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News imageJD Vance speaking into a microphone.

UK hits out at 'people seeking to stir division' after Vance's Nowak post

The US vice-president wrote the "only response is righteous anger" when referring to Henry Nowak's death on X.

2 hrs ago
US & Canada

News imageA black and white image of smoke rising from a foreshore.

US and Iran exchange strikes in Gulf in latest test of ceasefire

The US military says it struck Iranian drones and radar sites. Tehran responds by targeting US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.

2 hrs ago
World
News imagePresident Putin lifts his finger as if to make a point as he speaks into a microphone. He is dressed in a navy blue suit, white shirt and red patterned tie and is speaking in front of a marine blue backdrop

Putin says there is 'no point' meeting Zelensky over ending Ukraine war

The Russian president's refusal comes after his Ukrainian counterpart wrote an open letter calling for face-to-face talks.

11 hrs ago
Europe

Armenia braces for election as Russia piles pressure on pro-West government

Incumbent Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking a third term despite falling domestic support.

6 hrs ago
Europe

When will Taylor Swift get married? Fans have some ideas

Swifties worldwide are looking for clues about the superstar's nuptials to American football star Travis Kelce.

2 hrs ago
US & Canada

Giant banquets rile radical left in France

The feasting phenomenon run by Le Canon Français has become a hot political issue.

1 hr ago
Europe

Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in US

The ban came as a second infected calf was identified in Texas, and the US state declaring a state of disaster over the outbreak.

31 mins ago
US & Canada

Weekend Reads

News imageMarilyn Monroe with a beach towel around her shoulders, photographed on a beach in Santa Monica, California (Credit: Photo: George Barris u00a9 INHOLLYWOODLAND u2013 The George Barris Estate)

The story of Marilyn Monroe's intimate final photos taken weeks before her death

On the 100th anniversary of her birth, images from the Hollywood icon's final photoshoot reveal a carefree joyfulness that's far removed from the shocking tragedy of her death.

News imageFishermen pull in nets from a small boat at sunrise on the Hooghly River under Kolkata's Howrah Bridge (Credit: Marco Rutten/World Food Photography Awards)

10 winning photos from the World Food Photography Awards 2026

From a Soviet-era sanatorium to a floating market in Bangladesh, this year's World Food Photography Awards capture the many ways food shapes daily life around the world.


Arts in Motion

News imageCecilia Bartoli: A voice that defies time

Cecilia Bartoli: A voice that defies time

Cecilia Bartoli has spent 40 years at the pinnacle of classical music, a feat few artists ever achieve.
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Best audio of the week

News imageThe Global Story, The Global Story, How the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could change the world

The Global Story

How the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño could change the world

News imageGlobal News Podcast, US grants visas to Iran World Cup footballers

Global News Podcast

US grants visas to Iran World Cup footballers

News imageMore than the Score, More Than The Score, Fifa World Cup 2026: The favourites, the debutants and the politics

More than the Score

Fifa World Cup 2026: The favourites, the debutants and the politics

News imageA History of the United States in 100 Objects, A History of the United States in 100 Objects, 100 Objects #3: The Pension Files

A History of the United States in 100 Objects

100 Objects #3: The Pension Files

News imageThe Global Story, The Global Story, The battle to save James Bond from becoming slop

The Global Story

The battle to save James Bond from becoming slop

News imageWhat's Up Docs?, What's Up Docs?, Is a male contraceptive pill closer than you think?

What's Up Docs?

Is a male contraceptive pill closer than you think?

News imageBig Boss Interview, Business Matters, #42 Hinge CEO: The Cost of Living Crunch Is Changing How We Date

Big Boss Interview

#42 Hinge CEO: The Cost of Living Crunch Is Changing How We Date

News imageBusiness Daily, Business Daily, Has the World Cup broken dynamic pricing?

Business Daily

Has the World Cup broken dynamic pricing?

News imageThe Interface, The Interface, What goes on in TikTok's Farlands?

The Interface

What goes on in TikTok's Farlands?

News imageBelieve in Magic, Believe in Magic, Episode 8: The Mother of All Cons

Believe in Magic

Episode 8: The Mother of All Cons


Documentaries

Three Days in June: The Story of the D-Day Forecast
Three Days in June: The Story of the D-Day Forecast
Three Days in June: The Story of the D-Day Forecast
Three Days in June: The Story of the D-Day Forecast
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The extraordinary story of Ireland's little-known but crucial involvement in WWII.


More news

News imageA man in a blue climbing coat drinking an orange soup from a bowl, being helped by a man in a black puffer coat

Everest guide survived six-day ordeal by eating chocolate and 'chewing ice'

Dawa Sherpa was spotted alive by a cleaning crew as he slid slowly down the world's tallest mountain and spoke to the BBC from hospital.

9 hrs ago
Asia
News imageA head-and-shoulders image of Cyril Ramaphosa. He is wearing a dark suit and the white collar of his shirt can just be seen. Some flags are out of focus in the background.

The cash-in-the-sofa saga that just won't go away for South Africa's president

A committee of MPs has been formed to look at the case against Cyril Ramaphosa, but he may survive a vote.

6 hrs ago
Africa

Iran's football team granted visas to enter US for World Cup, officials say

The approval comes just 10 days before the Iranian squad's opening match against New Zealand in Los Angeles.

2 hrs ago
Middle East

Fall in official Ebola numbers appears to be good news but it's not that simple

There are now 380 confirmed cases of Ebola in DR Congo, far lower than initial estimates of suspected cases, writes Fergus Walsh.

7 hrs ago
Africa
News imageOn the left, a woman with dark hair and a dark jumper sits on a red couch. On the right, a mass of small furry mice is visible.

Why are devastating mice plagues happening in Australia?

Crops are being ravaged and homes are being invaded by the rodents - and it’s costing farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

7 hrs ago
Australia
News imageNandini Harinath's sari as displayed in the gallery

A sari for Mars: Outfit worn by Indian 'rocket woman' at US museum

Isro scientist Nandini Harinath wore the sari on the "single most critical day" of India's Mars mission.

7 hrs ago
Asia
News imageWorld Cup: Game-changing tech

The game-changing tech transforming the World Cup

Tech Now visits FIFA HQ in Zurich to find out how AI-powered balls and smart tracking are transforming football.

20 hrs ago
Tech Now
News imageAnthony Head

Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72

The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.

7 hrs ago
Culture

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'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India

What a day in India's hottest district reveals about life on the frontline of extreme heat.

News imageVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are hunched over in handcuffs and escorted by armed Federal agents

Nine of the most striking images of 2026 so far

An expert's guide to the some of the most eye-catching photographs of the year – and how they echo masterpieces from art history.

News imageAn image of Elizabeth Doran. She is smiling and has a short grey bob with bangs, blue-framed eyeglasses and dangling earrings. She is wearing a collared linen grey-mauve shirt, and behind her is a brown brick backdrop.

Why Canadians can now get cheaper generic Ozempic - and Americans can't

Canada is the first G7 country to approve the lower cost weight-loss drugs, which are rolling out in pharmacies this month.


Editor's Picks

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What does coffee do to your body?

Billions of people rely on a cup of coffee to get them through the day. But what does it do to the human body?

Science & Health
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How 'tapping therapy' can help calm your mind

A simple on-the-go therapy could help ease anxiety, stress and reduce the impact of traumatic memories.

Health Decoded
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The rare condition that makes faces appear 'demonic'

Thanks to one patient, we now have the most accurate insight into life through the eyes of people affected by prosopometamorphopsia.

Science & Health
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How to limit your exposure to microplastics

Research has shown that we are becoming more exposed to microplastics. What can we do about it?

Science & Health
News imageFINAL Health decoded pt9

The vegetable that can protect you from cancer

Eat your greens. It's something we've all heard since childhood, but there's good reason why we should listen.

Health Decoded
News imageWoman meditating

Mantra meditation: The ancient practice to heal our minds

How the ancient practice of mantra meditation can help to heal our minds.

Mind
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The little-known disorder 'affecting 5% of the US'

Limerence is an addictive form of romantic attraction – but what can you do about it?

Love & Sex
News imageHow does extreme heat affect our brains?

How does extreme weather affect our brains?

Have you noticed any cognitive or mood swings when it’s too hot outside? You're not alone.

Science & Health

Culture

News imageA crowd of people approach and glowing spaceship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Credit: Alamy)

Why Spielberg thinks there are aliens among us - and it may be being covered up

Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic tapped into anxieties about the US government hiding UFO information from the public. It holds the key to the director's new film, Disclosure Day.


Pride Month

News imageA black and white close up of Ma Rainey smiling (Credit: Getty Images)

One of the world's earliest gay anthems

Ma Rainey's sensational Prove It on Me Blues is a landmark song that had a profound and lasting effect.

News imageHeath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (Credit: Alamy)

How Brokeback Mountain challenged Hollywood

Twenty years ago, Ang Lee's drama about the love between two male sheep herders was released after a long battle to get it made. It was a watershed moment for gay representation.

News imageQuaint buildings by a canal in Hebden Bridge (Credit: Alamy)

The surprising 'lesbian capital of the UK'

Home to just 4,500 people and set in a scenic, rural valley, the quaint market town Hebden Bridge has blossomed into a bastion of tolerance.


Earth

News imageTwo Amazon mollies almost nose-to-nose in an aquarium (Credit: Manfred Schartl)

No males exist in this fish species. How has it survived for 100,000 years?

All-female species have been long thought of as evolutionary dead ends – but one fish has defied the odds to live without males, revealing new clues to how genomes stay healthy.


US & Canada News

News imageMultiple fly larvae in close-up

Flesh-eating screwworm arrives in US with case detected in Texas cattle

A calf near the US-Mexico border marked the first US case of a growing outbreak that is worrying cattle farmers.

US plans to fight flesh-eating screwworm outbreak with flies and dogs

'Traitor': Elmo in hot water with New Yorkers over Knicks NBA finals

Biden cabinet secretary advances in California governor race


More World News

News imageDara is holding Eurovision's glass microphone trophy after winning the competition in Vienna in May. She is wearing a pink top with her shoulders uncovered, showing several tattoos. She has blonde highlights in her otherwise dark hair and is open-mouthed with excitement. She has pink eyeshadow with dark eyeliner and thick eyelashes. She is talking into a black microphone.

I wanted to quit Eurovision twice - then won it, says Bangaranga singer Dara

The Bulgarian singer says her historic victory in Vienna came close to never happening.

Palestinian baby killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank, health ministry says

Singer Fally Ipupa's pride at being given major DR Congo honour

Norway's crown princess on lung transplant waiting list, palace says


Business

News imageA sculpture of a bull in New York City synonymous with the stock market and Wall Street.

US stocks slump as fears over Big Tech shake Wall Street

The Nasdaq saw its biggest daily fall since early 2025.

Hospitality jobs boom as US prepares for World Cup

Shift from diesel 'helping Rwanda manage price shocks'

China cracks down on soft porn, violence and materialism in viral micro dramas


Technology

News imageA laboratory setting with a person in a white lab coat working at a bench. The person is wearing protective gloves and a face mask while carefully using a pipette to transfer liquid into a small test tube. Several racks of test tubes with coloured liquids are arranged neatly on the work surface in the foreground. Scientific equipment and shelves are visible in the background, suggesting a clean and organised workspace

'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence

Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.

The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty

Gen Z singles need AI to make first move on dating apps, says Hinge boss

Do you find yourself aimlessly scrolling? You're not alone


Latest Sport audio

News imageNot by the Playbook, Sportshour, Close knit

Not by the Playbook

Close knit

News imageFootball Daily, The Debrief: Sorry England humbled in Spain

Football Daily

The Debrief: Sorry England humbled in Spain

News imageTest Match Special, Wickets galore but Gay stands tall

Test Match Special

Wickets galore but Gay stands tall

News imageThe Wayne Rooney Show, The Wayne Rooney Show, Unfiltered: Danny Dyer, Angry Ginge & Usain Bolt Join Wayne

The Wayne Rooney Show

Unfiltered: Danny Dyer, Angry Ginge & Usain Bolt Join Wayne

News imageFootball Daily, The Commentators’ View: FIFA World Cup Q&A

Football Daily

The Commentators’ View: FIFA World Cup Q&A

News imageFootball Daily, The most political World Cup ever?

Football Daily

The most political World Cup ever?

News imageF1: Chequered Flag, Monaco GP Preview: Are Ferrari Really Favourites?

F1: Chequered Flag

Monaco GP Preview: Are Ferrari Really Favourites?

News imageTest Match Special, England v New Zealand: Sensational day for seamers as wickets tumble

Test Match Special

England v New Zealand: Sensational day for seamers as wickets tumble


Sport

News imageJamie Smith is bowled

Vaughan 'feels sorry' for batters on poor Lord's pitch

Michael Vaughan "feels sorry" for batters over the state of the Lord's pitch after 33 wickets fell on the opening two days of the first Test between England and New Zealand.

Tuchel will not let Tampa pitch affect selection

Spain expose England's flaws in heavy defeat that 'hurts'

Cobolli through to final as Arnaldi withdraws with virus


Health

News imageLoreen Willemberg, a woman with long hair, stands in the middle of a warmly lit, homely decorated sitting room (Credit: Ari Michelson/ AUGUST)

A rare few can fend off HIV. Could scientists find a cure through them?

Scientists are studying the few extraordinary individuals whose bodies seem able to naturally defend themselves from HIV in the hope of finding new cures.

What makes pets itch? The answer isn't always allergies

The people who are addicted to daydreaming

Brain freeze reveals a lot about your health


Culture

News imageNicola Walker as Alice holding a shotgun in her hand

Your middle-aged friend starts dating your daughter - drama explores what happens next

The new drama centres on Alice discovering best friend Steve is dating her 26-year-old daughter.

From Nescafe to Ted Lasso: Anthony Head's life in pictures

Ex-Channel 4 News host Jon Snow reveals he has Alzheimer's

Stars pay tribute to 'visionary' Mobo Awards founder Kanya King


Travel

News imageTwo trail runners cross an alpine valley beneath a glacier during an ultramarathon in the Alps (Credit: Getty Images)

Brutal ultramarathons and extreme adventures: the rise of 'darecations'

Forget relaxing on holiday; more travellers opting for physically punishing adventures in some of the world’s toughest places.

The 14-course dinner redefining Zambian cuisine

The idyllic island you can drive around in a weekend

A 1,400km bike ride along the 'End of the World' in Patagonia


Watch

News imageThe fish-killing snail’s deadly game

Watch the killer snail that hunts with toxic bullets

In the Great Barrier Reef, a venomous snail catches and devours its prey in a silent, lethal game of ambush.
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Arts

News imageThe book covers of Yesteryear, Transcription and Look What You Made Me Do (Credit: Fourth Estate/ Granta/ Faber & Faber)

10 of the best books of 2026 so far

From a darkly comic tale of revenge to a beautiful contemplation on friendship, here are the year's most acclaimed works of fiction so far.

Whistler Mother is a US icon - here's why the artist would've hated its success

'I was told I had months to live. Now I've been born again'

Lord of The Flies' study of hate and division has never been more relevant


Earth

News imageStevie the pangolin out foraging (Credit: Kelsey Skinner)

This trafficked pangolin was destined for a grisly end. Now he's back in the wild

Stevie the pangolin was saved from the illegal wildlife trade. After months of care, he’s now back in the wild – and thriving.

The real story of the Amazon's 'lost city'

The environmental cost when rockets go wrong

How light is erasing one of Earth’s darkest places


Video

News imageThe little-known fried dish unique to one English city

The little-known fried dish unique to one English city

The Hull patty is a distinctive dish rooted in the city's 19th Century working-class and maritime history.

The space tech solving the world's signal problem

The unseen photos captured on the Royal Yacht Britannia

Why this US city draws millions of pizza tourists every year


World's Table

News imageA young boy places food on a plate that a man is holding at a roadside stand in Sri Lanka

Why Sri Lankans hand out free food to strangers on the side of the road

Rooted in Buddhist teachings, Sri Lanka's roadside dansal offer free food and drinks to strangers – and this year, the tradition feels especially relevant.

The prized Chinese green tea that can cost $8,800 per kilogram

Which country can claim steak?

Inside the Turkish city built on 'green gold'


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