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ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says government review

GettyNick TriggleHealth correspondent28 minutes agoThere is a risk of people being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism, an official review in England has found.Experts said a rise in diagnoses over...

Italy overhauls electoral system after fiercely contested debate

Getty ImagesMaia Davies28 minutes agoItaly's parliament has approved fiercely contested changes to the country's electoral system championed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ahead of elections due...

France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests

ReutersMaia Davies7 October 2026France has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests that have swept the country, after a 15-year-old's hand was blown off earlier this...

Asos hackers took more personal details than first revealed, BBC finds

Getty ImagesJoe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World Service8 October 2026, 10:29 BSTUpdated 5 minutes agoAsos has told its customers that hackers are in possession of detailed profiles of potentially...

AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time

ReutersPaul KirbyEurope digital editor6 October 2026A month after Germany's far-right AfD scored a decisive victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the party's candidate Tobias Rausch has been...

Badenoch pledges inheritance tax changes as she pitches Tories as 'no-nonsense' party

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedRichard WheelerPolitical reporter1 hour agoConservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap...

Zelensky condemns 'vile' large-scale Russian attacks that killed 15

ReutersAmy Walker24 minutes agoAt least 15 people have died in overnight strikes across central and eastern Ukraine, in what Volodymyr Zelensky has described as one of Russia's "most vile" attacks....

France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests

ReutersMaia Davies3 minutes agoFrance has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests that have swept the country, after a 15-year-old's hand was blown off earlier this...

Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille

A large crowd with thousands of student protesters has gathered in Lille's Place de la République, in northern France.Demonstrations are continuing across France on Tuesday against what protesters...

AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time

ReutersPaul KirbyEurope digital editor16 minutes agoA month after Germany's far-right AfD scored a decisive victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the party's candidate Tobias Rausch has been...

Watch: At the scene of protests on the streets of Lille

Students, their parents and unions are protesting across France, demanding better investment in high schools. It marks the latest day of demonstrations over the past week, some of which have turned...

Fear and disruption for Ukraine's rail passengers as Russia escalates drone attacks

EPA/ShutterstockPaul Adamsdiplomatic correspondent, in Kyiv11 minutes agoUkraine's railways have kept the country running since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. But attacks are...

Belfast solicitor to represent suspected mob boss Kinahan

Carol Bisso/PA WireGabija GataveckaiteDublin correspondent, BBC News NI5 October 2026A solicitor from Northern Ireland is to represent suspected mob boss Daniel Kinahan before the Irish courts in...

No 10 insists RAF Fairford is safe after US withdraws bombers

Getty ImagesVicky Wong5 October 2026, 13:07 BSTUpdated 8 minutes agoDowning Street has insisted RAF Fairford is safe, after the US withdrew all of its bombers from the military base.The Pentagon...

Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU

Katya AdlerEurope EditorOn the streets of Barcelona, fiery red and gold Chinese dragons (presumably with very sweaty people inside the costumes) danced among delighted crowds, while Chinese acrobats...