Asian Games 2026: Sindhu criticises badminton scheduling after playing 3 matches in 24 hours

Russian drone slams into Kyiv's National Academy of Sciences building with trapped victims climbing out of windows to escape inferno

Videos shared on social media showed people leaning out of windows for fresh air as thick black smoke and bright orange flames engulfed part of the historic building.

Russia issues chilling war threat to Europe as major Putin ally says 'it will be short'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused European leaders of actively preparing for armed conflict with Russia.

Word of the Day: “Recitation” Meaning, origin and how to use the word in a sentence

Word of the Day: Recitation explores the meaning, origin and usage of the English noun that describes the act of saying something aloud, often from memory. The report also explains how recitation is used in education, literature and performance, with examples showing how the word can be used naturally in everyday and formal communication.

Small boat migrants expecting to be housed in hotels left 'anxious' when they end up in detention centre, says official report

Chief Inspector of Prisons report said migrants held at Tinsley House immigration removal centre were 'anxious' ahead of being sent back to France under the 'one in, one out' returns deal.

Pro-Khalistan slogans raised as US envoy Sergio Gor visits Amritsar's Golden Temple

Police issue update into suspected RAF Fairford terror plot as five men arrested

Armed police arrested the five men near the airbase used by US bombers in the early horus of Sunday morning

The subtle details that give away 'Iranian terrorist' vans after SAS and hero farmer foil 'bomb attack on US base'

One of three vans stopped near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire yesterday looked suspicious because a phone number and lettering on them appeared to be fake.

BBC viewers 'can hardly wait' as award-winning police drama returns this week

Belfast police drama makes a comeback with season four

Strictly Come Dancing's new hosts have polarised viewers, but we should be giving them a chance

Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe have got viewers talking as BBC's Strictly 2026 went live for the first time

Child aged two is euthanised in Netherlands in first case of its kind

An investigation by the Committee for Late-Term Abortion and Termination of Life in Newborns and Children concluded that the doctor had acted with due care

New Channel chaos: Investigation launched after 18 migrants disappear from quiet Cornish harbour after arriving by yacht in middle of the night

Locals at Mylor, near Falmouth, said 18 migrants fled into the darkness after arriving aboard a yacht in the early hours of Sunday.

Distraught owners find cat's body after tail posted through letterbox

Lisa and Louise, owners of Max the tabby cat, say they are now living in fear in their home