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News imageVance and Lammy sit in red armchairs during a press conference at Chevening House, in Chevening, southeast England

UK deputy PM told JD Vance his comments on murdered British student were 'wrong'

Vance had blamed Henry Nowak's death on the "mass invasion of migrants" - but Lammy says it "has got nothing to do with mass migration".

30 mins ago
Politics

News imagePeople, mostly women, stand behind a metal barrier looking ahead. One is a making a heart shape with her hands, and others are holding banners in Yerevan, Armenia on June 5.

Armenia votes as Russia piles pressure on pro-West government

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

7 hrs ago
Europe
News imagePope Leo XIV waves to faithful from his popemobile

Huge crowds throng Madrid streets for Pope's open-air mass

The pontiff waved at those gathered from his popemobile as he arrived at the Plaza de Cibeles.

53 mins ago
Europe

Manhunt for suspects after 12 people shot near festival in Ohio

Police in the Toledo city say it appears that two people fired weapons and they were "probably shooting at each other".

2 hrs ago
US & Canada

Analysis: Lasting image of Russia's economic forum is plume of smoke over St Petersburg

The BBC's Russia editor saw Putin's flagship economic event overshadowed by Ukrainian drones attacks.

4 hrs ago
Europe

Cosmeticorexia: How girls are falling down a skincare rabbit hole

Fuelled by social media, the market for children's skincare is booming. Experts fear for the long-term impact on girls

12 hrs ago
BBC InDepth

Americans are turning against AI. That may not slow it down.

Katty Kay and Nilay Patel on whether negative public opinion will actually do anything to slow the spread of AI.

2 days ago
Katty Kay

Weekend reads

News imageA juvenile wunderpus octopus is surrounded by plankton on a black background (Credit: Jialing Cai/ Ocean Photographer of the Year)

'The deep sea will come to me': The diver photographing creatures of the deep

When photographer Jialing Cai plunged into the ocean in the dead of night, she found creatures of the deep had risen up to meet her.

News imageA collage which shows a ripped photograph of a newlywed couple and two rings on either side of them, against a textured pink background (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)

What blindside divorce tells us about modern love

More people are sharing their experience of being divorced out of the blue. Psychologists tell the BBC why a spouse might initiate a sudden split.


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, Hegseth attacks Europe over migration in D-Day speech

Global News Podcast

Hegseth attacks Europe over migration in D-Day speech

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

The Interface

What goes on in TikTok's Farlands?

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 Documentary Podcast, The Black Power Station: I rap what I like

The Documentary Podcast

The Black Power Station: I rap what I like

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

Believe in Magic

Episode 8: The Mother of All Cons

News imageThe Interview, The Interview, Maggie O’Farrell, writer: Identity is complicated

The Interview

Maggie O’Farrell, writer: Identity is complicated


Documentaries

News imageAmerica: 1000 Years of History

America: 1000 Years of History

News imageDolly: The Sheep that Changed the World

Dolly: The Sheep that Changed the World

News imageAbandoned: Searching for Soldier Dad

Abandoned: Searching for Soldier Dad

News imageHow the Victorians Built Britain

How the Victorians Built Britain

News imageRob and Rylan's Passage to India

Rob and Rylan's Passage to India

News imageThe Trial of Fergie's Royal Dresser

The Trial of Fergie's Royal Dresser

News imageBritain's First Photo Album

Britain's First Photo Album

News imageClash of the Superpowers: America vs China

Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China

News imageStonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed

Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed

News imageThe Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour

The Race for Ancient Egypt in Colour

News imageQueen Victoria: Secret Marriage, Secret Child?

Queen Victoria: Secret Marriage, Secret Child?

News imageThe Real Spies Among Friends

The Real Spies Among Friends

News imageWhat Happened at Chernobyl

What Happened at Chernobyl

News imageLucy Worsley Investigates

Lucy Worsley Investigates

News imageWild Mexico

Wild Mexico


More news

News imageFifa World Cup team guide

Fifa World Cup team guide

For the first time, 48 sides will compete for the trophy. Here's everything you need to know about the teams.

News imagePete Hegseth

Hegseth attacks Europe over migration with beach 'invasion' D-Day speech

The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.

45 mins ago
US & Canada

Not a football fan? Here's how to sound like a World Cup expert

Not a football superfan? Try these easy conversation-starters to sound like an expert.

12 hrs ago

I was applying for hundreds of jobs - this tip helped me get one

Four people who weren't hearing back from job applications shared what they did differently to secure their first role.

12 hrs ago
Business
News imageFahd Abou Haikal, a Palestinian man comforts his elder son Kinan Abou Haikal after burying his seven-month-old baby Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank

Funeral held for baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

The seven-month-old boy's shrouded body was wrapped in a Palestinian flag and carried by his father to the graveyard.

15 hrs ago
Middle East
News imageHarriet Sperling, wearing pearl earrings with a silver drop, a veil and a tiara, smiles. She's wearing a high-necked wedding dress

Who is NHS nurse and newest royal Harriet Sperling?

Harriet Sperling and Peter Phillips wed with King Charles, Queen Camilla and other royals attending.

3 hrs ago
UK
News imageSean Reifel seen posing shirtless while flexing his muscles in front of a colorful backdrop as part of a Love Island USA photoshoot.

Police officer turned Love Island US contestant faces hometown backlash

Sean Reifel's joined the cast of the popular reality series less than a year after he joined his hometown's police force.

12 hrs ago
US & Canada
News imageLarge outdoor medieval battle with dozens of participants wearing full metal armour and helmets packed closely together. Many hold swords, axes, or polearms raised mid-fight, creating a dense cluster of movement. Spectators stand behind the fighters, some holding up phones to record. The setting is a grassy field with rolling green countryside and trees in the distance under an overcast sky.

'I love the chaos' - bride's medieval wedding sparks drive for all-female combat team

Medieval Combat Wales have a men's team but want to build the country's first women's team.

5 hrs ago
Wales

Editor's picks

News imageRare condition makes faces appear 'demonic'

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
News imageWhat does coffee do to your body?

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
News imageHealthdecoded Tapping Therapy

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
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 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
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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 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
News imageThe surprising health benefit of hugs

The power of hugs for reducing inflammation in the body

Dr. Lisa Dahlgren discusses the effect human touch has on our health and wellbeing.

Health

Culture

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.


Pride Month

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.

News imageA still of Rosanov (Connor Storrie) and Hollander (Hudson Williams) in Heated Rivalry (Credit: Sabrina Lantos/ HBO Max)

Why women are drawn to gay erotic stories on screen

Hockey romance Heated Rivalry has been a hit among straight female viewers – and it will likely lead to more queer love stories in film and TV.

News image"Don't ask, don't tell" protestors holding signs saying "Repeal DADT now" and "Freedom to serve" (Credit: Getty Images)

A secret history of gay people in the US military

Netflix comedy drama Boots centres on a closeted teenager who enlists in the US Marine Corps. With humour and vibrancy, it shows what gay recruits in the armed forces have endured.


Health

News imageArtwork which shows a young girl whose face is separated from the rest of her head looking towards the sky and surrounded by hazy pink flowers (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)

The people who are addicted to daydreaming

Some people daydream for hours on end, playing out a single storyline for decades – and it can be hugely distressing. Here's how to tell when your daydreaming has gone too far.


US & Canada News

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.

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

When will Taylor Swift get married? Fans have some ideas

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


More World News

News imageSomeone starring into a market stall selling automatic weapons in Mogadishu in 2006

'It was either killed or be killed': Ongoing nightmares of an ex-child soldier in Somalia

Yusuf Ali, now 34, struggles with his memories living in Mogadishu surrounded by dark reminders of his past.

Iran says staff blocked from entering US after players given World Cup visas

Ragas and symphonies: Indian maestro Ilaiyaraaja is still reshaping music 50 years on

Lebanese general among three soldiers killed in Israeli attack on car


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 imageAn in-game screenshot of The Crew which shows a blue and white striped rally car racing towards the screen along a concrete river channel, with two police cars and other cars in pursuit.

The gamers taking on the industry to stop it switching off games

Stop Killing Games is challenging the idea publishers can shut down a game without making sure it's still playable.

The game-changing tech transforming the World Cup

'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence

The ancient trick making food waste useful and tasty


Latest Sport audio

News imageFootball Daily, Remember When... We Went To USA '94

Football Daily

Remember When... We Went To USA '94

News imageFootball Daily, The Debrief: England and Scotland win on American soil

Football Daily

The Debrief: England and Scotland win on American soil

News imageF1: Chequered Flag, Monaco GP Qualifying Review: Where were the Ferraris?

F1: Chequered Flag

Monaco GP Qualifying Review: Where were the Ferraris?

News imageTest Match Special, Robinson rout continues as Sooryavanshi surges to international stage

Test Match Special

Robinson rout continues as Sooryavanshi surges to international stage

News imageTest Match Special, View from the Boundary: Richard Moore

Test Match Special

View from the Boundary: Richard Moore

News imageFootball Daily, Remember When… We Went to Russia 2018

Football Daily

Remember When… We Went to Russia 2018

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


Sport

News imageEngland fast bowler Gus Atkinson celebrates taking a wicket
LIVE

Atkinson nicks off Smith and England need two more wickets to win

Follow live text updates, radio commentary and in-play video highlights as England face New Zealand on day four of first Test at Lord's.

Friendship to be forgotten with French Open on the line

This was a training game - England & Tuchel now need to get serious

Patient, precise, clinical - are Scotland ready to make World Cup mark?


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

Brain freeze reveals a lot about your health

Children need to move more. Here's how to help


Culture

News imageAnthony Head

Tributes to Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head after death aged 72

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

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

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

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


Travel

News imageTwo people paddle red kayaks through calm turquoise water among rocky outcrops at sunset (Credit: Getty Images)

Five new rules to travel smarter this summer

From locking in flights first to paying for expertise and flexibility, here’s what to consider before booking your summer holiday this year.

More travellers are choosing painful, extreme adventures. What's the appeal?

10 winning pictures from the World Food Photography Awards 2026

The 14-course dinner redefining Zambian cuisine


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 imageA still of a warrior with a bow and arrow from The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Credit: BFI)

The world's oldest animated film at 100

Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed was released a century ago in 1926. This stop-motion classic makes her "a key figure in the history of cinema".

10 of the best books of 2026 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'


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.

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

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

The environmental cost when rockets go wrong


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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