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Astronauts witnessing total solar eclipse after regaining contact with Earth following Moon fly-by

The Artemis II astronauts have set up cameras to capture the stages of the eclipse, after earlier losing connection with Nasa for 40 minutes.


News imageDonald Trump speaking at the podium on 5 April.

Trump threatens to take out Iran in 'one night' if no deal before deadline

The US president wants Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route, before his Tuesday deadline.

3 hrs ago
World
News imageTwo women in black head-to-toe walk past destroyed buildings and a series of red flag with yellow Arabic script.

Trump's Hormuz ultimatum nears - with little indication Iran is on board

The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick down.

2 hrs ago
World

Fake police stations and hundred-dollar bills - the BBC goes inside a Cambodian scam compound

Almost nothing was known about the Royal Hill casino until the Thai military took control of it in December.

2 hrs ago
Asia

Ten killed in Israeli strikes and clashes between Hamas and militia in Gaza, local sources say

The Israeli strikes reportedly targeted Hamas security personnel after they clashed with an Israeli-backed militia near Maghazi camp.

6 hrs ago
Middle East

US Supreme Court paves way for dismissal of Steve Bannon conviction

The order allows a lower court to consider dismissing the former Trump strategist's indictment.

9 hrs ago
US & Canada

UK festival boss defends Kanye West appearance

Its managing director calls the rapper's past comments "abhorrent" but asks people to "offer some forgiveness".

4 hrs ago
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More on Iran War

News imageIndian vessel 'Nanda Devi' carrying liquefied petroleum gas arrives at Vadinar Port in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat state

Trump's Hormuz deadline looms but Asian nations have already struck deals with Iran

Nations in the region have been keen to reach agreements as their economies are heavily reliant on Middle East energy.

News imageAn Iranian official walks next to the damaged Azadi sports complex in Tehran, Iran (3 April 2026)

Iranians brace for infrastructure strikes as Trump deadline nears

Ordinary Iranians respond to the US president's threat to destroy Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz.

News imageA still image purporting to show the burned wreckage of aircraft destroyed during the US mission to find a stranded airman in Iran. What appears to be two propellers can be seen among scraps of metal and smoke on a sandy ground.

How rescue of US airman in remote part of Iran unfolded

The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.


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News imageA woman pedalling on an exercise bike in her living room with a laptop on a chair in front of her (Credit: Getty Images)

This exercise gives your memory an instant boost

A brief bout of physical exercise can create "ripples" of activity in your brain that help you store and retrieve memories.

News imageDr Jonas Salk stands in a lab holding up a beaker with a bright orange liquid filling a quarter of it, and lots more beakers full of the liquid underneath (Credit: Alamy)

The scientist who developed the polio vaccine

On 12 April 1955, Dr Jonas Salk announced that his vaccine was safe and effective – but he refused to profit from it.


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News imageResidents film the white coffin of one of the men in Sathankulam, Tamil Nadu, in 2020.

Nine policemen sentenced to death in India over Covid custody killings

The father and son died in jail after being arrested on suspicion of breaching Covid lockdown rules in 2020.

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'Really feeling the love' - Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC as search for mother goes on

Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in what authorities believe was an abduction.

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How China fell for a lobster: What an AI assistant tells us about Beijing's ambition

The AI agent sparked a frenzy of "raising lobsters" in March, with users training the tool to suit their needs.

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Young gray whale dies after swimming up river in Washington state

Hunger is a likely reason the whale, dubbed Willapa Willy, travelled inland, experts say.

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News imageA child looks at the camera, lying on a woman's lap, with tubes inserted into his nose.

Emergency jabs after 100 children die of suspected measles in a month in Bangladesh

There have been more than 7,500 suspected cases since 15 March, according to health ministry data.

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Kanye West's right to enter UK under review after festival outcry

Jewish groups and lawmakers call on the London festival to cancel the controversial rapper's headline booking.

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Culture
News imageSteve Hilton speaks at a campaign event. He holds a microphone, and wears a black blazer with a pin in the shape of California.

Trump endorses ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton for California governor

Steve Hilton, who advised the former prime minster and hosted a Fox News show, is running as a Republican.

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Moment Artemis II sets record for distance humans have travelled from Earth

The crew broke a previous record of 248,655 miles (400,171km) set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970, and they are still heading further away from Earth.

US & Canada
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'We are at the edge of a battlefield': BBC reports near Strait of Hormuz

The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.

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Inside the hotel where Agatha Christie wrote a classic

The BBC visits the luxury hotel in Istanbul where Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express.

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'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon

Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.

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Video appears to show US plane and search and rescue helicopters over southern Iran

Reports from the US, quoting unnamed officials, say a search is under way after the shooting down of a US fighter jet over Iran.

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The crew will not land on the Moon on this current mission, though Nasa is preparing for a potential lunar landing by 2028.

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Marshmallows fall from the sky at annual Michigan Easter event

At the annual 'Great Marshmallow Drop', more than 15,000 fluffy treats fell from a helicopter as kids raced to collect them.

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News imageMilitary Chief Min Aung Hlaing arrives to deliver a speech during a ceremony to mark Myanmar's Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2026

Who is the coup leader who will be Myanmar's next president?

Min Aung Hlaing led the catastrophic coup that tipped the country into civil war in 2021.

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Technology

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Businesses scramble to get noticed by AI search

Firms are changing the way they present information on their websites, so they get noticed by AI.
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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.
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US & Canada news

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Lil Nas X assault case to be dismissed if he completes mental health programme

The judge said the musician's behaviour when he was arrested in LA last year was "aberrant from his normal conduct".

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News imageA team photo posed before a match by the Eritrean men's football side. The outfield players are wearing all-blue kit with red, green and gold trim. Five players in the front row bend forward with their hands placed on their knees, with the player on the far right of the front row holding a team pennant. Six players stand in the back row with their arms wrapped around the team-mate to either side. The goalkeeper is in a pink jersey with the number one on its chest. The players are on a green pitch with an empty wooden stand in the background

Seven Eritrean players fail to return home after international match

Several footballers have absconded in the past leaving behind what rights groups call a repressive government.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo's 'wise elder' dies aged 77

Churches and politicians in South Sudan call for 'lasting peace' in Easter messages

Somalia set for 'historic' first offshore oil drilling


Business

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Oil prices choppy after expletive-laden Trump threat to Iran

Brent crude rose above $110 then eased as the US and Iran traded plans for a potential ceasefire.

Spain's huge pork industry seeks salvation from swine fever threat

You can hire house help in 15 minutes in India. But is the system fair?

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Sport

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Arteta calls for perspective as Arsenal look to avoid slump

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta wants his side to channel the pain of back-to-back defeats when they take on Sporting in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Former BOA and Wada executive Reedie dies aged 84

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Science

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Artemis's stunning Moon pictures - science or holiday photos?

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Culture

News imageChow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in Hard Boiled (Credit: Alamy)

Why Chow Yun-Fat is cinema's greatest action hero

The Hong Kong actor made a series of films with director John Woo that revolutionised the action genre – and key to them was his beguiling mixture of toughness and tenderness.

The man who became one of India's greatest stage queens

Streetwear and crop tops take World Cup fashion to new heights

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Arts

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The world's most misunderstood novel

F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is synonymous with glitz and glamour, but this is just one of many myths that have surrounded the book since its first publication in 1925.

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News imageInside the hotel where Agatha Christie wrote a classic

Inside the hotel where Agatha Christie wrote a classic

The BBC visits the luxury hotel in Istanbul where Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express.
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Travel

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The Floridian beach town that looks like Santorini

The striking all-white architecture of Alys Beach may conjure Europe and the Caribbean, but its walkable streets and luminous Gulf beaches are pure Florida.

What happens when remote travel goes wrong

An Easter crime fiction wave is sweeping Norway

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World's Table

News imageA tray of pistachio baklava over a bed of pistachios (Credit: Getty Images)

Inside the Turkish city built on 'green gold'

For centuries, pistachios have defined Gaziantep. Today, they remain the most prized ingredient in Turkey's culinary capital – and the secret behind its legendary baklava.

The rare 'dinosaur egg' returning from extinction

Congee to consommé: Why every culture has a healing broth

How 'Yakult Ladies' became a lifeline in ageing Japan


Earth

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A rogue mushroom is tearing through US forests

The unstoppable golden oyster is ripping through woodland, after escaping from cultivation. As it runs riot, mushroom enthusiasts are rescuing the native fungi in its path.

The delicate question of where responsibility lies for safety on UK mountains

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