Common heartburn and indigestion drug linked to dementia
Study suggests indigestion drug taken by millions of Britons increases risk of dementia by 44 per cent.
London: Man attempts to slide down Angel underground escalator and injures himself
Man slides down middle barrier between two escalators at Angel station escalator but collides with sign.
Utah teenager buys 900 flowers to treat every girl in high school for Valentine's Day
High school teenager in Utah buys a carnation for every single girl in his school for Valentine's Day.
UK: Secret Facebook groups used by paedophiles to share sexually explicit images of children
Children's Commissioner for England says Facebook is not doing enough to police paedophiles online.
Thailand: British tourist refused entry for using passport as toilet paper
British hairdresser had torn out some passport pages to use as toilet paper when drunk a few years ago.
Researchers make fibre optic cables to send data 50,000 times faster than average broadband
Scientists develop fibre-optic equipment that can send data at 1.125 terabits per second.
Adult diapers to the rescue for people with bladder leaks
Kimberly-Clark firm launches 'Underwareness' campaign to market diapers for adults.
Man decapitates grandparents at Oklahoma home
Police officers find slain grandparents decapitated inside house, with 20-year-old grandson stood outside.
Chicago: A night in Vincent Van Gogh's bedroom for £7
Art Institute of Chicago replicates Vincent Van Gogh's painting into rental room listing on Airbnb.
India: Police officers to use slingshots with chilli powder to quell protests
Police are set to use slingshots loaded with marbles and chilli to tackle unruly protesters.
Australia: WWII sweethearts reunite after 72 years
A 93-year-old veteran has travelled to Australia to meet his British wartime sweetheart.
KinkBNB: Sex-positive Airbnb-style site offers guiltless sex adventures
KinkBNB connects travellers with sex positive spaces allowing guests to book a 'kinky vacation'.
Woman stores McDonald's Happy Meal for six years in health experiment
Woman embarks on McDonald's Happy Meal experiment to find out if the fast food decomposes.
India: Coldplay suffers backlash over stereotypical video 'Hymn For the Weekend'
Critics call out Coldplay for reinforcing stereotypes and failing to show the real India.
Koh-i-Noor diamond case demanding Queen return crown jewel to be heard in Pakistan courts
Pakistani lawyer urges government to press Britain on returning Koh-i-Noor diamond.
War on Isis: Canada to end air strikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria on 22 February
Canada will stop targeting Isis in air strikes, and six fighter jets will return says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Taiwan Earthquake: Investigations into collapsed building made with tin can fillers
Rescue workers in Taiwan find tin cans amidst collapsed Weiguan Jinlong complex rubble in search of survivors.
Spain: 107-year-old man attributed long life to drinking four bottles of red wine everyday
The 107-year-old consumed two bottles of home-made red wine with lunch and two with dinner everyday.
UK: Musical reenacts Princess Diana's night out at gay bar with Freddie Mercury
Royal Vauxhall recounts how Princess Diana visited gay bar the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, disguised as a man.
Super Bowl 2016: Coldplay confess they know 'nothing' about football ahead of performance
Coldplay gear up for Super Bowl performance, but admit their lack of knowledge about American football.
Two men survive for 41 days in the Pacific Ocean by eating coconuts
Drifting for 600 miles after their boat engine failed, two men share their story of survival.
Globe Theatre performs Shakespeare's Hamlet to migrants in the Calais Jungle
Calais migrants braved winter conditions to witness Shakespeare's Hamlet performed by the Globe Theatre.
Australia: Man tries potato-only diet in 2016 to cure binge eating
Father embarks on potato-only diet for 366 days after weighing his heaviest at 23 stone 12lbs.
Norfolk toddler's death ruled an 'accident' after he choked on blackberries
A 15-month-old toddler nicknamed DJ Thomas choked on blackberries picked by his father.
Obama calls on Americans to fight Islamophobia in first presidential visit to a US mosque
Barack Obama calls for religious tolerance as Republicans marginalise American Muslims in campaign trail.
China: Woman flies solo on Lunar New Year flight after millions left stranded
Chinese woman has plane all to herself on a China Southern flight from Wuhan.
Google to bring up anti-radicalisation links in effort to tackle terrorism
Would-be militants searching for terrorism-related links will see anti-radicalisation ads in Google.
Cannabis-based vagina suppositories the latest invention to help ease period pain
Foria relief capsule suppositories, filled with cannabis, are set to bring relief to women without a high.
Delta plane makes emergency landing after fist fight between female crew members
Delta hands free air miles to customers after a brawl between flight attendants forced the plane to land.
Dubai: Police officer jailed for posting Messi passport image on Snapchat
Lawyer of police officer jailed for posting Messi passport image urges footballer to appear in Dubai court.