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Wombs-for-rent: China's underground surrogacy market is booming

The number of women illegally selling their bodies as surrogates in China is thought to be rocketing.

Will hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees ever go back home to Myanmar?

Rohingya Muslim refugees Myanmar Bangladesh

Myanmar pledged that Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh by the hundreds of thousands would start their journey home later this month. However, few believe that will happen.

Woman awarded £9,800 after eye-pecking bird attacks 10 people at shopping centre

A store in Australia has been told it has to pay an employee A$17,000 after she was seriously attacked by a bird outside the shop.

Green pyjamas, nose rings and McDonalds chips: Here are the weirdest tips for getting pregnant

Couples are trying some strange methods to get pregnant, including feasting on McDonald's chips, drinking pineapple juice and wearing frozen underwear.

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Horrified parents watch as toddler son is crushed to death by 'suicidal' jumper

A horrified mother and father watched their toddler son die on New Years Eve after he was crushed by a man who fell from a building in a suspected suicide.

A plane to top European holiday destinations is now cheaper than your daily rail ticket

Rail commutes got on average 3.4% cheaper from the start of 2018, which sparked protests at stations across the UK. It is often cheaper to nip over to Europe than get to work.

Indian software engineer depressed with persistent hair loss problem hangs self

According to police, the 27-year-old had a skin problem that affected his scalp and caused severe hair loss.

Jemma Lilley (l) and Trudi Lenon who were convicted of killing an autistic teenager for the thrill of it

Female S&M killer suffers serious burns in attack by fellow convicts

A convicted murderer who killed an autistic teenager for the thrill of it has been attacked behind bars on New Year's Day.

Grandmother with dementia sent home from hospital on Christmas Day and left outside in pyjamas

76-year-old Florence Myerscough from Bolton was found by neighbours after being left in the freezing rain and unable to get into her home.

Football pundit Trevor Sinclair falsely accused officer of racism before urinating in cop car

Former England footballer Trevor Sinclair pleads guilty to drink driving and racially abusing police officer at his home in Lytham, Lancashire.

US teen shot dead in game of Russian roulette

The teen was found by police on New Year's Day with a gunshot wound to the head in the city of Sherwood in Oregon.

Biracial couple spark a torrent of response after post on fighting racism goes viral: 'You're not alone'

John Struthers, a Scottish professor, met his wife Justina at the Glasgow University in 1970s; and despite criticism over the years, he said they haven't "wavered".

What caused the Brazil prison riot that left 7 dead and 2 inmates decapitated?

One gang of inmates launched an attack on a rival faction and set their mattresses on fire along with the inmates.

Canary Wharf tragedy as man dies after falling at construction site

A man has died after falling at a construction site near JP Morgan's offices in Bank Street, Canary Wharf, east London.

Police rescue 51 girls allegedly kept captive and molested by madrasa manager in India

Police said that most of the girls were sent to a women protection home, but 10 of them left for their homes with their families.

A female police officer was stamped on and beaten by a violent Paris gang

Horrifying moment female police officer gets 'lynched' by Paris gang in New Year's attack

A female police officer was beaten by a violent Paris gang, who posted gloating footage of the attack on social media.

Zero jet airliner deaths made 2017 the safest year in aviation history

Five accidents involved cargo flights, and five were passenger flights, in 2017. This compares to the 16 accidents and 306 deaths that occurred throughout 2016.

Photos: Niagara Falls has frozen into a breathtakingly beautiful winter wonderland

A record-breaking arctic freeze has frozen the iconic Niagara falls, with tourists posting jaw-dropping photos of the falls on social media.

In pictures: Brave (or foolhardy) swimmers taking the plunge in icy waters

Across the northern hemisphere a few brave (or foolhardy) souls celebrated the festive season by diving into frozen lakes or paddling in frigid oceans.

Iran protests: Jailed Saudi blogger tells 'revolutionaries' to remember prisoners of free speech

Saudi prisoner Raif Badawi urges Iranian revolutionaries to not forget jailed Brit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mohammed Ali Taheri after protests break out across Iran.

5 swimmers rescued on New Year's Day after being stuck in underwater rip at Australia's Birubi Beach

The group had reportedly been swimming about one kilometer south of safety flags at the Birubi Beach in Port Stephens when they were caught in the undercurrents.

Iceland becomes the first country to make it illegal to pay men more than women

Government offices and private businesses are mandated to obtain certificates on the equal pay policies or face fines.

Iran blocks social media and internet services access as protests rage on for fifth day

Over 400 protestors have reportedly been arrested and more than a dozen people killed as a massive anti-government protest continues.

Violent anti-government protests in DRC leave at least 8 people dead

U.N. Congo mission spokeswoman Florence Marchal said at least 82 people have been arrested across the country in connection with Sunday's protests.

'You're being a bad girl': Newspaper chairman accused of spanking reporter with metal scale ruler

The former publisher of The Anniston Star said he has no memory of assaulting anyone and stressed that he had no plans to step down from his position as the company's chairman.

Kent man racially abuses Muslim taxi driver over a £42 cab fare leaving him 'horrified'

Following the sudden outburst, police were called to the situation, who have now launched an enquiry into the incident and a hunt for the accused.

Viral 'Birth Becomes Her' video removed by Facebook for violating community guidelines

The viral video "Birth Becomes Her" had attracted more than 100 million views after it went viral on Facebook in May 2017.

Who is Beatrix von Storch? German AfD MP blocked on Twitter for 'barbaric, gang-raping Muslim' rant

The politician lashed out at the police for appeasing the Muslim community after it posted a New Year message in Arabic along with other languages.

China's Tiangong-1 space station will crash-land on Earth this year, but should you be worried?

Around 2,000 to 8,000 pounds of debris from the Chinese satellite is expected to crash on Earth.

Passport systems back online after brief outage disrupts US airports

The US' Customs and Border Protection (CBP) admitted the passport-processing system was down for two hours but rules out foul play.

Ex-Ukip politician and retired Royal Marine charged with murder after wife's body discovered at Suffolk home

Paramedics determined that Stephen Searle's wife was declared dead at the scene of their house in The Brickfields on 30 December.

Same model seaplane in which 5 Britons died had been in a tragedy which killed a UK family 2 years prior

The same model of the seaplane that crashed killing five Britons had also caused the deaths of another British family two years before.

Woman who claimed ex-partner sexually abused child is barred from seeing daughter

Woman who made 'unsubstantiated' sexual abuse allegations against her ex-partner has been barred from seeing their four-year-old daughter.

Knife crime campaigner slams police's 'token gestures' in tackling record year of fatal stabbings

London's death toll from stabbings in 2017 hit 80, the worst for nearly a decade and one campaigner says police are not doing enough.

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