Remarkable facts and figures from the past 12 months

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Mr Corbyn's first 100 days have been marked by media ‘scandals’ and sniping in the party

A London-based actor sheds light on how the genre became a holiday staple

We block Londoners from zooming down the left-hand side of the escalator to see if people can deal with the new system at Holborn station

On 31 October, 224 people lost their lives when a Russian charter flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg crashed. Like high-profile aviation disasters last year involving Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia, disaster struck at altitude. The tragic sequence may create the impression that an inflight emergency is invariable fatal and therefore paying attention to the safety briefing is a waste of time.

In 1621, a group of English separatists and Native Americans shared a meal near Plymouth Rock, establishing the Thanksgiving tradition that is celebrated across the US today.  But now, the holiday is more about sport and socialising – and an American author and her English daughter explain why

Several of the suspects lived in the Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek

This weekend, Burma will hold one of its most significant elections in recent history.

4K is noticeably lacking, and the App Store isn't yet as full as it could be — but Apple's new TV unit puts it on the way to living room domination

Almost half of Virgin Trains arrive late, but only one in 20 runs at least half-an-hour behind schedule or is cancelled – the conditions that would trigger the payments promised under the Delay Repay policy

It came at a cost, and a significant one

Oregon has once more thrown America's gun control laws into the spotlight, as the latest in a series of campus shootings over the last few years.

In his speech to the UN, Pope Francis highlighted some ugly truths when it comes to America's economy

The man who Pope Francis is making a saint on his US tour has attracted some controversy

"Liquid water has been found on Mars."

David Phelan takes us through all the new features of the Apple iPhone 6S

New treatment has seen a 26-year-old American man walk again

Who is the man behind the 5000% price hike for the HIV drug Daraprim?

For the man who has a twitter account in nine different languages

The society at the center of piggate

Artist Chompoo Baritone is showing us what's behind the filters and cropping

A Muslim boy was arrested for taking a homemade clock to school.

The woman who was jailed for a satirical cartoon of the government may receive an increased sentence.

Cities in Russia, the US and France featured prominently in the top 10 unfriendliest cities in the world

No! Not even in a survival situation. And the same goes for someone else's urine

140,000 people died in a city of 350,000, with 90 per cent of the city in utter ruin

How Europe's borders changed over the course of four years - on a day by day basis

The clever people at Nasa explain why the blue moon isn't really going to be that blue

The planet has an atmosphere that could contain water and therefore extra-terrestrial life

The tyranny of the 1 x 1 room and more