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Norway mourns King Harald as Haakon VIII ascends throne

Cornelius Poppe / NTB / AFP via Getty Images) / Norway OUTMallory Moench28 August 2026, 16:44 BSTUpdated 41 minutes agoNorwegians, politicians and royals are grieving the death of beloved King Harald...

What we should make of CIA boss's secret trip to Moscow

Getty ImagesFrank GardnerSecurity correspondent27 August 2026President Donald Trump said John Ratcliffe's trip to Russia was a "semi-routine" visit but there is nothing routine about the CIA chief...

Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war

Reuters27 August 2026Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić, dubbed the "Butcher of Bosnia" for his actions during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, has died in prison.BBC special correspondent Allan...

Mladić and the monstrous crimes of the 'Butcher of Bosnia'

Corbis/Getty ImagesSam Woodhouse11 minutes agoRatko Mladić, who has died at the age of 84, was the bull-necked "Butcher of Bosnia".As Commander of the Bosnian Serb army, he oversaw a brutal campaign...

Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84

Reuters13 minutes agoConvicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić has died in a UN prison at The Hague aged 84. News of his death was confirmed by a UN official.Mladić was jailed for life in...

Norway's royal family gathers at King Harald's bedside as his condition worsens

EPAJames Gregory30 minutes agoKing Harald V of Norway is in an "extremely serious" condition in hospital, the country's royal household has said.His wife, Queen Sonja, and his son, Crown Prince...

Cruise ships have secret prison - what happens to passengers who end up in the 'brig'

[unable to retrieve full-text content]There's a darker side to cruise ships with an on board prison, known as the 'brig', that passengers are blissfully unaware of - unless they break the law

European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

ReutersJames Gregory25 August 2026The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for...

European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

ReutersJames Gregory1 minute agoThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for...

CIA chief in Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports

Getty ImagesJoe Coughlan and Daniel Bush, Washington correspondent25 August 2026, 16:27 BSTUpdated 16 minutes agoThe head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has travelled to...

King of Norway's health has worsened, palace says

Ritzau Scanpix/Bo Amstrup via REUTERSMallory Moench24 August 2026King Harald V of Norway's health has worsened, the palace has said, as he remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bacterial...

More than 70,000 social and affordable homes to be built across England as part of £39bn plan

Getty ImagesTarah Welsh, Housing correspondent and Jade Thompson , BBC News24 August 2026Updated 3 hours agoMinisters have announced where more than 70,000 social and affordable...

Organised crime arrests as police investigate A66 crash that killed two officers

Cleveland PolicePamela Tickell, Philippa Goymer and Federica Bedendo, North East and Cumbria28 minutes agoTwelve people have been arrested as part of the investigation into the...

King of Norway's health has worsened, palace says

Ritzau Scanpix/Bo Amstrup via REUTERSMallory Moench6 hours agoKing Harald V of Norway's health has worsened, the palace has said, as he remains in hospital receiving antibiotics for a bacterial...

Divorce, smartphones and control - BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan

Kawoon KhamooshBBC World Service, Sheberghan, Kabul and Kandahar3 hours agoGovernor Abdullah Sarhadi gives money to treat a boy's broken arm and hands out funds for a local mosque - then, in his...