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Donald Trump raises his right fist as he exits Air Force One in Kuala Lumpur

Trump's week in Asia: BBC correspondents on the wins and potential losses

Here's what you should know as the US president arrives for a whirlwind week of diplomacy.

6 hrs ago
World
Oleksandr Volobuev carries a young child out of a kindergarten hit by a Russian drone

The 'Heroes of Kharkiv' who saved 48 children from kindergarten hit by Russian drone

The story of a dramatic and heroic rescue that has captured the public imagination in Ukraine.

9 hrs ago
Europe
Donald Trump raises his right fist as he exits Air Force One in Kuala Lumpur

Trump's week in Asia: BBC correspondents on the wins and potential losses

Here's what you should know as the US president arrives for a whirlwind week of diplomacy.

6 hrs ago
World
Oleksandr Volobuev carries a young child out of a kindergarten hit by a Russian drone

The 'Heroes of Kharkiv' who saved 48 children from kindergarten hit by Russian drone

The story of a dramatic and heroic rescue that has captured the public imagination in Ukraine.

9 hrs ago
Europe
Trump shaking hands with the prime minister of Thailand as the Cambodian prime minister watches them, smiling, as he holds a copy of the agreement they signed

Trump presides over Thai-Cambodia 'peace deal' - but what does it mean?

Trump calls it historic, Thailand only calls is "a pathway to peace", but all sides hope the agreement will stick.

56 mins ago
Asia

Charity boss arrest in BBC sex-for-aid investigation 'gives women strength'

Syrian refugees in Turkey allege they were taken advantage of when they were desperate for help.

9 hrs ago
Middle East

'Brothers in the forest': The fight to protect an isolated Amazon tribe

Peru's Mashco Piro face a struggle to survive in the 21st Century, but locals want to help them.

9 hrs ago
Latin America

Louvre moves jewels to ultra-secure Bank of France vault after heist

They will now be stored in the Bank's most secure vault, behind a seven-tonne door 26m underground.

11 hrs ago
Europe

Moment nuclear plant towers collapse during demolition

Two nuclear cooling towers in the town of Gundremmingen, Germany, collapse into large swirls of thick, white dust during demolition.

8 hrs ago
Europe

Weekend reads

Fenella is holding her replacement mobile phone in her living room. She is sad. The room around her is decorated in a muted tones of grey and ivory. She has long brown hair and brown eyes.

'I watched my stolen phone head to London, Dubai and China'

Snatchers are increasingly targeting the UK, with pickpockets flying in from abroad and leaving once they have amassed a haul of phones, an officer said.

Silver and red train on track next to the sea in Sicily (Credit: Alamy)

The last European train that travels by sea

Italy's sleeper from Milan to Sicily ends with a rare rail-ferry crossing that's threatened by a new mega bridge.


Best Audio of the Week

The Global Story, The Global Story, The Louvre daytime heist that shocked the world

The Global Story

The Louvre daytime heist that shocked the world

Business Daily, Business Daily, Can you buy your way into a job?

Business Daily

Can you buy your way into a job?

Good Bad Billionaire, Good Bad Billionaire, Evan Spiegel: Snapchat fratboy

Good Bad Billionaire

Evan Spiegel: Snapchat fratboy

The Interview, The Interview, Dr Vivek Murthy: loneliness is public health risk

The Interview

Dr Vivek Murthy: loneliness is public health risk

History's Heroes, History's Toughest Heroes, Kitty O’Neil: Hollywood's Real Wonder Woman

History's Heroes

Kitty O’Neil: Hollywood's Real Wonder Woman

The Documentary Podcast, G-Land: Surf and spirits

The Documentary Podcast

G-Land: Surf and spirits

The Explanation, The Explanation, Weight loss jabs: A medical game changer?

The Explanation

Weight loss jabs: A medical game changer?

More or Less: Behind the Stats, Nobel economics prize 2025: What's the big idea?

More or Less: Behind the Stats

Nobel economics prize 2025: What's the big idea?


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MS Swaminathan

MS Swaminathan: The scientist who saved India from hunger

A new biography shows how MS Swaminathan helped India leap from hunger to food self-sufficiency.

7 hrs ago
Asia
Catherine Connolly has short grey hair. She is wearing a navy suit with a blue and grey overcoat which has large lapes. She is wearing a silver necklace, is smiling and waving.

How the anti-establishment candidate won the Irish presidency

Our Dublin correspondent takes a look at the president-elect's campaign and priorities for her seven-year tenure.

11 hrs ago
Europe
A pile of oranges is in the foreground with a vendor sitting next to it on the dusty ground. He has his back to the cameral. Other piles of oranges can be seen in the background.

Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war

The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.

9 hrs ago
Africa

ChatGPT's new browser has potential, if you're willing to pay

OpenAI hopes to upend the browser market currently dominated by Google Chrome, but it depends on paid users.

9 hrs ago

Migrant sex offender released in error last seen in east London, police say

Hadush Kebatu was seen in east London wearing a prison-issue grey tracksuit and carrying a white bag decorated with avocados, police said.

20 mins ago
England
Catherine Connolly has short grey hair. She is wearing a navy suit with a blue and grey overcoat which has large lapes. She is wearing a silver necklace, is smiling and waving.

How the anti-establishment candidate won the Irish presidency

Our Dublin correspondent takes a look at the president-elect's campaign and priorities for her seven-year tenure.

11 hrs ago
Europe
A photograoh of Kamala Harris waving her hands in the air. She is wearing a dark coloured suit with a white shirt.

Harris 'concerned' she did not ask Biden to quit race

The former vice-president tells the BBC she is not sure whether it was “grace or recklessness” that stopped her speaking up.

7 mins ago
US & Canada
A file photo of Ronald Reagan from the 1970s. He wears a brown suit jacket, a dark red tie, a white shirt, and has slicked back brown hair. He speaks into a microphone and stands in front of a US flag and a blue curtain.

Trump raises tariffs on Canadian goods over Reagan advert

Saying that airing the advert was a hostile act, Trump announces an additional 10% on top of his existing levies.

2 hrs ago
US & Canada
A pile of oranges is in the foreground with a vendor sitting next to it on the dusty ground. He has his back to the cameral. Other piles of oranges can be seen in the background.

Sudan's fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war

The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.

9 hrs ago
Africa

Editor's picks

Ichigo Ichie: the Japanese idea that leads to calm and focus

The Japanese secret to being calmer and happier

In the village of Magome, a 16th-century discipline leads to a sharper focus on the present moment.

The SpeciaList
Where the Amish go on holiday

Where the Amish go on holiday

What do Amish and Mennonite communities get up to when they holiday in Pinecraft, Florida?

Photography
The people being offered money to buy a home

Puglia: Where people are offered money to buy a home

Carmen Roberts explores the historic towns and villages that hug the coast in Puglia.

The Travel Show
Thumbnail Hotel Del Option2

The woman who checked in and never checked out

A mysterious 1892 death at a California hotel sparked ghost stories that still intrigue visitors today.

Culture & Experiences
Ikaria,  the island of immortals

The Greek island holding the secret to a long life

On Ikaria, people on average lead longer, happier lives. A resident of the Greek 'island of immortals' shares her tips for longevity.

The SpeciaList
How Rome is preserving its ancient roots

Rome builds for the future without disturbing ancient past

The Travel Show explores how Rome is planning for ambitious modernisation whilst preserving its ancient roots.

The Travel Show
Tiwanaku civilisation

Tiwanaku: The civilisation that mysteriously disappeared

The ancient Tiwanaku civilisation is known as the 'mother culture' of South America.

Culture & Experiences
A unique insight into Somaliland

A unique journey into the heart of Somaliland

A group of London YouTubers visit Somaliland to shine a more positive light on their heritage and homeland.

The Travel Show

Culture

Hermann Göering flanked by two guards at Nuremberg Trial (Credit: Alamy)

The real story behind the Nuremberg trials

The Nazi high command was put on trial 80 years ago in 1945. The new film Nuremberg draws on a little-known detail of the tribunal to ask enduring questions about the nature of evil.
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Health and Wellness

Dr Xand & Chris van Tulleken

Willpower doesn't exist: Advice from BBC doctors busting wellness myths

Dr Xand and Dr Chris van Tulleken share four small but powerful tips they've learnt over the course of 30 episodes.

Coffee cups on a table. Credit: Getty Images

The truth about caffeine and scary dreams

Some people report experiencing more vivid dreams within days of reducing their caffeine intake. What's going on?

Young woman surrounded by points of light (Credit: Getty Images)

How your hormones control your life

Hormones play a vital part in keeping our bodies working properly. But they can also have a powerful – and sometimes negative – effect on our mood and mental health.


Business

Pizza Hut logo on cracked red background

How the UK lost its appetite for Pizza Hut

Fewer diners are "hitting the Hut" and it is closing half its UK restaurants.
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US & Canada news

US troops in Washington DC seen in silhouette

Mystery donor gives $130m to US military to pay troops during shutdown

The man is a US citizen and a Trump supporter, the president said, but declined to identify him.

A humming annoyance or jobs boom? Life next to 199 data centres

'I'm not done', Kamala Harris tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg

'I am not done': Kamala Harris tells BBC she may run for president again


More world news

Trump shakes hand of Cambodia's leader at signing of peace deal

Trump in Malaysia: Dancing and a 'peace deal'

US President Donald Trump in Malaysia: Dancing and a 'peace deal'

Hundreds of smartphones intensified India bus blaze - reports

Ousted Madagascan president stripped of citizenship

Gaza children dying as they wait for Israel to enable evacuations


Business

Woman checking shopping list on her mobile phone in the supermarket. She has red hair, and orange jumper on, brown trousers, and is pulling her trolley behind her.

Tax rises could push UK food prices higher, warn supermarkets

The bosses of the UK's largest supermarkets warn the chancellor against imposing higher taxes on the industry.

US beef prices are soaring. Will Trump's plans lower them?

Ukraine allies pledge to take Russian oil and gas off global market

Microsoft's Halo series heading to rival PlayStation for first time


Sport

Alice Capsey and England celebrate a wicket
LIVE

Women's World Cup: England bowl New Zealand out for 168

Follow live text and listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary as England face New Zealand in the ICC Women's World Cup in Visakhapatnam.

England beaten by NZ despite Brook's majestic 135

Awful & outplayed - Slot must look closer to home to end Liverpool slump

A tantalising prospect - but can Norris now take advantage?


Latest Sport audio

F1: Chequered Flag, Mexico City Grand Prix Qualifying Review

F1: Chequered Flag

Mexico City Grand Prix Qualifying Review

606, 606, Black Cats claw their way up to 2nd, as Hammers fall

606

Black Cats claw their way up to 2nd, as Hammers fall

Football Daily, TCV Extra: Mount & Welbeck for England?

Football Daily

TCV Extra: Mount & Welbeck for England?

Not by the Playbook, Sportshour, The All American

Not by the Playbook

The All American

Football Daily, The Commentators' View

Football Daily

The Commentators' View

The Wayne Rooney Show, The Wayne Rooney Show, Episode 20

The Wayne Rooney Show

Episode 20

More Than The Score, More Than The Score, When a Lioness met a Super Falcon

More Than The Score

When a Lioness met a Super Falcon

F1: Chequered Flag, Mexico City Grand Prix Preview

F1: Chequered Flag

Mexico City Grand Prix Preview


Tech

The OpenAI Sora logo is seen in this illustration taken October 21, 2025.

'Hidden' environmental impact of deepfake videos

Platforms, including Open AI's Sora, have gone viral due to their ability to make hyper-realistic videos.

I lost thousands of photos when my phone crashed. Now I print them out for my daughter

App helps patients remember appointment information

UK design graduates 'competing' against AI for jobs


Science & health

Composite image showing man yawning next to a clock against a mustard yellow background (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC)

How does changing the clocks affect our health?

Changing the clocks is linked to a plethora of health impacts – from heart attacks to car crashes.

Magnesium: Can this 'miracle mineral' really help us sleep?

How to cope with long winter nights when the clocks go back in UK

Slow-motion footage reveals secrets of snake bites


Culture

Still of Tessa Thompson in Hedda (Credit: Prime Video)

The 'female Hamlet' who created shockwaves

An unhappy bride plotting others' downfalls, 19th-Century anti-heroine Hedda Gabler is one of the great roles for women – and as new film Hedda is released, she remains controversial.

Representation to red flags: The fall and future of Manchester Pride

Britney Spears said she was used. Kevin Federline says she needs help

'I just love yapping': Spud sellers, posh-girl comedy and bus-loving gran among TikTok award nominees


Arts

A composite of three Mr Darcys, played by Colin Firth, Jack Lowden and Matthew Macfayden (Credit: Getty Images/ Alamy)

Why Mr Darcy isn't the romantic hero he seems

Mostly miserable and even "unforgivably cruel", Jane Austen's famous romantic hero is not what he seems, writes the author Sebastian Faulks, in an exclusive extract.

Ballet legend Misty Copeland is 'not scared' to move past dance

18 of the best books of 2025 so far

The naked pictures that question how we look at the body


Watch

What Jennifer Lawrence fed Robert Pattinson for dinner

What Jennifer Lawrence fed Robert Pattinson for dinner

The actress reveals that she dug through her trash when her co-star came over hungry one night.
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Travel

A woman harvest olives in Italy (Credit: Adriana Calvaruso)

How to join an Italian olive harvest

Harvesting olives is an ancient Italian ritual. Now, as a growing number of travellers head to Italy to make their own olive oil, it might just be the next frontier of Italian tourism.

A remote adventure on Australia’s 'other' reef

Why luxury travellers pay to work for their dinner

What it's like to live in the world's smartest cities


World's Table

Plate of stew with chickpeas and couscous on yellow and white striped background (Credit: Caroline Dutrey)

Why Marseille restaurants are offering gourmet food for €1

In France's most diverse city, a new wave of restaurants is redefining fine dining by blending haute cuisine with community solidarity.

100 dishes in 40 days: India's epic wedding feast

The controversial snack that fuels Norwegian trips

Is cheese the new reason to travel?


Earth

A man wearing a hat looks out of the window of a fishing boat

South Korea's fishermen keep dying. Is climate change to blame?

An increase in deadly incidents has been partly caused by climate change, an inquiry found.

'It became one of the children': Kenyan family on adopting orphaned cheetah cub

Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?

Toxic air is back again in Delhi - here's why it's so hard to stop it


Video

How can rollercoasters hold so much weight?

How can rollercoasters hold so much weight?

Rollercoasters send our hearts racing and stomachs dropping. Hannah Fry dives into the science of how they work.

Bruce Springsteen watched Jeremy Allen White play him on set

Watch an incredible Lusotitan dinosaur mating ritual

The quirky hen-racing championship in the UK's Peak District


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