‘Kindness of strangers made world record bid’

An Army veteran and wheelchair athlete says the kindness of strangers made her world record challenge. Lexi Chambers, from Exeter,...

MI5 World War Two ‘watcher’ advice revealed

Rookie wartime MI5 "watchers" were advised they needed to be prepared to offer a big tip if they had to...

Archaeologists study World War One training camp

A team of archaeologists has excavated the site of a World War One training camp in Bexhill. Cooden Camp was...

World Sports Photography Awards 2025 winner revealed

This iconic image of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina, by Jerome Brouillet, has been named the overall winner at the World...

Teen takes on World Ice Swimming Championships

A schoolgirl is preparing to throw herself into icy depths as the youngest ever member of Great Britain's ice swimming...

S Korea’s Yoon becomes first sitting president to be arrested

South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country's first sitting president to be arrested, ending a weeks-long standoff between...

Mozambique to get new president amid swirl of protest

A "national strike" is being threatened as Mozambique's president-elect is sworn in on Wednesday, more than three months since disputed...

Ukraine launches largest attack of war so far, Kyiv claims

Ukraine struck several targets deep inside Russia on Tuesday in what it says is its "most massive" attack of the...

Five takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for defence secretary, cleared his first hurdle on the way to confirmation: a long -...

Almost 100 strikes located in Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’, BBC Verify analysis suggests

The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to "for their safety" has been hit by...