Helen Andrews was 17 when she began working at Bletchley Park helping to intercept and break codes in World War Two.

Christians in Aceh, Indonesia, had their churches destroyed four years ago by Islamic vigilante groups and the police.

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The number of geese on Orkney is now so huge that permission has been granted to shoot and eat them.

Can free schools solve the problem of "futoko", Japan's phenomenon of refusing to attend school?

Top Gun, Wonder Woman, Mulan and Bond are just some of the cinematic treats heading our way.

Yael Aflalo on the trip to China that sparked the growth of her California-based Reformation chain.

A Pakistani minister says India's "irresponsible" missions are a huge source of space debris

Protests from priests and the far-right greet a new film amid a Church scandal over homosexuality.

Continued bloodshed and a disputed election cast a heavy shadow over Afghan peace talks.

How Afros, funk and black power became part of a glorious era in a nation's post-colonial music scene.

Robert and Trude thought their son Mats lived a lonely life, but they discovered this was far from true.

The opening weekend box office for The Rise of Skywalker fell short of previous films in the trilogy.

The ruling party's poor performance is being seen as a setback for its policies.

At least 16 inmates are killed in fighting between gangs, two days after 18 died in another jail.

Scott Morrison said Australia would not "engage in reckless and job-destroying" cuts to coal.

More than 60 vehicles were involved in the crash on a foggy and icy stretch of road in Virginia.

The Queen is at Sandringham for Christmas, while the Duke of Edinburgh remains in a London hospital.

Sonny Bill Williams posted an image and said it was "sad" when economics was chosen over humanity.

The world's second-largest economy will cut import duties on hundreds of goods from 1 January.

From punching the furniture to tears of joy, England's World Cup winners talk through the thrilling climax to a final that defied belief.