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Iran's Araghchi in Islamabad for talks as US envoys set to travel to Pakistan

No meeting is planned between Iran and the US, according to an Iranian official. Donald Trump says Tehran is "making an offer and we'll have to see".


News imageEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks to Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic at the Cyprus summit

Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain

On Friday morning, souring relations between Europe and the United States reared its Medusa-like head again, writes the BBC's Europe editor.

8 hrs ago
World
News imageFalklands war veteran Simon Weston speaks to BBC Newsnight wearing a blue checkered shirt

Falklands veteran hopes King can persuade Trump to 'back down'

Simon Weston says reports the US is reviewing the UK's claim to the territory makes his sacrifice feel "irrelevant".

2 hrs ago
UK

Thousands at risk after multimillion-dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust

The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC.

8 hrs ago
Asia

Meet the men calling out 'masculinity' trends

Influencers promoting looksmaxxing and narrow male beauty standards are being called out by a new wave of men on social media.

9 hrs ago
Technology

Who is making decisions in Iran?

Iran's new supreme leader is supposed to have the final say, but in practice the picture is far murkier.

15 hrs ago
Middle East

China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

With the price of fuel rising China's BYD says it is positioning itself to benefit from the global shift away from fossil fuels.

10 hrs ago
Business

Weekend reads

News imageA close up of someone pouring two tablets from a bottle of aspirin (Credit: Getty Images)

Aspirin can reduce the risk of cancer - and we're starting to understand why

The 4,000-year-old drug, most commonly used to treat pain, prevents certain tumours from forming and spreading across the body – findings that are already changing health policies.

News imageA phone with ChatGPT on the screen with the words "Hey there, what are we digging into?" displayed (Credit: Getty Images)

Is AI making us forget how to think?

As large language models take over more and more cognitive tasks, researchers are warning this mental outsourcing comes with a cost.


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Business Daily

Inside gaming’s cheat problem

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The Global Story

The global network hunting predators on the internet

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The Interview

Arlo Parks, singer-songwriter: I want to make music that lasts

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Front Row

Antoine Fuqua's controversial biopic of Michael Jackson

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In Iceland's Defence

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Witness History

The clean-up of Chernobyl

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Uncanny

Case 3: The White Mountain UFO

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What's Up Docs?

How do we care for our voices?


Documentaries

What Happened at Chernobyl
What Happened at Chernobyl
What Happened at Chernobyl
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Jordan Dunbar examines the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl in 1986.


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I moved 1,500 miles to be with my deported husband

The spouses of illegal immigrants facing deportation must choose between separation or moving to a new country.

7 hrs ago
World
News imageA man in camouflage stands beside a river with a dog on a lead and mountain in the background

The Kashmir town trying to win back tourists after a deadly attack

A year after the Pahalgam attack, tourism has slowed in Indian-administered Kashmir, hitting lives and livelihoods.

10 hrs ago
Asia

31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction

Many died due to conditions at a Florida warehouse where they'd been shipped, while others arrived from South America dead, authorities say.

4 hrs ago
US & Canada

The viral manifesto of 'anti-woke' tech boss with NHS and defence contracts

The boss of the controversial tech company with UK government contracts published a 22-point plan on the future of the West.

6 hrs ago
News imageMalama Muleba poses wearing a grey, three-piece suit and red tie.

A nation built on pan-African principles faces questions about racism

Several black Zambians tell the BBC they sometimes feel like they are second-class citizens in their own country.

9 hrs ago
Africa
News imageSplit screen of BBC journalist in a pub garden holding a wooden paddle with two coins on it, and a man who is in a pub garden tossing two coins off a wooden paddle.

Why is this game only legal across Australia one day a year?

Two-up is a coin toss betting game that was played by Australian soldiers during World War One - it’s now only legal across Australia on 25 April.

14 hrs ago
Australia
News imageA woman with mid-length blonde hair and a fringe looks to her right, wearing a beige top and winged eyeliner.

Man extradited from Dubai over murder of woman found stabbed at London home

The London property manager, 27, known as Angela, was stabbed in Westminster in 2024.

6 hrs ago
London

Editor's picks

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The woman who checked in and never checked out

A mysterious 1892 death at a California hotel sparked ghost stories that still intrigue visitors today.

Culture & Experiences
News imageSilk road copy

Tracing Marco Polo's footsteps along the Silk Road

700 years after his death, Marco Polo's travellogue is full of wonder but also 'hard to believe' in some parts.

History
News imageHow sex with Neanderthals changed us forever

How sex with Neanderthals changed us forever

According to biologists, modern humans and Neanderthals shouldn't have been able to breed. But they did.

Science
News imageThe birthplace of the alphabet in ancient Egypt

The birthplace of the alphabet in ancient Egypt

In 1905, archaeologists in Egypt found mysterious inscriptions carved into the walls of a 4,000-year-old mine.

Humans
News imageThe first view inside Tutankhamun's tomb

A view inside King Tutankhamun's tomb

One month after the famous discovery, photographer Harry Burton recreated the first view of Tutankhamun's tomb.

History
News imageThe Soviet’s top secret military flop

The secret Soviet radar hidden in Chernobyl’s shadow

In a remote forest near Chernobyl stands a relic of Soviet mismanagement.

History
News imageBehind Lady Dianau2019s 'first' picture

How the first 'sensational' picture of Lady Diana came about

It starts some 40 years ago, when a teenage girl is pulled out of obscurity and thrust into the spotlight.

History
News imageThe mystery of a Singaporean soldier's WW2 disappearance

The mystery of a Singapore soldier's WW2 disappearance

Travel Show reporter Carmen Roberts returns to Singapore to trace her great-uncle, missing since WW2.

The Travel Show

Culture

News imageA walkway in the library of Merton College Oxford, lined with rows of bookcases and a globe at the end (Credit: Courtesy of the Warden and Fellows of Merton College Oxford)

The enchanting history of Oxford University's 750-year-old library

Predating the Aztec Empire, Merton College Library in Oxford has been used by everyone from celebrated 14th-Century mathematicians to JRR Tolkien.
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Travel

News imageA truck full of tourists stands to take mobile phone photos of a tiger in the brush

No selfies, no phones: The new rules of the safari

As Indian tiger reserves implement a full ban on mobile phones during safaris, do we need to rethink how we behave as wildlife tourists?
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US & Canada news

News imageUS President Donald Trump and King Charles side by side against a green background

King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign

The state visit to the US looks fraught with difficulty - but could be key to rescuing the special relationship.

Epstein survivor: Meeting the King would be a 'grand step'

'My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead

OpenAI boss 'deeply sorry' for not telling police of mass shooting suspect's account


More world news

News imageMarch on March protesters are seen leading a protest against illegal immigration in South Africa

South Africa's top envoy to Ghana summoned over attacks on foreigners

A Ghanaian national was confronted by South Africans in a viral clip and questioned about his immigration status.

Pirates hijack oil tanker off the coast of Somalia

Israeli police investigate after officers 'cut Palestinian flag' from skullcap

Behind Nigeria's murky coup plot - the money, the prayers and a Nollywood arrest


Business

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What the Warner Bros deal could mean for streaming, cinemas and news

If Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros goes ahead it could significantly reshape Hollywood.

Asos demands £7m from US as firms rush to claim tariff refunds

AI is already leading to fewer jobs in UK for young people, says Rishi Sunak

High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals


Sport

News imageNottingham Forest celebrate

All eyes on Spurs & West Ham? 'Unbelievable' Forest edge towards safety

After Nottingham Forest's stunning win at Sunderland, is the Premier League relegation battle now a two-horse race?

How Guardiola found his best Man City XI

Welsh fire, England captain - how Meg Jones became a dual-nation icon

'Something special' - O'Sullivan & Higgins renew rivalry


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Not by the Playbook

Why it's never too late

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Football Daily

The Wayne Rooney Show: Bruno Fernandes On Man Utd Pressure, Critics & Captaincy

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The Wayne Rooney Show

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News imageTest Match Special, Strategic Timeout: Sooryavanshi Continues to Stun the IPL

Test Match Special

Strategic Timeout: Sooryavanshi Continues to Stun the IPL

News imageMore than the Score, More Than The Score, Could Africa rule the table tennis world?

More than the Score

Could Africa rule the table tennis world?

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Football Daily

The Commentators’ View: John Helm & the magic sponge

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F1: Chequered Flag

Back at Base S3: 10. Cadillac Race into F1’s new era

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Football Daily

Euro Leagues: BlueCo crisis & Helsingborgs' Scottish boss


Technology

News imageMichael Kratsios, a White House director and advisor on technology, speaking into a microphone at a podium, wearing a black suit jacket, white dress shirt and blue patterned neck tie. An American flag is positioned upright behind him.

White House memo claims mass AI theft by Chinese firms

A memo from Michael Kratsios says firms, mainly in China, are wrongfully distilling US AI models.

How technology is transforming India's silk industry

UK Biobank health data listed for sale in China, government confirms

Can we predict the next global crisis?


Science

News imageTwo images are shown side-by-side of the Earth visible above a cratered lunar landscape in space (Credit: Nasa)

Apollo v Artemis: How Earth changed in 58 years

After the Apollo 8 crew captured the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968, Artemis astronauts have recreated the image, revealing changes to our fragile blue planet.

'It felt like science fiction': The cancer therapy changing lives

The 'bizarre' story of the world's first LSD trip

From blast-off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon


Culture

News imageRichard Gadd, with his hands wrapped in bandages, holds Jamie Bell's face with their heads pressed together in a still taken from Half Man (Credit: BBC)

Half Man: Baby Reindeer creator's violent new series is brutal and 'unbearably intense' ★★★★☆

Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd's new series about two emotionally damaged step-brothers is "unbelievably intense".

The kitsch '60s act that dominated the US charts

Michael review: 'A bland and barely competent daytime TV movie' ★☆☆☆☆

The bidding war for Jackie O's possessions


Arts

News imageA black and white image shows a couple in the corner of a booth in a small Paris cafe with their faces close together as if they are about to kiss(Credit: Estate Brassai/ Succession Philippe Ribeyrolles)

10 intimate images of a lost, decadent 1930s Paris

Moving "from the slums to the exclusive salons", Brassaï captured the brothels, gay bars and backstreets of Paris's hazy night-time in its radical inter-war years.

The truth about Tudor England's 'most hated woman'

Japan's ancient philosophy that helps us accept our flaws

A cheat's guide to... Picasso's Guernica


Watch

News imageNorway's 'silent' cruise around the Oslofjord

Norway's 'silent' cruise around the Oslofjord

Tech Now climbs aboard an electric boat to find out how Norway is boosting green tourism.
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Travel

News imageSingapore Changi Airport's Jewel complex and control tower rise above landscaped gardens and an elevated walkway (Credit: Getty Images)

The world's best airport doesn't feel like an airport at all

Singapore's Changi Airport is famous for its waterfall, butterfly garden and seamless transit. But its real competitive edge is behind the scenes.

The Route 66 story you haven't been told

How Tarzan Brown conquered the Boston Marathon

The travellers mapping their holiday by the stars


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.

Inside the Turkish city built on 'green gold'

The rare 'dinosaur egg' returning from extinction

Congee to consommé: Why every culture has a healing broth


Earth

News imagePhoto showing five climbers practising at Khumbu Icefalls area before Camp I.

Huge chunk of glacier blocks Everest route in peak climbing season

Sherpas cannot prepare the route to the world's highest peak because a huge block of ice is in the way.

Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the ancient seas

Humpback whales were nearly wiped out. Now their numbers are skyrocketing.

The UK is losing wildflowers. Can cities save them?


Video

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Inside the Nordic base key to Europe's orbital space race

Tech Now witnesses a rocket launch at Esrange Space Centre, a key player in Europe's unfolding space race.

Charli XCX's parents went to raves with her as a teenager

Baby Pachyrhinosaurus struggles to survive in the wilderness

The family-run Slovenian business that conquered ski jumping


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