Great Myths - The Odyssey (1/10)

Every year, on the night before Orthodox Easter Sunday, the Greek island of Chios becomes the scene of a spectacular pyrotechnic duel.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

1685: a wave of French refugees flee to the rest of Europe to escape religious persecution

The dollar remains the world’s reserve currency. Could China upend American hegemony?

The European Union is based on an incomplete economic union and banking union. Without genuine sovereignty at a European level the currency remains ‘incomplete’.

French protestants were forced to flee France as dragoons were given free reign to rape, assault and terrify their communities

Our coverage continues for a second day with sets from Sepultura, Carach Angren, Rotting Christ, Malevolence and Sabaton.

Hellfest kicks off now! Day one of France's most famous heavy metal festival includes sets from Shelter and The Plot In You.

Hellfest kicks off now! Day one of France's most famous heavy metal festival includes sets from Shelter and The Plot In You.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

Opened in 1932, the art deco cinema is a major venue for film premieres with its huge auditorium.

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Half a century into their metal career, Judas Priest deliver an epic concert of mighty riffs and pyrotechnics.

To speed up deportations, the EU is set to authorise detention centres beyond its borders.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?