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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.

4 hrs ago
World

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.

52 mins ago
Europe
News imageLinda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen, representing Finland, perform "Liekinheitin" during the Grand Final of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, May 16, 2026.
LIVE

Eurovision acts await results as song contest celebrates 70th year

A total of 25 countries have been battling it out to win the Eurovision Song Contest, as Austria hosts the event for the third time.

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.

5 hrs ago
US & Canada

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".

38 mins ago
US & Canada

Hamas confirms top commander killed in Israeli air strike

Friday's strike is the latest launched by Israel on Gaza despite a ceasefire with Hamas.

11 hrs ago
Middle East

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.

11 hrs ago
Future

Weekend reads

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.

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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Best Audio of the Week

News imageThe Global Story, The Global Story, Did Trump and Xi get what they wanted?

The Global Story

Did Trump and Xi get what they wanted?

News imageGlobal News Podcast, Israel carries out attack against a Hamas leader in Gaza

Global News Podcast

Israel carries out attack against a Hamas leader in Gaza

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

News imageWitness History, Witness History, When Sweden invented the reality game show

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

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, M.C. Escher

In Our Time

M.C. Escher


Documentaries

News imageThe Travel Show

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

News imageMountains: Life Above the Clouds

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?

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

News imageChanging Planet: River Restoration

Changing Planet: River Restoration

News imageWinston Churchill

Winston Churchill

News imageInside the Rage Machine

Inside the Rage Machine

News imageElizabeth II: The Unseen Photos

Elizabeth II: The Unseen Photos


More news

News imageMan in full PPE talks to man and woman wearing blue plastic outer clothing and face masks at the entrance to a Menzies Aviation Boeing 767 plane.

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.

51 mins ago
US & Canada
News imageMaldivian diver Mohamed Mahdhee, with dark hair and beard, looks towards the camera. There is a flag behind him.

Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italians who drowned in Maldives caves

Staff Sgt Mohamed Mahdhee died while diving in the search-and-rescue operation, the Maldives government tells the BBC.

6 hrs ago
World

How key Labour figures weakened UK PM Starmer in 12 hours of political drama

Three interventions by three senior Labour politicians made for an unforgettable day in British politics.

1 day ago
Politics

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.

22 hrs ago
Europe
News imageNigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) drive around in pick-ups during training at the MNJTF military base, Sector 3 Headquarters, in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria, on July 5, 2025.

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.

10 hrs ago
World
News imageA birds-eye view of Rottnest Island.

Man killed by 13ft shark in Western Australia

The attack occurred at Horseshoe Reef - north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, local police say.

5 hrs ago
Australia
News imageFemale nurse in PPE preparing a vaccine. She has inserted a needle into the bottle

New outbreak of Ebola kills 80 in eastern DR Congo

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported - a case has also been reported in Uganda.

17 hrs ago
Africa
News imageAaron Rai hitting a shot during round three of the US PGA Championship
LIVE

US PGA round three - England's Rai leads, Scheffler three back after McIlroy, Rose and Rahm impress

Follow live text updates from the third round of the US PGA Championship and listen to commentary on BBC Sounds from 20:00 BST.


Editor's picks

News imageThumbnail Hotel Del Option2

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
News imageSilk road copy

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 imageAlex Murdaugh wears a grey suit and a white shirt. He looks down as he hears his guilty verdicts in the trial over his wife and son's death.

What happens next in the Alex Murdaugh case?

The South Carolina Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for the man accused of killing his wife and son in a case that fascinated the US.

Judge declares another mistrial in Harvey Weinstein New York rape case

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

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


More World News

News imageGarda Siochana logo on a yellow background. The logo consists of triquetras in groups of four.

Two dead and four injured in crash in Donegal

Two men, one in his 20s and a second in his 30s, were declared dead at the scene of the crash in County Donegal.

Whale found dead near Danish island after German rescue operation

Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria

Man dies following alleged shoplifting incident


Business

News imageJohn Hammond head and shoulders picture looking at the camera with a neutral expression wearing a navy blue shirt with a white door, pink wall and plant behind him

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

John Hammond is one of 30 parents who told BBC Your Voice they'd experienced problems with the CMS.

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

UK borrowing costs rise and pound falls as leadership drama continues

British Gas pays £20m over prepayment meter force-fitting scandal


Technology

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.

How Eurovision pioneered transnational broadcasting

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

Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek


Latest Sport audio

News image606, 606, Sky High Blues & Broken Hearts

606

Sky High Blues & Broken Hearts

News imageFootball Daily, The Debrief: Celtic win the Premiership & Semenyo inspires City

Football Daily

The Debrief: Celtic win the Premiership & Semenyo inspires City

News imageNot by the Playbook, Sportshour, "Cold hands, warm heart"

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

The Commentators’ View: Spygate, Munchgate & VAR

News imageMore than the Score, More Than The Score, Madina Okot: From Kenya to the WNBA

More than the Score

Madina Okot: From Kenya to the WNBA

News imageFootball Daily, Euro Leagues: Perez’s ‘disaster-class’ & Mourinho’s Real return

Football Daily

Euro Leagues: Perez’s ‘disaster-class’ & Mourinho’s Real return

News imageMore than the Score, More Than The Score, What's it like to be an interim football manager?

More than the Score

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


Sport

News imageCardiff wing Jacob Beetham tackles Suleiman Hartzenberg

Cardiff face South Africa trip in URC play-off with Stormers

Cardiff head coach Corniel van Zyl says he is not ready for the season to end when he takes his side to South Africa to face Stormers in the URC play-offs.

Juventus to step up Silva efforts - Sunday's gossip

Munster beat Lions to make play-offs as Ulster out

Ireland 'desperate to show best version' - Bemand


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 imageJohn Travolta holds a sparkling award in box while smiling. He is wearing circular glasses and a white baret with a black suit. In the background is a green and blue screen with the words "Festival De Cannes" written on it.

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

The 72-year-old Hollywood legend was premiering his directorial debut, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, at the French film festival.

Harry and Meghan to produce Afghan war film for Netflix

Four nominations in one year - the actress who could make Oscars history

Search for new James Bond officially kicks off as auditions begin


Travel

News imageTwo men hold a charcuterie board while standing next to a large paella pan (Credit: Courtesy of José Andrés and Family in Spain)

José Andrés's top tips for enjoying tapas

The Michelin-starred chef helped bring tapas culture to the US, but there's nothing like enjoying them in Spain. Here are his tips for enjoying the beloved shared plates.

Chasing the rare 'lunar rainbow' at Victoria Falls

What does summer travel look like in 2026?

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


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.
See more

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 thick T-bone steak sits against a black background, scattered with red peppercorns, rock salt and herb (Credit: Alamy)s

Which country can claim steak?

From Japan to Argentina to the US, nations around the world have put their own stamp on the mouthwatering meat – making beef a destination in itself.

Inside the Turkish city built on 'green gold'

The rare 'dinosaur egg' returning from extinction

Why farm-to-table isn't just a 'trend' in Atlanta


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