We all remember the episode when Monica, Chandler and Joey head to the beach. Monica gets stung by a jellyfish and to ease her pain Chandler urinates on her leg. And thus a worldwide health lesson was learned.

An unexpected boom in the number of jellyfish swarming around our coasts has prompted an unusual warning from the British Red Cross – don’t pee on a jellyfish sting.

The budget clothing company saw a 22 per cent rise in year-on-year sales despite the Rana Plaza accident

It’s been a rocky month for Ikea. The flat-packer’s flat-packer-in-chief – founder Ingvar Kamprad – left the company at the beginning of the month, a few days after British customers had been complaining in their droves (well, 50) about the firm’s spooky gnome advert.

The charity have teamed up with photographer Moises Samen to capture children and their families crossing boarders into neighbouring countries as part of today's World Refugee Day

A British minister who visited tens of thousands of Muslim refugees in Burma said he believes they will be forced to remain in squalid emergency camps for at least another 12 months as there is no quick-fix solution to the crisis.

Loyalists could have a future in a new Syria if they topple their President

If you're looking for heroes, the best place to start is in the Lancet

New international sanctions aimed at thwarting North Korea's nuclear weapons programme are having unintended consequences.

UK will also contribute to a £50 million international fund for the state

OECD reports budgets are down by 4 per cent but Britain sticks to foreign-spending target

South Shields MP cites 'past political statements' of manager who once claimed to be a 'fascist'

Sharp-eyed commentators are asking whether an image released showing a military exercise taking place in North Korea was actually photoshopped

David Miliband has sent the following letter to Alan Donnelly, Chair of the South Shields Constituency Labour Party