The ancient game making a comeback
Image copyright AFP A group of young Mexicans is reviving an ancient ballgame once played by the Aztecs, Maya and Incas.Ulama was played in Mesoamerica more than…
Peter Lindbergh: Fashion photographer dies at 74
Image copyright EPA Image caption Peter Lindbergh at an exhibition of his work in Berlin in 2010 Fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, whose trademark was the dramatic black…
The new mobile phone scam delivering a problem
Image copyright Getty Images A brand new top-of-the-range phone is delivered to your door. The package has your name on it but you don't remember ordering it.…
British Airways strike causes five days of flight cancellations
Image copyright PA Media The British Airways strike next month is to cause at least five consecutive days of flight cancellations. BA pilots announced three days of…
Boris Johnson: UK will not retreat from global community
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Johnson will meet Mr Trump for one-on-one talks on Sunday The UK will not "retreat" from the international community as it…
Pictures: Ed Sheeran plays first Ipswich homecoming gig
Image copyright Zakary Walters Image caption Up to 160,000 people are expected to watch the singer-songwriter over four nights in Ipswich Ed Sheeran kicked off the final…
Firefighters tackle blaze at Perth Pets at Home
Image copyright Stuart Cowper More than 50 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a pet store in a retail park near a railway line. No animals are…
GCSE results: Pass rates and top grades edge upwards
There has been a slight increase in the GCSE pass rate and the percentage of top grades this year, despite concerns about the difficulty of exams. Image…
British Heart Foundation: A colourful image of blood vessel cells wins competition
A colourful image of blood vessel cells has won this year's Reflections of Research competition, run by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Image copyright British Heart Foundation…
Burning Grenfell effigy model ‘was joke about friends’
Image caption The model was burned at a bonfire party in south London on 3 November 2018 Figures pictured on a cardboard effigy of Grenfell Tower filmed…
World sport: 10 photos we liked this week – 12-18 August
A selection of some of the most striking sports photographs taken around the world this week: Hachioji, Japan, 18 August: Petra Klingler of Switzerland competes in the…