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Vogue's first 100-year-old model (video)
Tuesday, 10 May 2016 14:05A 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 11:52Scientists have estimated that there are 390,900 plants known to science.
BBC team expelled from North Korea
Tuesday, 10 May 2016 10:43BBC 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 10:36Thousands 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 15:16People 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 12:54Cat 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 10:11The 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 09:45A 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.