New satellite will see through clouds to 'weigh' Earth's forests14 minutes agoEsme StallardClimate and science correspondentESA-CNES-ARIANESPACEA first-of-its-kind satellite due to launch on Tuesday...
The nation’s biggest toy retailer, The Entertainer, has announced it will close one of its much-loved stores in just days, delivering a crushing blow to another of Britain’s struggling high...
Sex offenders to be denied asylum rights in new law1 hour agoJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter, BBC News•@_JennyMcKiernanPA MediaAsylum seekers will be denied the right to stay in the UK if they...
Spain and Portugal scramble to restore power as officials chase cause of outage44 minutes agoGabriela PomeroyBBC NewsReutersA sweeping power outage left millions of people in Spain, Portugal and...
Southend-on-Sea has been officially crowned the beer garden capital of the UK, new research reveals. The bustling Essex seaside town, already famous for its beaches, traditional pier, and vibrant...
Kemi Badenoch has made an impassioned vow to stop Labour from destroying the rural British way of life as she promised to reverse the hated farm tax. The Conservative Party leader insisted she will...
Last year people voted for change, and they got change for the worse. They thought they might get Tony Blair or Gordon Brown’s Labour. Instead they got Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour with Keir Starmer at...
Eighty years on, survivors and families remember horrors of Bergen Belsen22 hours agoDuncan KennedyBBC News at Bergen BelsenAFPThere had been rumours. There had been aerial photographs. There had...
Police raids across France after wave of prison attacks5 hours agoJames GregoryBBC NewsGetty ImagesTwenty-five people have been arrested in early morning raids across France in response to a wave of...
Child damages €50m Rothko painting in Dutch museum1 hour agoAnna LamcheBBC NewsAad Hoogendoorn/Museum Boijmans Van BeuningenA child has damaged a painting worth millions of pounds by the American...
Conclave to elect new pope to begin on 7 May, Vatican says6 hours agoThomas MackintoshBBC News, LondonGetty ImagesCardinals will meet next month in a secret conclave to elect the next pope, the...
A thrilling new series of Race Across The World has hit screens as eager contestants dash across 14,000km through China, Nepal, and India for a substantial cash prize.Without smartphones and armed...
UN's top court begins hearings on Israel's legal duties towards Palestinians57 minutes agoAnna HolliganBBC News, Hague correspondentEFEThe UN's top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ),...
Child damages €50m Rothko painting in Dutch museum1 hour agoAnna LamcheBBC NewsAad Hoogendoorn/Museum Boijmans Van BeuningenA child has damaged a painting worth millions of pounds by the American...
'Everything went off': How Spain and Portugal's massive power cut unfolded1 hour agoMallory MoenchBBC NewsEPAThe first sign of trouble Peter Hughes noticed was when his train to Madrid started to...
UK tourists face being charged a daily fee to access the Italian city of Venice on certain dates this year. The popular holiday hotspot, which is spread across more than 100 small islands on a lagoon...
A mum has issued a warning to other parents after her four-year-old daughter was blinded by biting into a Persil washing machine pod. The child's mother, 34-year-old Jodi from Perth, Western...
ASDA has announced plans to open a huge new store and it will not be a supermarket, marking a first for the UK grocery chain. ASDA will trial a brand new George stand-alone store, giving the...
'Everything went off': How Spain and Portugal's massive power cut unfolded7 minutes agoMallory MoenchBBC NewsEPAThe first sign of trouble Peter Hughes noticed was when his train to Madrid starting to...
An NHS Trust has given staff a "wheel of privilege" as part of an "allyship training" module. The wheel is used so that staff can learn how marginalised they are or how much power they have.Those...