Helen Taylor Thompson signed the Official Secrets Act at 19 and worked in Churchill's "secret army".

The #MeToo movement against male harassment has empowered women in the US, but it is not the only movement spearheaded by women in the last year.

Syrian illustrator Dima Nachawi draws pictures showing the true stories of people in love, in the middle of a conflict.

Wheelchair users say London's newest "step-free" Tube stations still aren't accessible.

The craze started in Canada and organisers hope it could turn into a mainstream sport in the US.

Social media captures the unusual phenomenon of "thundersnow" on the US East Coast.

State lawmakers pass a bill that raises the legal age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21.

Even though football is one of the most popular women's sports, challenges for female players remain.

England lose to the United States in the SheBelieves Cup finale and miss out on winning the competition.

Parents whose adult children move back home suffer a decline in quality of life, research suggests.

Peter Madsen denies murdering the Swedish journalist on his self-built submarine last August.

Women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of changing weather patterns, studies show.

Two reviews in 2015 found Save the Children had "significant failures" in the response to complaints.

Not everybody in the car industry is ready to stop using female models to help sales.

The BBC's Gavin Fischer hears his great-uncle's voice for the first time in newly released tapes.

"If we stop, the world stops," say Spanish women as an estimated five million join a 24-hour strike.

An Australian farmer says he was "stunned" by the sight of six animals lined against a fence.

Beijing welcomes a planned inter-Korean summit, but echoes Japan's warning that there is far to go.

The attack in Salisbury was "attempted murder in the most cruel and public way", says the home secretary.

An ironman triathlete, a goalkeeper and an 11-year-old prodigy - who are the amazing sportswomen to keep an eye on in 2018?

Zhou Qunfei, who founded Apple and Samsung supplier Lens Technology, tops the Hurun female billionaires list.