The Sony World Photography Awards is one of the world's biggest, most prestigious photography competitions, with a big cash prize and a hugely popular annual exhibition. And it's free to enter.
David Sim Dec 05, 2017
Merged company will have combined might of more than 9,500 screens spread across US and Europe.
Gaurav Sharma Dec 05, 2017
While the packaging says "12", small print lets you know it's only a dozen if you cut them up yourself.
Charlotte Tobitt Dec 04, 2017
A major UK retailer has announced plans to sell food past its "best before" date to reduce waste. Here are some tips for preventing perfectly edible food ending up in the bin.
Kashmira Gander Dec 04, 2017
Toad in the hole is a baked British dish made of pastry and sausages - but Americans insist it is something else entirely.
Neil Murphy Dec 04, 2017
On 1 December 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet, which lays the grounds for many adventures to come.
Claire Toureille Dec 01, 2017
The new Fifty Shades of Grey book - Darker- promises to be more intense than the last. We decided to put it to the test by finding the raunchiest lines.
Ruchira Sharma Nov 30, 2017
A popular chicken nugget dipping sauce has managed to make a comeback in Australia following an online petition.
James Hetherington Nov 30, 2017
Zizzi allegedly has a policy in which they can make waiters pay for a number of mistakes, such as incorrect change and customers leaving without paying.
Ruchira Sharma Nov 29, 2017
A new book, Masters of Landscape Photography, looks at 16 leading exponents of the genre, each with their own unique take on how, where and why to capture landscapes.
David Sim Nov 29, 2017
On 28 November 1717, Blackbeard captured a slave vessel from French merchant and made it his flagship, renaming it Queen Anne's Revenge.
Claire Toureille Nov 28, 2017
His wife was pregnant at the time of their wedding ceremony, she was older, he was a minor: Shakespeare's marriage was scandalous for his era, but would raise few eyebrows today.
Claire Toureille Nov 28, 2017
Expert tasters at The World Cheese Awards 2017 have revealed Spain's best cheese. A cheese from Cornwall received first place.
Neil Murphy Nov 23, 2017
A study linked an impressive 17% reduced chance of dying to the popular hot drink. What's more, it has a host of additional health benefits.
Ruchira Sharma Nov 23, 2017
Laura Ko's social media account Loko Kitchen is taking Instagram by storm with her culinary creations.
Lucia Binding Nov 23, 2017
France consumers have been warned of a foie gras shortage ahead of Christmas, which means prices will rocket. The French are only just coming out of a butter crisis.
Charlotte Tobitt Nov 20, 2017
A colour drawing by legendary Belgian cartoonist Herge depicting Tintin and his dog Snowy, has sold for more than half a million euros.
Ben Skipper Nov 18, 2017
After a school banned glitter for the sake of the environment, we wondered where it originated from?
Ruchira Sharma Nov 17, 2017
A painting of Christ believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for $450m in New York. In the past, pieces by artists including Picasso have also been bought by private buyers.
Kashmira Gander Nov 16, 2017
The Facebook group has 33,200 members and is still growing. A white bread ham sandwich isn't the best way to win them over, though...
Ruchira Sharma Nov 16, 2017
Photographers around the world are invited to submit their work in any or all of four categories: Wildlife, Landscape, Underwater and Aerial.
David Sim Nov 16, 2017
In a new survey, beef bourguignon was voted as the most representative dish of French cuisine. Steak frites came in third, with lots of meaty meals making up the top 10.
Charlotte Tobitt Nov 16, 2017
AFP photographer Fred Dufour took a closer look at the Tianjin Binhai library and discovered that the rows of book spines are just images printed on the backs of shelves.
David Sim Nov 16, 2017
In 1991, Danish photographer Krass Clement spent three months in Ireland, capturing melancholic, monochromatic photos that take us on a journey through deserted streets on the outskirts of Dublin.
David Sim Nov 16, 2017
The painting was originally commissioned by Louis XII of France and made history recently when it became the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.
Lara Rebello Nov 16, 2017
Ferraris worth £140 million ($184m) are on show at Ferrari: Under the Skin, an exhibition at London's Design Museum to mark the 70th anniversary of the automotive marque.
David Sim Nov 15, 2017
The collection includes thousands of biblical texts and artefacts, from fragments of Dead Sea Scrolls and cuneiform tablets to high-tech exhibits and a biblical garden.
David Sim Nov 15, 2017
Greggs, the UK's biggest bakery chain, has launched an advent calendar for the first time. It will be filled with tokens to be redeemed in-store throughout the festive period.
Charlotte Tobitt Nov 13, 2017
Using high-resolution cameras mounted to a stabilising gyro, Jeffrey Milstein leaned out of helicopters over Los Angeles and New York to capture dazzling aerial photos of each city.
David Sim Nov 13, 2017
Animated movies legend Walt Disney passed on information to the FBI for more than 20 years in hunt for potential communist sympathisers in Hollywood.
Claire Toureille Nov 10, 2017
