Ukrainians in Kyiv are split between feeling quietly optimistic and wearily cynical about their country sealing an agreement that grants the US opportunities to capatilise on the nation’s vast...
The city of Xanthi in northeastern Greece has become so overrun by pigeons that it has been forced to enlist some unusual helpers. The local authority has launched an initiative in response to...
Vets may face caps on cremation and other charges22 minutes agoVishala Sri-PathmaBusiness ReporterGetty ImagesBritish vets could face price caps on medicines, prescriptions and other services like...
An eight-year-old boy has died following birthday celebrations in what has been declared the "most tragic of accidents". Joshua Dunbar was found unresponsive with a helium balloon over his head...
Labour’s Channel migrant plan was branded a “sick joke” after 11,000 small boat arrivals were confirmed just days after the total surged past 10,000. Some 294 people made the journey in five...
The war in Burma has been dismissed by some as a strategic sideshow, in the sense that winning or losing was not decisive in ending the conflict. This began with the ‘Germany First’ policy agreed...
A Donald Trump-style mass deportation programme could save the UK £10 billion a year, a new report has claimed. The Centre for Migration Control and former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe urged ministers...
Swedish police arrest teenager after fatal triple shooting1 day agoAnna LamcheBBC NewsReporting fromLondonMaddy SavageBBC NewsReporting fromStockholmTT/ReutersSwedish police have arrested a teenager...
Cristina HorezRowan IngsBBC Global Disinformation Unit & BBC Trending30 April 2025Romanians are returning to the polls this weekend, following the unprecedented cancellation of presidential...
Discussing his middle-aged obsession with gardening, handsome devil Dominic West, cheekily suggests it’s replaced the previous passion in his life. “I suppose you get to a certain age,” The...
Loose Women star Ruth Langsford has pulled out of a live TV appearance after falling ill with a "horrible tummy bug". The 65-year-old mum of one announced she wouldn't be able to appear on her...
Hottest ever start to May as temperatures hit 29C4 hours agoSean SeddonBBC NewsMatt TaylorBBC WeatherBBCA new record was set for the hottest start to any May on record on Thursday, with temperatures...
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...
A luxury resort in Tenerife overrun by squatters has been left in despair after a prosecutor recommended denying eviction rights. Callao Sport Hotel in the popular tourist area of Costa Adeje has...
Locals in Majorca are up in arms over a tourist apartment slap bang in the city centre that can accommodate up to 20 people. In 2018, Palma became the first Spanish city to completely prohibit...
A man accused of chopping down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree told police he was being framed for the crime as part of a dispute with someone “stirring the pot”. Groundworker Daniel Graham,...
Escape to the Country graced television screens again on Thursday (1st May), featuring a poignant episode from series 22 with the late presenter Jonnie Irwin, who sadly passed away from cancer in...
McDonald's posts biggest US sales drop since Covid2 hours agoMitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesMcDonald's has suffered its biggest drop in US sales since the height of Covid, a...
UK farmers are set to produce their own fuel to power vehicles as hydrogen-powered tractors, which have “performance advantages” over battery electric machinery, are now allowed on the...
With many parts of the UK set to see sharp temperature increases over the Bank Holiday weekend, motorists have been advised to remove a number of common items from their cars to help prevent serious...