'Refreshing' BBC Period Drama Perfect for All Creatures Great and Small Fans

A BBC period drama has been hailed as 'Ground Hog Day mixed with Downton Abbey' and it has left viewers thoroughly impressed.

Gardeners urged to do simple task to keep magpies and robins returning

Summer is swiftly ending, and as the days get shorter and temperatures start to drop, this can be a challenging time for birds. As autumn arrives, birds can face fewer natural food sources and less daylight, making it harder for them to get the energy they need.

'Hog Trail Killer' awaits execution after luring men to forest and raping them

To the outside world, this Florida nurse appeared quiet and unremarkable, yet he was hiding a sinister double life as a sadistic murderer whose crime scenes were so disturbing they left detectives deeply shaken.

A 16-year-old girl has died from suspected sexual choking. How do we come to terms with this?

We can no longer deny that many children get their sex education from online pornography. But the normalisation of violence can lead to tragedy

I Lost 9st 8lbs After Humiliating Plane Incident

After hitting 21st 7lb, Liz Trowbridge, 46, from Gloucester, took drastic action – but not everyone was happy for her

Incredible moment soldiers rescue survivors of flash floods as hundreds missing

Incredible search and rescue operations are being conducted in Nepal to find any suvivors of floods that have devastated the country and parts of its neighbour China.

What caused the catastrophic flash flood in Nepal and Tibet

Did a massive glacial collapse in the Himalayas trigger the disaster and is climate change involved?

Four killed after plane plunges into water off Alaska coast

WATCH: Shocking reasons when planes were forced to land early

How the deadly Nepal and Tibet flash flood unfolded

US Geological Survey says massive glacial collapse caused catastrophic flash floods in the Himalayan border region of Nepal and Tibet

BBC Breakfast star Louise Minchin's best swimwear pics

Louise Minchin has "fallen in love" with Puglia, Italy. Giving fans an update from her sun-soaked travels, the BBC Breakfast star shared a series of snaps from the trip. Pictured posing on the beach in a string bikini, Louise, who is recovering from severe frostbite on her hands and feet, told fans that she'd managed to enjoy a dip in the sea, too.

‘Forever chemicals’ surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought

Exclusive: utility company wants to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from Thames and replace it with treated effluent

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for saffron and tomato rice

Laborious to harvest and extortionately priced, the sunset-coloured stigmas of the saffron crocus have an extraordinarily warm, pungent taste. Fortunately, however, a little goes a very long way …