Billy Vunipola is determined not to disrupt England's World Cup plans and regrets the impact of defending Israel Folau's anti-gay comments on his team-mates.

The vote - which divided the House along partisan lines - denounced the president's tweets as racist.

The wife of a Norwegian pensioner convicted of espionage in Russia has spoken to the BBC about her anger at the intelligence service.

What are the roots of the women Trump told to "go back" - and how many Americans are from somewhere else?

Could a year's global plastic waste circle the Earth four times over?

Ideas from a mental health 'revolution' in Trieste in the 1970s are helping patients recover today.

The world’s most powerful drug kingpin was enamoured by his own legend and it cost him his freedom.

Small, cheap satellites can help us track pollution, crop yields and congestion like never before.

Apollo 11's journey seen from Mission Control

A new medical guide aims to improve the chances of saving children's lives, and limbs, in war zones.

After three bouts of trembling in public, Germany's Angela Merkel health has come under scrutiny.

Discussing sex has long been socially awkward in the Arab world, but there are signs that attitudes are changing.

Ingrid Michaelson is such a fan of the Netflix sci-fi show she's written a whole album about it.

Borrowing in dollars is expected to be cheaper but foreign debt also carries some risk.

Golf has realised it needs to make the sport more attractive to women, on and off the playing course.

Her move to a hospital in Tehran follows a hunger strike last month in protest at her detention in Iran.

Feeling closer after watching a video together can be experienced by chimps as well as humans, say scientists.

Scientific review shows they are as leakproof as other sanitary products, say researchers.

The Emojis have been released by Apple and Android to better represent disabled people.

Britain's Dillian Whyte dubs heavyweight boxing "a joke" amid frustrations over the division's champions failing to agree fights.

With radical rule changes for 2021 still being debated, Andrew Benson explains how the drivers are exerting pressure on Formula 1's bosses.