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News imageDara holds her Eurovision trophy

Bangaranga! Bulgaria wins Eurovision - and UK comes last

Bulgarian singer Dara is a surprise winner beating Israel in second place, while the UK's Look Mum No Computer gets just one point.

45 mins ago
Europe

News imageA silver car with the front mangled up next to a recovery vehicle, with police and police cars visible in the middle of the road

Man drives car into pedestrians in Italy, injuring eight

Eight people were injured, four seriously, before passers-by gave chase and stopped the man.

6 hrs ago
Europe
News imageBulgarian singer Dara in a split screen with violinist Linda Lampenius from Finland.

Lights, camera, Bangaranga: Highlights from Eurovision

Bulgarian singer Dara stormed to victory in the contest, while Ukraine broke the record for the longest note ever sung at Eurovision.

55 mins ago
Europe

Democratic governor under fire over clemency for 2020 election denier

Tina Peters, a Republican former county clerk, is serving a nine-year sentence for tampering with election equipment.

10 hrs ago
US & Canada

Secret police and propaganda: The Chinese agents spying on expats in US

Experts say two espionage cases in the US highlight China's attempts to peddle influence globally over the past decade.

4 hrs ago
World

Streeting says he would join UK Labour leadership race as Burnham vows to 'save' party

The former health secretary says there must be a "proper contest" while Burnham says Labour needs to be "saved from where it's been".

5 hrs ago
Politics

Republican senator who voted to convict Trump battles for re-election

Trump has thrown his full support behind Congresswoman Julia Letlow in Louisiana's high-stakes contest, branding the incumbent a "disloyal disaster".

6 hrs ago
US & Canada

Weekend reads

News imagePALOLEM, 1st February 2023: Tourists enjoy sunbathing on Palolem beach of South Goa, India.

Foreign tourists are falling out of love with Goa - here's why

Foreign visitors to Goa have nearly halved from their pre-Covid peak even as domestic tourism is booming.

News imageA still from Propeller One-Way Night Coach showing John Travolta as a pilot kneeling infront of a young boy (Credit: Apple TV)

John Travolta's new film is a dud. It shows why good actors can be bad directors

John Travolta's directorial debut Propeller One-Way Night Coach has premiered at Cannes. It's the latest example of an A-lister heading behind the camera with baffling results.


Arts in Motion

News imageWhat it really takes to make a film from scratch

What it really takes to make a film from scratch

At the National Film and Television School, students learn to turn ideas into films through intense training and real productions.
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The Global Story

Did Trump and Xi get what they wanted?

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Global News Podcast

The Happy Pod: My college designs on display at the Met

News imageThe Interface, The Interface, Is AI harvesting your knowledge on the cheap?

The Interface

Is AI harvesting your knowledge on the cheap?

News imageIntrigue, Intrigue, Episode 1

Intrigue

Episode 1

News imageWitness History, Witness History, The Sami protest song that made Eurovision history

Witness History

The Sami protest song that made Eurovision history

News imageThe Interview, The Interview, Mikhail Ulyanov: Rescuing Iran nuclear talks

The Interview

Mikhail Ulyanov: Rescuing Iran nuclear talks

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Witness History

When Sweden invented the reality game show

News imageBusiness Daily, Business Daily, How US funding cuts are reshaping aid in Africa

Business Daily

How US funding cuts are reshaping aid in Africa

News imageThe Radio 3 Documentary, David Attenborough - World Music Collector

The Radio 3 Documentary

David Attenborough - World Music Collector

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In Our Time

M.C. Escher


Documentaries

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The Travel Show

News imageThe Trial of Fergie's Royal Dresser

The Trial of Fergie's Royal Dresser

News imageClash of the Superpowers: America vs China

Clash of the Superpowers: America vs China

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Mountains: Life Above the Clouds

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?

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The Real Spies Among Friends

News imageWhat Happened at Chernobyl

What Happened at Chernobyl

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Lucy Worsley Investigates

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Wild Mexico

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Changing Planet: River Restoration

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Winston Churchill

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Inside the Rage Machine

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Elizabeth II: The Unseen Photos


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News imageTaiwanese President Lai Ching-te stands to the right of the picture waving and smiling at his party HQ in Taipei. Behind him is a green backdrop with Chinese lettering.

Taiwan insists it is independent after Trump warning

Fresh from his summit in Beijing, the US president warned against a formal declaration of independence by the island.

10 hrs ago
World
News imageA screenshot from a video feed of an FPV drone, it is approaching a tank

Hezbollah drone strike videos show evolving tactics against Israel

BBC Verify has examined dozens of videos of fibre-optic drone attacks carried out by the Lebanese armed group.

4 hrs ago
Middle East

Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive

The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

6 hrs ago
US & Canada

Senior IS leader killed in joint operation, US and Nigeria say

President Donald Trump said the operation eliminated "the most active terrorist in the world", Abu-Bilal al-Minuki.

15 hrs ago
World
News imageWes Streeting delivers a keynote address at the Progress annual conference 2026, in London, Britain, May 16, 2026.

Labour leadership jostling puts Brexit back under political spotlight

The UK's relationship with the EU is shaping up as a key issue for a possible Labour leadership contest and the coming by-election in the Makerfield.

41 mins ago
Politics
News imageEmergency services responding to a train and bus collision in Bangkok

Freight train and bus crash kills at least eight in Bangkok

Police and rescue officials said the collision sparked a fire that engulfed the bus.

13 hrs ago
Asia
News imageA black and white image of a lectern in front of a red background

Is it harder than ever to be UK prime minister?

Discontent with the political class is greater than ever - has the UK become ungovernable?

3 hrs ago
BBC InDepth
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Switzerland to open secret files on Auschwitz 'Angel of Death' Mengele

Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele fled Europe after WWII, but for years there were rumours he spent time in Switzerland.

1 day ago
Europe

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Brutal raid on woman's birthday party highlights rise of Russian vigilante group

The Russkaya Obshina group stages raids to look for activities contravening "traditional Russian values".

News imageDeidre Mathis, who owns the Wanderstay Boutique Hotel in Houston, Texas

US hotels expected a World Cup boom - so far it hasn't happened

An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a "non-event".

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Claim, counter-claim and tech's seedy side exposed: Five things we learned in the Musk-Altman trial

As the jury deliberates, this is what we found out during the weeks-long trial with two tech titans at its heart.


Editor's picks

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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
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Tracing Marco Polo's footsteps along the Silk Road

Some 700 years after his death, Marco Polo's travellogue remains full of wonder.

History
News imageThe song that ended a dictatorship

The song that ended Europe's longest-running fascist regime

Five decades ago, a Eurovision song gave the signal for a military coup.

History
News imageHow sex with Neanderthals changed us forever

How sex with Neanderthals changed us forever

According to biologists, modern humans and Neanderthals shouldn't have been able to breed. But they did.

Science
News imageThe first view inside Tutankhamun's tomb

A view inside King Tutankhamun's tomb

One month after the famous discovery, photographer Harry Burton recreated the first view of Tutankhamun's tomb.

History
News imageThe mysterious origins of the temple older than Stonehenge

The mysterious origins of the temple older than Stonehenge

Göbekli Tepe, an 11,500‑year‑old temple, offers clues to humanity's first steps towards settling down.

Humans
News imageThe boy who shot the Vietnam War

Story of the 12-year-old boy who shot the Vietnam War

While other children fled from the Vietnam War, Jimmy Lo Hung ran towards the chaos to document the bloody conflict in his homeland.

Time Frame
News imageThe birthplace of the alphabet in ancient Egypt

The birthplace of the alphabet in ancient Egypt

In 1905, archaeologists in Egypt found mysterious inscriptions carved into the walls of a 4,000-year-old mine.

Humans

Technology

News imageA collage which shows two internet windows. Two women sit in the front seats of cars and a scanner can be seen on their face, next to a car air freshener (Credit: Serenity Strull / Getty Images)

Your car is spying on you. It's about to get worse

From your weight and facial expressions to your destination, cars collect a startling amount of data about you. Some of it may even raise your insurance costs.
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Health

News imageA woman tends to an autumnal garden (Credit: Getty Images)

Three fun challenges to slow your brain's ageing

Our brains thrive on a challenge, but it doesn't all have to be hard work to see the health benefits. Here are three simple and fun ways to protect your brain as you age.
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US & Canada News

News imageLebanese army soldiers man a checkpoint in Beirut, Lebanon, on 14 May 2026

Lebanon says six killed in Israeli strike as US announces ceasefire extension

President Trump announced the truce last month, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.

What happens next in the Alex Murdaugh case?

Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey Weinstein New York rape case

What is a 'safe death'? Mentally ill woman asks for assisted dying in Canada


More World News

News imageLeft, a woman smiles at the camera. Right, the Greek entry dances.

Meet the Americans who love Eurovision

US fans of the Eurovision Song Contest gathered in Washington DC to cheer on their favourite European acts.

Two dead and four injured in crash in Donegal

Whale found dead near Danish island after German rescue operation

Man killed by 13ft shark in Western Australia


Business

News imageRobert is facing the camera and holding his drivers licence in his hand which he recently passed. He is standing on a residential street in Croydon with parked cars behind him.

Robert paid £726 to skip the driving test waiting list. New laws mean others won't be able to

The government is cracking down on third parties who use bots to buy tests and resell them at inflated prices.

'They took £20,000 I didn't owe': Parents hit by child maintenance errors

Trump and Xi conclude 'very successful' talks but few deals confirmed

UK borrowing costs rise and pound falls as leadership drama continues


Technology

News imageA researcher at the indoor research facility at the University of Tennessee inspects grass under a row of LED lights elevated just a few inches off the ground (Credit: Steven Bridges/University of Tennessee)

Pitch perfect? The science of World Cup grass

The grass on which the World Cup's 104 matches will be played has a vital but often overlooked role. Two scientists have spent decades getting it right.

The boldest new cars unveiled at Beijing Auto Show 2026

How Eurovision pioneered transnational broadcasting

Inside the secret labs creating the world's most prized orchids


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606

Sky High Blues & Broken Hearts

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The Debrief: Celtic win the Premiership & Semenyo inspires City

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Not by the Playbook

"Cold hands, warm heart"

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The Wayne Rooney Show

Jordan Pickford on World Cup Dreams & Everton’s Rise

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Football Daily

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Madina Okot: From Kenya to the WNBA

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More than the Score

What's it like to be an interim football manager?


Sport

News imageAlex Smalley and Rory McIlroy

Smalley leads as stars jostle on US PGA 'moving day'

Thirty players are within five shots of surprise leader Alex Smalley as Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm make big moves in the third round of the US PGA Championship.

North of England Olympic bid for 2040s being assessed

Mourinho completes unbeaten season with Benfica

McGregor's double dream shattered by Gomez Jr


Health

News imageA close-up of US Army veteran's arms folded across their chest (Credit: Getty Images)

The banned hallucinogenic drug healing PTSD

Trials on veterans suggest the potent hallucinogen could provide a new treatment for PTSD, but scientists still don't know how it works.

These breathing techniques could reduce your stress in minutes

Parents weren't always this tired. What changed?

Why an uneven heart rate could be a good thing


Culture

News imageDame Felicity Lott with short curly hair dressed in black and pink leans on the back of a chair and smiles to a camera while sitting in a theatre space.

Soprano Dame Felicity Lott dies aged 79

The British operatic soprano recently told the BBC of her terminal cancer diagnosis.

The British White Lotus? A group trip goes wrong in BBC drama Two Weeks in August

'This is beyond the Oscar': John Travolta wins surprise Cannes honorary Palme d'Or

Harry and Meghan to produce Afghan war film for Netflix


Travel

News imageAerial view of small harbour village in England with fishing boats moored between breakwaters (Credit: Getty Images)

Where to go in England this summer if you want to skip London

From remote islands and wild moors to slow canals and starry skies, these six destinations encapsulate all that’s best about England in summer.

José Andrés's top tips for enjoying tapas

Chasing the rare 'lunar rainbow' at Victoria Falls

What does summer travel look like in 2026?


Watch

News imageInside the tech powering the future of driving

The boldest new cars unveiled at Beijing Auto Show 2026

At the world's biggest auto show, China reveals what the future of driving would look like.
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Arts

News imageA still showing a group of boys in the jungle looking dishevelled taken from Lord of the Flies (Credit: Netflix)

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

William Golding's story of boys descending into violence is a 20th-Century classic. Now Adolescence writer Jack Thorne is behind a new TV version speaking to a rancorous world.

'Hideous': The controversy over Picasso's most shocking painting

The artworks that inspired eight Met Gala looks

The Other Bennet Sister: Why Mary Bennet is the Austen heroine for today


Earth

News imageBlack-and-white image of a diver inspecting corals in a bay in Jamaica (Credit: Kenneth Johnson/ Natural History Museum)

These 1960s photos reveal Jamaica's lost paradise

A trove of snapshots from a 1960s diving expedition reveals stunning glimpses of Jamaica's vibrant ecosystems of the past. This is transforming our vision of what coral reefs can be.

The eccentric photographer who inspired Attenborough

The thrilling fossil discoveries that sparked Attenborough's love for nature

Chernobyl’s wildlife: Surviving in a poisoned land


Video

News imageWhy Cannes feels different this year

Why Hollywood is missing from Cannes this year

Reporting for BBC Talking Movies, Tom Brook gives an insider look at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Tracking lions in Zambia's largest national park

Instagram turns off privacy tech. What happens to your DMs?

Olivia Dean wasn't ready for Elton John's phone call


World's Table

News imageA verdant hillside terrace of tea plants in China (Credit: Getty Images)

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

Longjing is one of China's most revered teas. But as its traditional production has dwindled, one of the best ways to taste the real thing is to head to the hills where it's harvested.

Which country can claim steak?

Inside the Turkish city built on 'green gold'

The rare 'dinosaur egg' returning from extinction


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