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Vogue's first 100-year-old model (video)

Tuesday, 10 May 2016 14:05

A glamorous gran has proved age is no barrier to beauty after appearing in Vogue - aged 100!

New tally for total number of plants

Tuesday, 10 May 2016 11:52

Scientists have estimated that there are 390,900 plants known to science.

BBC team expelled from North Korea

Tuesday, 10 May 2016 10:43

BBC correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes and his team have been expelled from North Korea after being detained over their reporting.

Crowds flock to car-free Champs Elysees

Monday, 09 May 2016 10:36

Thousands of people have taken advantage of a move by the authorities in Paris to close the famous Champs Elysees thoroughfare to traffic.

Bamboo rice festival in China

Saturday, 07 May 2016 15:16

People of Dong ethnic group make bamboo rice during the celebration of bamboo rice festival in May.

Catterbox translates 'meows' into human speech (video)

Friday, 06 May 2016 12:54

Cat lovers of the world, rejoice! You finally have the chance to understand what your pet is saying thanks to a smart collar that can interpret feline meows and translate it into human speech.

Cambridge and Oxford slip in world rankings

Thursday, 05 May 2016 10:11

The UK has 10 universities in the top 100 of the world's best when it comes to global reputation, but many have slipped down the rankings this year.

Emergency declared over Canada city fire

Thursday, 05 May 2016 09:45

A state of emergency has been declared in Canada's Alberta province, after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray to flee their city.

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