Civilians trapped between Sri Lanka's army and the Tamil Tigers

How the late inventor of cat's eyes, Percy Shaw, got his eureka moment.

Restaurants in New Orleans are recycling their oyster shells in an effort to protect the Louisiana coastline.

In 1971 Edward Carpenter discovered plastic floating about in the Atlantic Ocean.

The action caused national outrage as bodies piled up.

How one town is tackling anti-social behaviour by rewarding sober party-goers with free drinks.

Anne Wood tells the story of how she created the Teletubbies.

A special body suit for people with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and strokes has had some remarkable results.

Europe's first dedicated black music station, Dread Broadcasting Corporation

An Indian company has developed a cheaper, non-invasive test for breast cancer that uses thermal imaging and AI.

Kitty Baxter was evacuated on the first day of the war.

Dads on Duty are a team of fathers who patrol a school in the US.

Tonton Zola Moukoko gained a cult following after featuring in Championship Manager 01/02.

A design agency in Barcelona has creatives with learning disabilities, autism and schizophrenia.

Ernest Marke was attacked by a white mob in Liverpool.

In April 1945, the BBC’s Richard Dimbleby was the first reporter to enter the liberated Belsen concentration camp. 

Vet Carlos Valderrama describes castrating Pablo Escobar's hippo in the wild.

A shelter for displaced people that comes in a flat-pack and takes a few hours to assemble.

Racism fuelled Phil Magbotiwan's determination to open his own nightclub.

Lance Armstrong said he'd apologise to the man he sued for reporting on his doping

In the 1970s, an international campaign demanded that governments recognise the value of unpaid work done in the home, primarily by women.