Chip shop owner loses Supreme Court appeal over £85 parking charge
Barry Beavis argued that £85 was a disproportionate penalty for overstaying his limit at a parking garage.
Royal Mail releases 2015 Christmas stamp series featuring scenes from the Nativity
The stamps have been illustrated by London-born artist David Holmes.
Latest UK passport design criticised for featuring just two women
Only Ada Lovelace and Elizabeth Scott are celebrated alongside seven men.
Surfers Against Sewage plans 150 beach clean-ups along UK coastline
The charity is hoping to get 3,500 volunteers to join 150 different clean-ups happening all over Britain.
Can Tinder give you the clap? Dating apps boost STI rates says leading sexual health doctor
According to Public Health England, the rate of syphilis rose 33% between 2013 and 2014.
Equality for Mental Health campaign on NHS spending backed by Alistair Campbell and Nick Clegg
Andrew Mitchell, Norman Lamb and nine former health secretaries among those calling for better provisions.
COP21: How climate change is destroying the Sami way of life in Scandinavia
Temperatures are changing their natural environment quicker than the Sami can adapt.
Philippines: Military on alert during All Souls' Day
Fear of terrorism and crime puts 600 soldiers on duty around the capital, Manilla.
Fort Lauderdale: 3 people in hospital after plane catches fire on runway
BREAKING: Seven were injured after the plane caught fire at an international airport in Florida
Family plea for information about missing American trader Josh Sanchez-Maldonado
Josh Sanchez-Maldonado was last seen in Feltham on Thursday 22 October.
Sweden: Refugees refused to leave a bus for three days because 'it's too cold'
Upon arriving in Limedsforsen, Sweden, the 14 refugees refused to leave the bus.
Sofa-bed for women only advertised for £434 a month in man's bedroom
Male occupier offers room-share because he "kinda need[s] help with the rent and stuff".
Karl Andree: Briton sentenced to flogging in Saudi prison to be released 'within a week'
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond sent a tweet about the grandfather who was set to be flogged 350 times.
EU Parliament rejects proposals to ban sale of GMO products
GMO European ban proposal rejected by 577 votes to 75.
Cafe in Leigh Park told to remove dead baby figure from 'gory' Halloween display
Police got involved after an offended member of the public complained.
Lonely Planet: Kotor in Montenegro named best city in the world to visit, Manchester comes eighth
Second in the list was Ecuador's Quito, followed by Dublin in third.
Morocco to become renewable energy superpower with world's biggest concentrated solar plant
Renewable sources will provide half of Morocco's energy by 2020.
Zane Alchin: Australian charged over rape threats after slut-shaming Drake lyrics Tinder screenshot
The 25-year-old was charged with 'using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence'.
UAE imprisoning hundred of women for extramarital sex
Of the hundreds imprisoned, many are rape victims and pregnant.
Bacon causes colorectal cancer, steak is 'probably carcinogenic' says World Health Organization
An estimated 34,000 deaths a year worldwide are attributable to diets high in processed meats.
Cheese is not 'as addictive as drugs', no matter what 'experts' tell you
Following a recent spike in articles saying your favourite dairy product is addictive, we took a closer look...
Pisco: The South American spirit enjoying a boom in the UK
On the back of Peruvian food's rising popularity, Pisco is getting its moment in the limelight.
80% of consumers don't trust health food 'experts', reveals Waitrose report
Some 60% of us are setting our own 'health boundaries' instead of listening to so-called experts.
US political grandees say leaders must 'think past tomorrow' ahead of Paris climate conference
Some 48 high ranking former members of the US government took out a full-page ad warning about climate change.
European beer drinkers prefer stronger ales to their British counterparts
Halcyon from Thornbridge Brewery was the UK's most popular pint.
Dirty cash: Australian cafe asks customers not to keep money in their underwear
Cafe in Carnarvon, Australia, is asking punters not to pay with money from their bras or pants.
Women's Equality Party policy document tackles violence, unequal pay and political imbalance
WEP launches first policy document saying 'We are not a special interest party, we are half the population.'
Oslo is first capital city to divest from fossil fuels and plans to halve emissions by 2020
The city's council joins in calls for large funds to divest from fossil fuels.
Israeli hummus cafe offers half-price deal to Arab and Jews who eat together
'If there's anything that can bring together these peoples, it's hummus.'
Tombstone: Wild west re-enactment sees two injured after live ammunition used instead of blanks
Re-enactment at Gunfight at the OK Corral site ends in tragedy after one actor hospitalised.
