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Céline Dion appears at Eurovision, as Sweden qualify for the final

Céline Dion appears at Eurovision, as Sweden qualify for the final3 hours agoMark SavageEBUCéline Dion made a rare appearance during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest with a...

Céline Dion appears at Eurovision, as Sweden qualify for the final

Céline Dion appears at Eurovision, as Sweden qualify for the final53 minutes agoMark SavageEBUCéline Dion made a rare appearance during the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest with a...

Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote

Scottish assisted dying bill passes first vote38 minutes agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsA bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has passed an initial vote at Holyrood.The proposals would...

'I was drugged and raped by my husband for years'

'I was drugged and raped by my husband for years'11 hours agoJane Deith and Emma FordeBBC File on 4 InvestigatesGetty ImagesWhen Kate and her husband sat down one evening to have a chat, she could...

Fury as Thames Water boss defends £195,000 bonus amid sewage crisis

Thames Water’s chief executive has defended his decision to accept a £195,000 bonus just three months into the job last year. It comes as the boss of the under-fire firm, which supplies 16 million...

'I was drugged and raped by my husband for years'

'I was drugged and raped by my husband for years'35 minutes agoJane Deith and Emma FordeBBC File on 4 InvestigatesGetty ImagesWhen Kate and her husband sat down one evening to have a chat, she could...

MSPs to vote on assisted dying in Scotland

MSPs to vote on assisted dying in Scotland6 hours agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesFor the third time in Scottish parliamentary history, MSPs are to vote on plans to legalise assisted...

Balearic Islands hotspot faces new cruise ship crackdown in bid to 'free' the locals

Officials in the Majorcan capital of Palma are proposing drastic measures to curb the island's ongoing overtourism crisis. The archipelago's left-wing MES per Palma party will put forward plans to...

Markets rise as US and China agree to slash tariffs

Markets rise as US and China agree to slash tariffs1 hour agoNick Edser, Jonathan Josephs & Lucy HookerBusiness reporters, BBC NewsShare markets jumped on Monday after President Trump said...

Spain reignites Gibraltar sovereignty row as Keir Starmer blasted - 'do not surrender!'

Keir Starmer has been told he must not surrender Gibraltar, after Spain’s foreign minister re-opened the contentious debate over the rock’s sovereignty. Speaking to BBC Newsnight, the country’s...

Diver dies working on tycoon's sunken superyacht

Diver dies working on tycoon's sunken superyacht3 days agoThomas MackintoshBBC NewsGetty ImagesA diver has died during preliminary operations to recover British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht...

UK-US Trade deal 'only first step' to full Free Trade Agreement

Last week’s historic trade deal between the US and Britain is “only the first step” towards a more comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, Republican insiders said last night. Despite Donald...

Vladimir Putin challenged to meet President Zelensky for peace talks on Thursday

Secretary David Lammy has challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to take part in face-to-face peace talks on Thursday with Ukraine’s President Zelensky. Mr Zelensky said he was ready to hold...

The rare disease in a remote town where 'almost everyone is a cousin'

The rare disease in a remote town where 'almost everyone is a cousin'4 hours agoGiulia Granchi and Vitor TavaresBBC Brasil reporters sent to Serrinha dos PintosMariana Castiñeiras/Caroline...

Concerns over strangulation-during-sex presentation that was made for schools

Concerns over strangulation during sex presentation plan5 hours agoGemma DunstanBBC NewsGetty ImagesA council has been criticised for creating a PowerPoint presentation that appeared to endorse...

Light spotted in hunt for British tourist missing for a week on remote mountain

A light has been spotted as emergency workers search for a British hiker who has been missing in New Zealand for a week.A party looking for Eli Sweeting, 25, from Bristol has been focusing on a route...

US strikes huge China trade deal 'to help resolve national emergency'

The US has confirmed it has struck a trade deal with China following crunch talks that took place in Switzerland over the weekend. The world's two biggest economies have been locked in a trade war...

Eurovision is here, and Final Destination returns: What's coming up this week

Eurovision is here, and Final Destination returns: What's coming up this week25 minutes agoNoor NanjiCulture reporter•@NoorNanjiPA Media / Warner BrosGet your cowboy hats ready as the Eurovision...

Care worker recruitment from abroad to end, Cooper says

Care worker recruitment from abroad to end, Cooper says8 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterCare workers will no longer be recruited from overseas as part of a crackdown on visas for...

Pensioner arrested over Palestine march post with 'Brexity' books scrutinised by police

A retired special constable has warned “nobody is really safe” after he was arrested for a tweet in support of Israel. Julian Foulkes, from Gillingham in Kent, received a knock at the door from...