The president had sought to delay the payment as he tried to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn the judgement.

Bill Kenneally was the perpetrator of one of the most serious cases of paedophillia uncovered in Ireland

Collecting money for a joint present might overcome the competitive gift-giving, but it can still cause friction.

The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the much-anticipated pirate game which has been remade from the ground up.

Follow live text, BBC Radio 5 Live commentary and in-play video highlights as England play India in the first one-day international at Edgbaston.

As climate change roasts cities around the world, history shows that air conditioning can be the difference between life and death for vulnerable people – but it comes at a cost.

The BBC issues a call to arms for a new funding model to replace the licence fee, media editor Katie Razzall says.

Once called the "wildest woman in America", this fearless knife-wielding naturalist has lived off the land for 53 years, fighting to preserve Cumberland Island for future travellers.

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was met with horror, then revered. A century later, the piece was reinterpreted by US artist Henry Taylor, and Picasso's masterwork remains contentious – why?

From planting trees to painting streets white, US cities are fighting extreme heat.

Historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas shares the stories and surprising facts behind his hometown.

An oil boom, a supermarket opportunity and decades of adaptation transformed the taco from a Tex-Mex import into one of Norway's most beloved traditions.