Phoebe Kilby discovered her ancestors were slave-owners and she wanted to pay reparations.

The royal couple have sent their best wishes to the elderly woman, 83, who is in a serious condition.

Stephen Schwarzman, a confidant of President Trump, makes the largest ever donation to a UK university.

Social media companies know approval can be addictive, so how should we manage the compulsion to be liked?

From Bermuda and the Azores to Ireland and France, large numbers of shoes are washing ashore.

Accused of being a communist, Guatemala's president was toppled in a US-led coup

A complex system of beliefs and social identities was oversimplified by colonisers, writes Sanjoy Chakravorty.

US President Donald Trump launches his 2020 re-election campaign in Florida.

Pacific Gas & Electric Corp are facing billions of dollars worth of lawsuits over the fires.

Mr Trump says he will have an "extended meeting" with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 next week.

Ukraine says new evidence will be provided by the Dutch-led team probing the 2014 tragedy.

One Filipino mother's worst fears were realised when her unvaccinated children caught measles.

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This is how vaccines work, why they’re important and what the phrase “herd immunity” actually means.

A 50-year-old mystery has been solved by scientists who identified the teeth of ancient Arctic hyenas.

It prevents his child's biological mother and her wife from moving to New Zealand with the girl.

Figure rises to its highest in modern history following the war in Syria and Rohingya crackdown.

The biggest global study into attitudes on immunisation reveals confidence is low in some regions.

How did British medical worker Janet Parker become the world's last victim of smallpox?

England netballers Jade Clarke, Natalie Panagarry and Fran Williams discuss what it's like to have netball rage.