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Police search for suspect after car driven into Berlin Pride event, killing one and injuring 16

German police say they have identified a suspect as they carry out an intensive manhunt in the capital.


News imageA firefighting crew deployed to battle a wildfire spreading in Lege-Cap-Ferret, south western France, late 24 July 2026.

More than 300,000 flee wildfires in France and Spain

Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control.

2 hrs ago
Europe
News imageAbout a dozen people stand on an elevated platform celebrating, one holding an Indian flag

India's 'cockroach' protest called off after education minister quits

The CJP protest has been the most visible expression of public anger against PM Narendra Modi's government in recent years.

9 hrs ago
Asia

Smash hit: How Alex Eala's Wimbledon run made everyday Filipinos fall in love with tennis

Formerly the preserve of the rich, tennis is booming in the basketball- and boxing-obsessed country.

5 hrs ago
Asia

Would you pay $58.5m to live in this iconic New York building?

With its renovation nearly complete, the Flatiron is ready for its next - and most extravagant - phase of life.

3 hrs ago
US & Canada

Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein: How Italian children became so overweight

The Mediterranean diet was a blueprint for healthy living, yet Italian children are among the most overweight in Europe according to WHO.

4 hrs ago
Europe

Sunscreen doesn't cause cancer. Why do those claims keep spreading?

Each summer, false claims about sunscreen causing cancer continue to spread online.

3 hrs ago

Weekend reads

News imageAerial view of Dumfries House in East Ayrshire showing the Palladian mansion, formal gardens and central fountain (Credit: Getty Images)

How King Charles saved Scotland's forgotten treasure

A last-minute royal rescue transformed a forgotten Scottish estate into one of Britain's most rewarding visitor attractions.

News imageA line of Tour de France riders cresting over a hill (Credit: Getty Images)

The brutal maths behind Tour de France wins

The Tour de France, which finishes this weekend, is regarded as one of the world's toughest cycle races. Winning it is a psychological as well as a physical test.


Best Audio of the Week

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Arc

1. Did You Just Dribble On Me?

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Good Bad Billionaire

Sir Paul McCartney: The rich one - Live at Crossed Wires

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Sport's Strangest Crimes

1. No Terrorists in America

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The Interview

Amy Wallace, writer: We all need to speak up

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Witness History

Unveiling the face of Crazy Horse

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Football Daily

Introducing... Karel Prince: Lie Detector

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The Documentary Podcast

Italy’s child obesity time-bomb

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Uncanny

Summer Special 2. Cold Cases Live – The Enfield Poltergeist

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Business Daily

The hidden cost of the gold rush

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Witness History

The first solar-powered flight around the world


Documentaries

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The Story of China

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Deep Down and Dirty: The Science of Soil

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Tom Read Wilson's Magnificent Tour of Europe

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7/7: The London Bombings

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Canal Boat Diaries

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Versailles: The Dream of a King

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Wild Horses the Rockies and Me

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1776: American Independence

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Amanda and Alan's Italian Job

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Queens That Changed The World

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Brexit: A Very British Civil War

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What Happened at the Somme

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The Real Unforgotten: The Unsolved Murder of Carol Morgan

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How the Victorians Built Britain


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Warning shot or publicity stunt - how worried should we be about the OpenAI hack?

Hugging Face said the hack was done at superhuman speed by an AI with little or no human guidance.

17 hrs ago
News imageA topless Empereur stands in the centre of a group of young men, who are painted in red.

The notorious Cameroonian prison with its own record label

New Bell's inmates have become mini stars, recording songs and music videos from the confines of the jail.

3 hrs ago
Africa

'It eats away at my body': The human cost of S Korea's ultra-convenient overnight deliveries

Night-time deliveries are ubiquitous in hyper-connected Korea, stirring a debate about working conditions.

1 day ago
Asia

Tourists tell BBC how their holiday turned into race to escape fires

Families visiting France have told the BBC how their holidays have become evacuation missions.

13 hrs ago
Europe
News imageAnthony Joshua smiling after his win

Joshua knocked down twice as dramatic win sets up Fury fight

Anthony Joshua suffers two knockdowns before recovering to dramatically stop Kristian Prenga in the second round.

4 hrs ago
Boxing
News imageA retro modular style office set-up showing four desks and computers partitioned. The image has a red background

ADHD has rewired the workplace. This is what it means for bosses and workers

As ADHD diagnoses rise, have workplaces caught up with the needs of the workforce?

1 day ago
BBC InDepth
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Claudia Winkleman's chat show ended after one series - can anyone replace Graham Norton?

The presenter said she was "incredibly grateful" for the opportunity but simply "too nervous to enjoy it".

1 day ago
Culture

Keeping Tabs

News imageA laptop computer screen displaying an image of a brain with ridges, with two hands transforming into cursors pointing at it (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)

How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush

GPS ruined our sense of direction. Search engines weaken our memory. AI, scientists warn, could do the same to everything from creativity to critical thinking.

News imageA collage of hands holding a pair of smart glasses and one holding a phone, by two open web windows of a man and a woman wearing smart glasses (Credit: BBC/ Serenity Strull/ Getty Images)

Why this could be the beginning of the end for your screens

Some tech leaders have a vision for a world where you spend a lot less time looking at your phone. Is it the solution to screen time, or just a new dystopia?

News imageA collage of a woman looking at a phone (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC)

Do you have to be polite to AI?

The advice you get about talking to chatbots can be truly bizarre, and totally useless. Here's what actually works.


Editor's picks

News imageThrill-seeking at America's highest suspension bridge

A heart-racing experience on top of America's highest bridge

The Travel Show visits a spectacular Colorado landmark that doubles as an adrenaline-fuelled playground.

The Travel Show
News imageHow the samurai armour became obsolete

How the samurai armour became Japan's weakness

Why the striking armour that once protected Japan from its enemies could not withstand changing times.

BBC Select
News imageWarrior queen Lakshmibai's final battle

The final battle of India's warrior queen, Lakshmibai

The Rani of Jhansi became a cultural heroine after her legendary last stand against British forces.

BBC Select
News imageTracking lions in Zambia’s largest national park

Tracking lions in Zambia's largest national park

The Travel Show joins rangers at Kafue National Park in Zambia for a thrilling lion monitoring expedition.

The Travel Show
News imageThe town that 'forgot' it was American

The border town that 'forgot' it was part of the US

In 1967, residents of a US-Mexico border town discovered they weren't Mexican citizens, but were actually American.

History
News imageDiscover Io, the most volcanic world in our solar system

Discover Io, the most volcanic world in our solar system

Professor Brian Cox explains why Jupiter's moon, Io, is the most volcanically active body known to science.

Space
News imageWhy we all speak emoji now

How emojis became the world's universal language

Tech Now explores a brief history of emojis and how the tiny symbols can express what words can't.

Tech Now
News imageAround the world without flying

The man who visited every country on Earth without flying

Danish adventurer Thor Pedersen spent nearly a decade reaching every country without boarding a plane.

The Travel Show

In History

News imageBlack-and-white photo of Eva Perón smiling (Credit: Getty Images)

The macabre kidnapping of Eva Perón's corpse

Argentina's iconic first lady died in July 1952. Sixty years on, the BBC looked back at her cadaver's bizarre disappearance – and its 16-year journey around the globe.


Health

News imagePainted illustration of a white chair with a red blood stain from heavy menstrual bleeding (Credit: Prashanti Aswani)

The dangers of heavy menstrual bleeding

As women have fewer children and more periods, heavy menstrual bleeding is becoming more of a health burden.


US & Canada News

News imageTrump in bow tie, before American flag, tosses red "Trump 2028" cap in air

Trump takes swipes at press during White House Correspondents' Dinner

The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.

Trump reattempts press dinner after April gunfire interruption

Trump orders Smithsonian to post warnings about 'inaccurate' US history

Texts reveal 14-year-old allegedly murdered by singer D4vd had pregnancy and abortion


More World News

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One dead, 16 injured at Berlin Pride event after vehicle driven into crowd

Police say an intensive manhunt is under way after the incident in Berlin's city centre.

Man charged with possession of explosive substance after bomb found in car

Protesters celebrate resignation of India's education minister

CJP protest: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming


Business

News imageDonald Trump holds up his right fist while wearing a white shirt and red tie.

Analysis: The UK's Trump trade deal no longer looks world-beating

While the US tariffs imposed on the UK are effectively unchanged, other countries now have a better deal.

'Everything on the table' including retaliation as Canada plans response to US tariffs

We split money equally even when one of us earned a lot more

US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs


Technology

News imageVisitors at a trade show in Shanghai visit a booth with the Kimi sign displayed in large block letters

China's Moonshot AI stole from Anthropic, Trump tech adviser says

The allegations come as Chinese AI companies are facing increased US government scrutiny.

Google and Tesla shares plunge as AI spending rattles markets

'Let's enjoy the ride', Elon Musk says as AI fears mount

AI is replacing real-life cute animal videos


Latest Sport audio

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Not by the Playbook

Not by the Playbook

News imageTest Match Special, What is the greatest cricket book?

Test Match Special

What is the greatest cricket book?

News imageMore than the Score, Wafcon 2026: Can Morocco end Nigeria’s dominance?

More than the Score

Wafcon 2026: Can Morocco end Nigeria’s dominance?

News imageMore than the Score, The Commonwealth Games fights for its future

More than the Score

The Commonwealth Games fights for its future

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Sport's Strangest Crimes

2. Son of Anarchy

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More than the Score

Is LA ready to welcome the Olympics?

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Test Match Special

Did Bazball work? Behind-the-scenes at The Hundred

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Football Daily

Karel Prince: Lie Detector - Brian McClair


Sport

News imageLewis Hamilton and Lando Norris pose for photographs after qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix

Norris cautious despite pole as it 'falls apart' for Hamilton

Lando Norris has an opportunity to win his first grand prix of the year in Hungary, but Lewis Hamilton says his positivity is being tested after another penalty.

Pogacar set to equal Tour record as Carapaz wins stage

Arsenal explore Vinicius Jr move - Sunday's gossip

Joshua's emotional win over Prenga in pictures


Health

News imageA man dives into a pond by a grassy bank while three others swim nearby (Credit: Getty Images)

Open water swimming: How safe is it?

Swimming in rivers and lakes is booming, but heavy rain, sewage overflows and farm runoff can lead to disease outbreaks. Here's how to spot when the risks to health are highest.

South Korea is becoming a medical tourism hotspot

The shark that lives for 400 years – and what it can teach us about longevity

I danced every day for a week to improve my brainpower


Culture

News imageHead and shoulders of Morrissey on stage with his right hand thumb and index finger cupping his chin. He is wearing a gold signet ring, a black shirt and the background is lit red with scafolding

Letters by pre-Smiths Morrissey set for auction

The letters to a Birmingham pen pal were written by the singer between the ages of 14 and 20.

Synth-pop 80s music icon reflects on success

The pop band who went from playing for rescue dogs to selling out arenas

Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray over London nightclub attack


Travel

News imageAerial view of Melbourne's skyline with the Yarra River in the foreground and blue sky overhead (Credit: Getty Images)

The world's most liveable cities in 2026

The latest Global Liveability Index ranks the world's top cities. We asked residents what makes them such enjoyable places to call home.

Seven things you shouldn't do when eating in Italy

Mauritania: A rare glimpse at one of the world's least-visited nations

What it's like to experience Tokyo's 163-year-old naked bathhouse


Watch

News imageInside Troy, the legendary city of the Trojan War

Inside Troy, 'the legendary city of the Trojan War'

The BBC goes behind the scenes to uncover treasures that could point to the conflict immortalised by Homer.
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Arts

News imageIs this the new nude?

'The male nude is still a taboo'

Can the male body be eroticised like women’s? London-based photographer Yushi Li explores the subject.

The 85-year-old living in her own art installation

'Sex, strategy and power': How women shape the plot of Homer's Odyssey

10 of the World Cup's most striking images - as historic artworks


Earth

News imageA woman wearing a wedding dress and a soaked veil stands, with her back to the camera, in brown floodwater in front of a large wooden church door in the Philippines (Credit: Aaron Favila/ Associated Press)

We got married during a typhoon - the pictures went viral

One year ago, a Filipino couple said their vows in knee-deep water. Their wedding photos revealed remarkable resilience in a warming world.

The far-reaching impacts of wildfire smoke - and how to protect yourself

Greece's prison island was sealed off. Now it's a sanctuary for seals

Nine extraordinary things you probably didn't know about sharks


Video

News imageAre wellness supplements worth the hype?

Are wellness supplements worth the hype?

Tech Now visits the UK's first Longevity Show to explore the boom in personalised vitamins and supplements.

Marie Antoinette's costly diamond necklace scandal

'Everything dope about America comes from Chicago'

Training the immune system to fight cancer


World's Table

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 pictures 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.

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

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

Which country can claim steak?


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