Reading Time: < 1 minuteSprawling poppy fields in Pakistan’s Balochistan have overtaken those in Afghanistan, which produced 80% of the world’s opium.  Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt is not unusual for avalanches to be in the news in the northern hemisphere at this time of year, the height…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA single nasal spray vaccine could protect against all coughs, colds and flus, as well as bacterial lung infections, and may even…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuentin Griffiths, the co-founder of online fashion giant Asos, has been named by Thai police as the man who plunged to death…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteE-mobility companies in Africa are beginning to assemble electric vans and taxis locally, using Chinese-made kits and innovative financing to spread use …

Reading Time: < 1 minute  A police search at Royal Lodge is continuing as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is released under investigation, Read More

Reading Time: < 1 minuteItaly is sounding the alarm over digital addiction among teenagers, with new figures suggesting the problem is far more widespread than previously…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVladimir Putin has reappeared in public after a mysterious absence from live events – prompting speculation about his health and movements. Read…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlmost a third of children who started reception last year were not able to use books correctly, sometimes even trying to swipe…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Taliban has passed a law that allows men to beat their wives as long as it does not cause “broken bones…