ago Donald Trump produced the biggest political upset in modern day USA, but were there historical clues that pointed to his unexpected victory?

Are our perceptions of the world gloomier than reality?

The BBC's Sophie Ribstein takes a walk down memory lane to see if a golden harp she came across was used in a little-known concert in South Africa by Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky.

Can anyone do an Ed Sheeran in 2018? Probably not... but here are the artists to watch out for.

Why do more than four in 10 Japanese 18 to 34-year-olds say they are still virgins?

Emma Jane Kirby follows a 1930s travel guide to see how Kent has changed since World War Two.