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BBC licence fee 'doomed' as former star delivers damming verdict

A former BBC presenter has delivered a damning verdict on the future of the TV licence fee. Ex-presenter Roger Bolton homed in on the license fee, the mandatory tax for those with television sets in...

Joe Biden on Trump: 'What president ever talks like that? That's not who we are'

Joe Biden on Trump: 'What president ever talks like that? That's not who we are'1 hour agoNick RobinsonToday programme presenterReporting fromDelawareBBCIn an exclusive and remarkably candid...

Conclave: How Vatican keeps its papal vote secret

Conclave: How Vatican keeps its papal vote secret19 hours agoSarah RainsfordEurope CorrespondentReporting fromRomeGetty ImagesThis must be the most secretive election in the world.When 133 Catholic...

Walkie talkies and total lockdown: How the conclave stays the world's most secretive vote

Conclave: How Vatican keeps its papal vote secret14 hours agoSarah RainsfordEurope CorrespondentReporting fromRomeGetty ImagesThis must be the most secretive election in the world.When 133 Catholic...

Attenborough at 99 delivers 'greatest message he's ever told'

Attenborough at 99 delivers 'greatest message he's ever told'34 minutes agoJustin RowlattClimate Editor•@BBCJustinRSir David Attenborough is launching what he says is one of the most important...

Americans used to be steadfast in their support for Israel. Those days are gone

Americans used to be steadfast in their support for Israel. Those days are gone24 minutes agoTom BatemanUS State Department correspondent•tombatemanLuke MintzBBC News•lukemintzGiles EdwardsBBC...

Majorca tourist chaos as seaside city invaded by 23 cruise ships in one week

Questions are being raised about whether the agreement limiting the arrival of cruise ships in Palma, the capital of Majorca, which was implemented in 2022 is being fulfilled following a hectic May...

Trump says non-US movies to be hit with 100% tariffs

Trump says non-US movies to be hit with 100% tariffsJust nowPeter HoskinsBusiness reporterGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump says he plans to hit movies made in foreign countries with 100%...

How Katy Perry became the Hot and Cold popstar

How Katy Perry became the Hot and Cold popstar1 hour agoAlex TaylorBBC News Culture reporter•@TayloredwordGetty ImagesEarlier this week American singer Katy Perry, best known for her bubblegum pop,...

Gangster prosecutor now defending farming families from death tax

Victoria Atkins prosecuted gun-runners, fraudsters and gangsters during her years as a barrister and now she is fighting to stop the desecration of the countryside. Labour has been in power for less...

Fury in Cornwall town as locals rage against 'Putin-esque' plans

A row has erupted in West Cornwall over Cornwall Council’s controversial proposal to demolish a much-valued community centre in Penzance to make way for a 72-flat care complex, a plan branded...

Beijing blames US for Covid pandemic in astonishing new report

China has sensationally claimed that America — not Beijing — could be the true origin of the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed millions around the globe.In a bombshell white paper published...

Chris Mason: Anger and indifference collide in unpredictable local elections

Anger and indifference collide in unpredictable local elections7 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCBBCIf last year's general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year's...

Labour defends net-zero policies after Blair criticism

Labour defends net-zero policies after Blair criticismJust nowBrian WheelerPolitical reporterHenry ZeffmanChief Political CorrespondentGetty ImagesThe government has defended its net-zero policies...

Chris Mason: A wildly unpredictable local elections

Chris Mason: A wildly unpredictable local elections14 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCBBCIf last year's general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year's local...

Blair says current net zero policies 'doomed to fail'

Blair says current net zero policies 'doomed to fail'1 hour agoPA MediaBrian WheelerPolitical reporterSir Tony Blair has called for a major rethink of net zero policies, arguing that limiting energy...

White House hits back at Amazon 'plan' to show tariff price rises

White House hits back at Amazon 'plan' to show tariff price rises2 hours agoNatalie ShermanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThe White House has hit back against a reported plan by Amazon to...

Lib Dem MP backs campaign to give illegal migrants vote in UK elections

A Liberal Democrat MP is backing a mad new campaign that would hand the vote to over 4 million new people, including those who arrived in Britain illegally. Bath MP Wera Hobhouse sponsored a new...

UN's top court begins hearings on Israel's legal duties towards Palestinians

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),...

Australia's universal healthcare is crumbling. Can it be saved?

Australia's universal healthcare is crumbling. Can it be saved?9 hours agoTiffanie TurnbullReporting fromStreaky Bay, South AustraliaBBCFrom an office perched on the scalloped edge of the continent,...