From sausage rolls to hairy female scientists: 10 offbeat stories from 2019
From hit songs about sausage rolls to the world's first odour map, here are 10 of the more offbeat news stories from 2019
From wacky to well meaning, 7 upbeat stories of improving lives in 2018
Far from doom and gloom, here are seven stories that provided positive and brighter headlines this year
No one to talk to? Polish charities tackle shame of domestic abuse in UK
"Sometimes it's just this one piece of information that we give the victims that allows them to go on."
FACTBOX-Five uplifting stories you might have missed in 2017
Kung Fu nuns in the Himalayas, South Sudan's "haven of peace" and a women's bike-share in Pakistan - some brighter moments from the year
FACTBOX-South Sudan: the world's youngest country torn by conflict
About 4 million South Sudanese have been forced to flee their homes
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FACTBOX-Ageing Europe could benefit from refugees and migrants - UN
The world's population has reached 7.6 billion people and every year it grows by some 83 million people
EU falls short in fighting Asian human traffickers - audit
The EU is a magnet for human traffickers from Asia, auditors say
Video games deliver hope to Syrian refugees: research
"Play is a universal way of learning"