Orcas and whale sharks are suddenly showing up off Mozambique every week. Out in the Pacific, the strongest El Niño ever measured for this time of year is growing. Here is what it could mean for South Africa's rain, food prices and summer heat.
Read the storyIn 1998 Karl Bushby set off from the bottom of Chile to walk home to Hull. On Monday he crawled out of the Channel at Dover. One last walk north is all that stands between him and his mum's door.
Read the storyThe S&P 500 is sitting at record highs. Michael Burry, the investor from The Big Short, says that is what denial looks like, and that in 2000 and 2008 this stage lasted six to nine months.
Read the storyA winning Lotto Max ticket sold in Grey County, Ontario, has gone unclaimed for almost a year. Nobody knows who bought it. On 28 October the $40 million disappears for good.
Read the storyChrista Pike was strapped to the gurney, given two doses of a lethal drug and left snoring behind a curtain. Six days later her lawyers say she is conscious and speaking.
Read the storyDavid Rush made up classified programs, signed off on them himself, and turned taxpayer money into gold bars and Florida mansions. This week he admitted it in court.
Read the storyManchester City were found guilty of breaking Premier League money rules for nine seasons. Now rival clubs are pushing for punishments that could keep them out of the league for years.
Read the storyA short movie clip of Megan Fox has the internet convinced she has had more cosmetic work. The clip is a year old, and she has been surprisingly open about what she has done.
Read the storyIn front of more than 85,000 people in Buenos Aires, Lionel Messi set up two goals and scored a penalty in his final game for Argentina. Then he picked up the microphone.
Read the storyA murder investigation, a jungle escape, a faked heart attack and two runs for president. Most of the legend is true. Some of it he made up himself.
Read the storyA British psychologist spent ten years studying lucky and unlucky people. The difference wasn't fate. It was a handful of habits anyone can copy.
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