Greenpeace: Over 80% of UK energy could be renewable by 2030 thanks to smart technology
Smart technology could contribute to UK renewable energy switch says Greenpeace report.
India: Delhi to have world's largest number of premature deaths caused by air pollution
Kolkata and Mumbai will also have high mortality rates from polluted air in future.
Ig Nobel awards: Chickens that walk like dinosaurs, unboiling eggs and intense kissing benefits
Ig Nobel awards celebrate unusual achievements in science, medicine and technology.
Ahmed Mohamed arrested for bringing clock to school: 72 hours in the life of an average Texas teen
Muslim teen Ahmed Mohamed has whirlwind 72 hours after arrest for bringing home-made clock to school.
Breaking Bad fan Mohammed Ali jailed for 8 years after trying to buy deadly ricin poison
Breaking Bad fan got caught attempting to buy the poison from an undercover FBI agent.
Boko Haram extremists have forced 1.4 million children to flee Nigeria and surrounding region
Unicef reveals the children have been forced to flee their homes to escape the terror group.
General Motors to pay $900m fine over faulty ignition switches that led to over 100 deaths
The car manufacturer paying the fine means it will settle the criminal investigation.
Lancaster: Oscar's Wine Bar fined £100k after nitrogen cocktail made teenager's stomach explode
Gaby Scanlon's stomach exploded after she drank cocktail containing liquid nitrogen on her 18th birthday.
Artists Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor walk through London in solidarity with refugees
Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor headed a protest march in London.
Mozambique declared free of landmines after 22 years of clearance work
Mozambique is the first heavily mined country to be declared landmine-free.
Republican candidate debate: Ann Coulter sparks outrage over 'anti-Semitic' tweets
US commentator Ann Coulter accused of being anti-Semitic over tweets.
Republican candidate debate: Jeb Bush would put Margaret Thatcher on $10 note
Republican candidate Jeb Bush suggests making Britain's Margaret Thatcher the face of new $10 notes.
UN calls for Sri Lanka to set up war crimes court to investigate 'horrific' abuses
A UN report confirms war crimes were committed by Sri Lankan government during country's civil war.
Kentucky: Mike Owings charged after Mary Berry injured by flying brisket at barbecue festival
Owings reportedly lost his temper with another barbecuer for 'hogging the grill'.
#DearMrPresident: South Africans demand President Jacob Zuma tackles violent crime epidemic
South Africans take to Twitter to lambaste President Jacob Zuma for rising crime rates.
Summer comes to an abrupt end as UK is battered by rain, flooding and tornadoes
September's forecast looks rather gloomy but brighter spells could allow for a last-minute barbecue or two.
Ahmed Mohamed: 14-year-old Muslim student arrested for bringing homemade clock to school
A teenager in Texas has been was arrested after teachers mistook his homemade clock for a bomb.
Dalai Lama to face protesters during visit to Cambridge: Who is protesting and why?
The International Shugden Community is set to protest against the Dalai Lama during his UK visit.
Refugee crisis: Hungary arrests 60 migrants amid closure of border with Romania
Hungarian police have arrested 60 refugees since stringent new laws came into place at midnight, giving authorities power to arrest and charge refugees crossing the border from Serbia.
Refugee crisis: Thousands help fund train tickets to get refugees out of Hungary
Tickets purchased for refugees to leave the country just before tough anti-immigration laws were introduced.
Elephant and Castle stabbing: 7 arrested after death of teenager following 'large disturbance'
Murder victim in Canterbury Place is tenth young person to be fatally stabbed in London in 2015.
Air India grounds 125 flight attendants for being overweight
Medical expert Anoop Misra has disputed the claims, calling them 'unscientific'.