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Four-time Oscar nominated star Saoirse Ronan

American Irish actor Saoirse Ronan

Smart glasses or ‘pervert glasses’?

Meta is among the tech companies investing billions in smart glasses. Who for?

The battery revolution

How a new generation of batteries is transforming the world's electricity systems

‘The man with a thousand faces’ – the life of Samuel Fosso

How the celebrated photographer built a career posing as himself and as history’s greats

Egypt’s President Sadat is assassinated

In October 1981, President Anwar Sadat was assassinated at a military parade

Where is Austin Tice? 5. The video

A video appears online titled: “Austin Tice Still Alive”.

US death row inmate regains consciousness

Experts and lawyers have called the apparent recovery by Christa Pike as unprecedented.

Christa Pike is awake after botched execution attempt

The lawyers of the death row inmate say she is now conscious again in hospital.

Christa Pike has regained consciousness

The former US death row inmate survived an execution attempted.

Shami Chakrabarti, human rights lawyer: Healthy democracies need a free media

Anna Holligan speaks to Shami Chakrabarti about the rule of law and high-level corruption

Meet the first black woman to own a billion-dollar company

From $900 to a billion-dollar business, we hear Janice Bryant Howroyd’s journey.

The mirrors that lit up a dark Norwegian town

In 2013, Rjukan saw winter sunshine for the first time – thanks to an unusual invention

The battery revolution

How a new generation of batteries is transforming the world's electricity systems

World Book Club: Paul Tremblay, A Head Full of Ghosts

Josie Long interviews Paul Tremblay about A Head Full of Ghosts

The warnings before 7 October

Israel’s leader is under scrutiny over alleged security and intelligence failings

My unwelcome birthday surprise became a cult classic

Sibylle Baier’s son threw her a 60th birthday party that would change her life

The mirrors that lit up a dark Norwegian town

In 2013, Rjukan saw winter sunshine for the first time – thanks to an unusual invention

Where is Austin Tice? 5. The video

A video appears online titled: “Austin Tice Still Alive”.

Three years on from 7 October attacks

Israel is marking three years since the Hamas-led attacks which killed 1200 people

Shami Chakrabarti, human rights lawyer: Healthy democracies need a free media

Anna Holligan speaks to Shami Chakrabarti about the rule of law and high-level corruption

Meet the first black woman to own a billion-dollar company

From $900 to a billion-dollar business, we hear Janice Bryant Howroyd’s journey.

Indian businesses brace for higher interest rates

Interest rates rise in the world's most-populous country for the first time in four years

Israel marks three years since 7 October attacks

Memorial events are taking place across Israel

US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking

Pike continues to receive critical medical care after failed execution

My unwelcome birthday surprise became a cult classic

Sibylle Baier’s son threw her a 60th birthday party that would change her life

The mirrors that lit up a dark Norwegian town

In 2013, Rjukan saw winter sunshine for the first time – thanks to an unusual invention

2026/10/07 GMT

BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.

The battery revolution

How a new generation of batteries is transforming the world's electricity systems

Should we be worried about the plague?

What exactly is the plague, where is it found and how dangerous is it?

Israelis mark three years since 7 October attacks

Vigils are being held across Israel and the world

Shami Chakrabarti, human rights lawyer: Healthy democracies need a free media

Anna Holligan speaks to Shami Chakrabarti about the rule of law and high-level corruption

Where is Austin Tice? 5. The video

A video appears online titled: “Austin Tice Still Alive”.

US mortgage rates highest since 2023

US mortgage rates rise to 7.49%, highest in nearly 3 years years.

World Book Club: Paul Tremblay, A Head Full of Ghosts

Josie Long interviews Paul Tremblay about A Head Full of Ghosts