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View from afar of large plumes of smoke rising over buildings struck by Israel in the Nabatieh area, southern Lebanon (4 January 2026)

Hezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and Lebanon

The United States announced the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday night following a fresh round of talks.

2 hrs ago
Middle East

File image of US President Donald Trump at the White House

Trump hits back at 'unpatriotic' vote after House rebukes him over Iran

The lower chamber of Congress passed a measure that seeks to halt further military action, in a vote seen as largely symbolic.

5 hrs ago
US & Canada
A huge plume of smoke and fire is visible over a series of warehouse buildings.

New footage shows moment Iranian drone struck Kuwait airport

One person was killed and more than 60 injured in the Iranian drone strike on Wednesday.

14 hrs ago
Middle East

Uneasy neighbours: Can three World Cup hosts put differences aside for a month?

The tournament comes after a period of fractious relations between the US, Canada and Mexico.

11 hrs ago
World

Miracle on Everest: Guide believed dead spotted crawling down ice

Cleaners found Dawa Sherpa crawling towards Base Camp six days after he went missing at a higher altitude.

9 hrs ago
Asia

Marilyn Monroe auction features star's make-up and gowns on 100th birthday

The auction has already brought in thousands in bids and includes intimate items from her life.

3 hrs ago
US & Canada

Harry and Meghan celebrate Lilibet's fifth birthday

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex share a picture of their daughter Lilibet, calling her "our dream girl".

10 hrs ago
Culture

Only from the BBC

A curved home on stilts in a lush rainforest (Credit: Alvaro Fonseca)

10 stunning summer homes in harmony with nature

From a sleek dream home in the Costa Rican rainforest to a stone, cliff-top retreat in the wilds of Scotland, here are 10 summer retreats that are immersed in their surroundings.

A mannequin head sits on a shelf surrounded by two wigs.

What a hair loss breakthrough could mean for women like me

As scientists edge closer to new treatments for hair loss, Victoria Derbyshire examines what such breakthroughs could mean for women.


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More news

Zeynab Javadli speaking on a video call.

Ex-wife of Dubai ruler's nephew missing, says lawyer

British lawyer David Haigh lost contact with Zeynab Javadli on Tuesday and the BBC has been told her home in Dubai is locked and empty.

2 hrs ago
Middle East
A stock image of white-and-red striped Dutch police tape, which reads 'Politie'.

Dutch police investigate suspected drugging and sexual assault of multiple women

Police raided the suspects' homes after tip-offs from German and UK authorities.

2 hrs ago
Europe

'Nothing left to chance' for Bayeux Tapestry's journey to London

The 950-year-old work will be as safe "as a baby" during its move to London, French officials say.

8 hrs ago
Europe

Liverpool appoint Iraola as head coach

Liverpool appoint Andoni Iraola as their new head coach on a two-year contract following the sacking of Arne Slot.

1 hr ago
Liverpool
Headshot of the prime minister, who appears to be standing outside near a building site. He wears an open-necked white shirt, with his grey hair combed back in his usual style and black spectacles.

Starmer accuses Musk of trying to whip up division over Henry Nowak murder

X owner Musk has posted several times on the site criticising the police treatment of Henry Nowak.

2 hrs ago
Politics
A man shown from behind looking at his phone outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California,

Musk's SpaceX share sale: Four things you need to know

From next week individual investors can take a stake in Musk's rockets-to-AI company.

3 hrs ago
The FIifa World Cup 2026 logo is seen covering the Hard Rock Stadium signage

What is happening with World Cup ticket prices?

With falling prices, fluctuating availability and a lack of clarity, could the biggest World Cup ever see swathes of empty seats?

4 hrs ago
World Cup
Mirra Andreeva celebrates

French Open: Qualifier Chwalinska faces Shnaider for place in final

Qualifier Maja Chwalinska will contest the French Open final against Mirra Andreeva as her astonishing Paris story continues


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Sparkling earrings sit in a glass case in front of a portrait of Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe's jewellery, dresses and letters auctioned for her 100th birthday

Hundreds of the Hollywood icon's personal possessions have been put up for auction in California.

US & Canada
Split screen. Left, Will Grant with robot dogs. Right, a group of Mexico's military conducting exercises.

Robodogs and Black Hawks: How one Mexican city is preparing for the World Cup

In the shadow of cartel violence, BBC’s Will Grant got a first-hand look at security plans in Monterrey.

Latin America
A group of men getting out of a plane with bright green suitcases.

World Cup teams start arriving in North America

Some wore matching suits and others carried identical green bags as they landed, just days before the tournament kicks off.

World
Flooded street.

Deep water cuts off roads as flash floods hit UK town

Video shows drivers and pedestrians attempting to cross flooded roads and other cars left stranded.

Suffolk
A black bear is seen running on a road, with a man dressed in black visible on the ground behind him.

Man attacked by bear at steel works in Japan

The bear, which injured four people in the attack on Tuesday, remains on the loose within the factory compound.

Asia
A group of people surround a manhole in the middle of the street. A red circle is around them.

Men seen entering NYC sewer manhole in surveillance footage

The individuals are believed to be "treasure hunters" and urban explorers looking for valuables in the sewer system, police say.

US & Canada
Split screen. Both sides show drug-smuggling tunnel.

Video shows elaborate drug-smuggling tunnel between US and Mexico

Four people have been arrested and charged with trafficking more than $45 million in cocaine, according to federal officials.

World
Split screen image showing correspondent Nada Tawfik on the right, and protesters holding a megaphone and a poster that reads 'borders are imaginary lines'

BBC at New Jersey ICE detention centre as curfew enforced

Nada Tawfik is at Delaney Hall, where protesters have clashed with police and authorities have imposed a curfew across a half-mile area surrounding the facility.

US & Canada

Earth

Stevie the pangolin out foraging (Credit: Kelsey Skinner)

This trafficked pangolin was destined for a grisly end. Now he's back in the wild

Stevie the pangolin was saved from the illegal wildlife trade. After months of care, he’s now back in the wild – and thriving.


Culture

A crowd of people approach and glowing spaceship in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Credit: Alamy)

Why Spielberg thinks there are aliens among us - and it may be being covered up

Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic tapped into anxieties about the US government hiding UFO information from the public. It holds the key to the director's new film, Disclosure Day.


US & Canada News

Former Trump national security advisor John Bolton appears against a blue background while sitting on a panel.

John Bolton expected to plead guilty in classified documents case, sources confirm

Trump's former advisor turned critic had reached a deal with prosecutors, two people said.

Why is this teen fashion brand closing its fitting rooms?

What to know about Canada's new AI strategy

Trump to nominate Blanche for attorney general on permanent basis


More World News

Scattered belongings and debris in an apartment building that was hit in an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, northern Gaza (4 June 2026)

Israeli strikes kill 11 people in Gaza City, medics say

Women and children were among those killed in the attacks on four residential buildings, which Israel's military says killed four Hamas security officials.

More than 20,000 fish killed after river polluted

Kushner-backed luxury resort plan sparks protests in Albania

California tech boss accused of smuggling equipment to Iran


Business

A woman, Jackie Jantos, with glasses and a white top, in front of a purple curtain.

Hinge boss on her green and red flags in life

Jackie Jantos, CEO of Hinge, shares her daily habits and tips for success in dating and in life.

SpaceX says it's worth $1.75tn as it targets largest stock market debut

Costly fuel pushes more Indians to buy electric cars but challenges remain

'By the grace of God': Miners dig on as lab-grown diamonds reshape market


Technology

A young man lying on the sofa looking at his phone

Do you find yourself aimlessly scrolling? You're not alone

A Virgin Media O2 report suggests an average of 36% of time spent on phones is without a clear purpose.

Microsoft says new quantum chip 1,000 times more reliable than predecessor

No more delayed flag? Fifa adds new offside tech for World Cup

The space tech solving the world's signal problem


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Test Match Special, England v New Zealand: Sensational day for seamers as wickets tumble

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Football Daily, Scotland’s World Cup memories

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Rugby Union Weekly, Mark McCall: End of an era

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Mark McCall: End of an era

Test Match Special, Stokes says 'no need for massive change' ahead of first Test

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BBC Women's Football Weekly, Jill Scott’s Coffee Club, Extra: Inside England with Freya Godfrey and Lucia Kendall

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Football Daily, Remember When… We Had A Golden Generation

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More than the Score, More Than The Score, How Kei Kamara made history in the MLS and Sierra Leone

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Test Match Special, England in the groove ahead of the T20 World Cup

Test Match Special

England in the groove ahead of the T20 World Cup


Sport

England bowler Ollie Robinson celebrates taking a wicket

Stunning Robinson return gives life to England

Ollie Robinson takes three wickets in his first over for England in more than two years to breathe life into their post-Ashes rebuild on day one of the first Test against New Zealand.

Qualifier Chwalinska sets up final against Andreeva

Atcheson scores and is sent off as NI beat Guinea

Man City consider legal action after Haaland claim


Health

A woman, seen from behind, holds her dog in her arms by a front door (Credit: Getty Images)

How to know if your pet has allergies

Cats and dogs can be allergic to pollen, but getting a diagnosis is a lengthy process.

The people who are addicted to daydreaming

Brain freeze reveals a lot about your health

Children need to move more. Here's how to help


Culture

Actress Rosamund Pike looking stern

Weekly quiz: What did Rosamund Pike say to the person using their phone during her play?

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

Oscar-nominated Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi dies aged 56

Bob Harris to step down from Radio 2 after 56 years on air

Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury welcome second child


Travel

Fishermen 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 photos 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.

The 14-course dinner redefining Zambian cuisine

The idyllic island you can drive around in a weekend

A 1,400km bike ride along the 'End of the World' in Patagonia


Watch

Can we snack more smartly?

The hidden calories we consume without knowing

Many of us get a quarter of our daily calories from our snacks, but there are ways to snack more smartly.
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Arts

The book covers of Yesteryear, Transcription and Look What You Made Me Do (Credit: Fourth Estate/ Granta/ Faber & Faber)

10 of the best books of 2026 so far

From a darkly comic tale of revenge to a beautiful contemplation on friendship, here are the year's most acclaimed works of fiction so far.

Whistler Mother is a US icon - here's why the artist would've hated its success

'I was told I had months to live. Now I've been born again'

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


Earth

Two Amazon mollies almost nose-to-nose in an aquarium (Credit: Manfred Schartl)

The fish species that's survived for 100,000 years without males

All-female species have been long thought of as evolutionary dead ends – but one fish has defied the odds to live without males, revealing new clues to how genomes stay healthy.

The real story of the Amazon's 'lost city'

The environmental cost when rockets go wrong

How light is erasing one of Earth’s darkest places


Video

The fish-killing snail’s deadly game

Watch the killer snail that hunts with toxic bullets

In the Great Barrier Reef, a venomous snail catches and devours its prey in a silent, lethal game of ambush.

The little-known fried dish unique to one English city

The unseen photos captured on the Royal Yacht Britannia

Why this US city draws millions of pizza tourists every year


World's Table

A young boy places food on a plate that a man is holding at a roadside stand in Sri Lanka

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

Rooted in Buddhist teachings, Sri Lanka's roadside dansal offer free food and drinks to strangers – and this year, the tradition feels especially relevant.

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

Which country can claim steak?

Inside the Turkish city built on 'green gold'


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