Britain must pay to join a European Union defence fund, according to reports. The UK and the EU are set to sign a wider security deal at a summit in London next month as part of Sir Keir Starmer's...
A UK city is leading the fight against one of the world's most deadly parasites - by trialling a new landmark treatment that could save thousands of lives a year. Visceral leishmaniasis is a tropical...
Trump sparks row with deep-sea mining order29 minutes agoEsme StallardClimate and science correspondentCarolyn Cole/Getty ImagesDonald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at...
Watch: How previous Popes were laid to rest The funeral of Pope Francis will be watched by millions of people across the world, whether they are pilgrims descending on the Vatican City in person or...
A hotel firm has raked in £700 million of taxpayer money a year by housing asylum seekers. Stay Belvedere Hotels Ltd houses 38,000 people across 210 sites, at a cost of £5.5 million a day.Some of...
Thousands of pensioners across the UK may have been short-changed by the government in a state pension blunder worth more than £800 million. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been...
A major UK charity has announced the closure of another shop as it shuts almost 80 across the country. Scope, a national disability equality charity, revealed in January that it was struggling...
Despite reportedly being worth millions of pounds, Coronation Street star Bill Roache has had his fair share of financial issues - with him facing bankruptcy twice. The 92-year-old actor currently...
China shares rare Moon rocks with US despite trade war1 hour agoKoh EweBBC NewsGetty ImagesChina will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon...
Post Office paid £600m to continue using Horizon48 minutes agoNalini Sivathasan and Tom BealBBC News InvestigationsBBC/The Postal Museum/Getty ImagesThe Post Office has paid more than £600m of...
A small country in the Middle East is set to significantly increase the capacity of its airport with a state-of-the-art terminal building. The project is set to cost a whopping $4.3bn, which equates...
California passes Japan as fourth largest economy33 minutes agoChristal HayesBBC News, Los AngelesPeter HoskinsBBC News, SingaporeGetty ImagesCalifornia's economy has overtaken that of the country of...
Just Stop Oil was policed to extinction - now the movement has gone deeper underground28 minutes agoJustin RowlattClimate EditorBBCListen to Justin read this articleJust Stop Oil (JSO) activists are...
Freddie Flintoff's harrowing Top Gear accident has been laid bare for all to see in his latest Disney+ documentary, with gruesome photos now revealing the aftermath of the December 2022 crash. The...
Germany has cut its economic growth forecast for this year to zero, blaming Donald Trump’s “unpredictable” tariffs policy. It’s another blow for Europe’s biggest economy after its growth...
Plans to build a new railway station in Wellington in Somerset may be scrapped, which could lead to millions of pounds being wasted, according to local MP Gideon Amos. He said that the money already...
Jack Whitehall has opened up for the first time about his struggles with bulimia when he found fame as a comedian. The 36-year-old funnyman revealed he developed the eating disorder at the start of...
An expert in Argentina has hit out at plans to extract millions of barrels from a giant oil field near the Falkland Islands. The venture, expected to cost £3 billion, is a partnership between...
Outraged Freddie Flintoff has accused TV executives of treating him "like a piece of meat" following his harrowing Top Gear accident. The ex-cricket star, aged 47, has declared in his new Disney+...
Istanbul residents flood streets after 6.2-magnitude quake22 hours agoOrla GuerinReporting fromIstanbulFrances MaoBBC NewsGetty ImagesA series of earthquakes including a 6.2-magnitude tremor have...