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Teams from around the world have been competing at Cybathlon - a competition to develop assistive tech solutions for people with disabilities. 67 teams from 24 countries are competing across eight disciplines, and each is an obstacle course full of everyday tasks that disabled people have to deal with. Amongst others, there are races for robotic le…

Fevzi Turkalp, the Gadget Detective, joins Salma El-Wardany on BBC Radio London to discuss the astonishing rate at which people are joining Bluesky, a social media platform alternative to Elon Musk's X/Twitter, especially since the recent US presidential election and changes to how the service is run. Created by Jack Dorsey, who formally owned Twit…

Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former Manchester City footballer, has been appointed president by Georgia's disputed parliament, after 17 days of pro-EU protests that have swept this country's towns and cities. The 53-year-old is a former MP from the increasingly authoritarian ruling Georgian Dream party and was the only candidate for the job.On Saturday,…

South Korean MPs have voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. The vote marks a second attempt to impeach Yoon over his botched attempt to declare martial law, which sparked mass protests. Thousands of people took to the streets in Seoul as protesters - both supporting and against the president - staged huge rallies ahead of the impeachment vote. …

How did the killing of a health insurance boss divide America? Luigi Mangione was arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday after a days-long, multi-state manhunt following the suspected murder of UnitedHealthcare's CEO, Brian Thompson. It’s led to a debate about the health system in America and also prompted anonymous donors to chip in thousands of dolla…

Diary of a CEO host Steven Bartlett is amplifying harmful health misinformation on his number-one ranked podcast, a BBC investigation has found. Recent claims from guests - including that cancer can be treated by following a keto diet, rather than proven treatments - were allowed by the Dragons' Den star with little or no challenge. Experts have to…

In an exclusive interview by the BBC’s Samira Hussain for Newsnight, the father of Harshita Brella, who was murdered and her body found in the boot of a car in East London, pleads for justice in “any way possible”. Her mother and sister say she feared she would be killed by her husband, Pankaj Lamba. Our team in India put these allegations to Panka…

In this episode of Newscast originally broadcast on BBC One, Adam, Chris, Alex and Faisal discuss why sandwiches have become the hot topic in Westminster, what the UK’s future relationship with the EU could look like in the new year, and planning reforms.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/ne…

A former British soldier who went out to Ukraine to help in the war effort against Russia was unlawfuly killed by a "comrade", a coroner has found. Daniel Burke, of Manchester, was assisting Ukrainian armed forces but was killed far from the frontline by someone he knew, his inquest was told. Manchester Area Coroner, Zak Golombeck, said Mr Burke, 3…

President Emmanuel Macron has named centrist leader François Bayrou as France's next prime minister, in a bid to end months of political turmoil. A Macron ally, Bayrou is a mayor from the southwest and leads the MoDem party. Ahead of the announcement, the two men spent almost two hours in talks described as tense by French media. The president's ta…

Mass rallies are getting under way in Syria today to celebrate the end of five decades of authoritarian rule by the Assad regime. Images from Damascus show people gathering for the first Friday prayers since Islamist rebels seized power on Sunday. Former President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, where he and his family have been given asylum, after…

Leaders of the Islamist rebel fighters who ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad have suspended parliament and the constitution. They said the move was necessary in order to ensure a smooth transition of power. However a spokesman for the rebels said the country’s religious and cultural diversity would not be threatened.Syrians are continuing to sear…

In Syria’s capital Damascus, hundreds of people marched on the streets for the funeral procession of activist Mazen al-Hamada. Mazen had been an outspoken critic of Bashar Al-Assad, and his was among dozens of bodies found in Seydnaya prison. More than 110,000 people disappeared under Assad’s regime. The BBC’s Yogita Limaye reports with Sanjay Gang…

Today, NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis has said a sharp rise in flu cases “are adding to our 'quad-demic' worries”.What is a quad-demic and how worried is the NHS? Adam is joined by BBC health editor Hugh Pym and Nick Hulme, the Chief Executive of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, to discuss the rise in hospital…

Twelve people guarding incoming aid lorries were among those killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, local medics and the Hamas-run Civil Defence authority have said. Seven guards were killed in a strike in Rafah while protecting aid lorries from violent armed theft, which UN workers say is the main obstacle to getting supplies into southern Gaza. Anoth…

Romania and Bulgaria have been given the green light to become members of the European Union's (EU) border-free Schengen travel zone.It means that from 1 January 2025, it will be possible to drive all the way to France, Spain or Norway without a passport.The decision was long awaited in Bulgaria and Romania. Both countries joined the EU 17 years ag…

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its air force and navy have conducted hundreds of strikes since Saturday night on targets across Syria. The IDF said these strikes have taken out an estimated 70-80% of Syrian strategic military assets, from Damascus to Latakia. Earlier, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented mor…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to protect the country's democracy. In a surprise televised address on Thursday, he said the attempt was a legal decision to "prevent the collapse" of democracy and counter the opposition's "parliamentary dictatorship". Yoon has s…

Syrian rebel forces have said they plan to close the notoriously harsh prisons run by ousted president Bashar al-Assad. They also said they plan to hunt those involved in the killing or torture of detainees.Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, said he would dissolve the security forces of the former regime, in a state…

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. As he fights a extradition to New York, Sumi Somaskanda and Caitríona Perry join Adam to discuss the case, and the social media obsession with the case.Also, Chris and Alex Chalk, former Conservative justice secretary, are on talking about La…

In this episode of Path to the Presidency, recorded on 5 December, the BBC’s Sumi Somaskanda, Caitríona Perry, and Nada Tawfik discuss how the world is readying itself for Donald Trump's return to the White House. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews…

FIFA has officially awarded Saudi Arabia the hosting rights for the men's 2034 World Cup. The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at how we got here - and the controversies surrounding the decision.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews…

Syrian rebel forces said they took control of the oil-rich eastern city of Deir al-Zour, as they try to secure the country's resources. Hassan Abdul-Ghani, a senior commander of the main Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), said his fighters had liberated the city and its military airport. "Our forces have seized the entire city of D…

Adam Fleming is joined by the BBC’s Diplomatic Editor, James Landale, and Al-Lami, Chief Jihadist Media Specialist at BBC Monitoring. They discuss why Israel’s President, Benjamin Netanyahu, has ordered Israeli forces to bomb Syria, whether chaos in Syria could lead to a come back by IS and whether the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime could har…

Victims of atrocities committed by Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria have been speaking out, after years of fear and repression. BBC journalists have travelled to Ghouta, where chemical weapons were used on civilians in 2018, to speak to victims and eyewitnesses, who are now demanding justice. We also report from the southern city of Daraa, the cen…

Luigi Mangione has contested his extradition to New York during a court hearing in Pennsylvania. New York officials have charged him with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York. Mangione was arrested on Monday while eating at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The 26-year-old was allegedly in possession of a "ghost gun" w…

Google has unveiled a new chip which it claims takes five minutes to solve a problem that would currently take the world's fastest super computers ten septillion – or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years – to complete. The chip is the latest development in a field known as quantum computing - which is attempting to use the principles of particl…

Israel has confirmed it carried out attacks on Syria's naval fleet.The BBC has verified videos showing blasts at the port of Latakia in Syria, with footage appearing to show extensive damage to ships and parts of the port.The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented more than 310 strikes by the Israel Defense Forces since…

A historic mass rape trail in France is drawing to its conclusion. At the centre of it is 72-year-old grandmother Gisèle Pelicot. Her husband of 50 years is accused of drugging her into unconsciousness and allowing strangers into the house where they allegedly raped her. In his first British broadcast interview, Gisèle Pelicot's lawyer has told BBC…

Rupert Murdoch has lost a battle to change who controls the future of his media empire when he dies. The case pitted the 93-year-old against three of his children over who would gain the power to control News Corp and Fox News. It has been reported that Mr Murdoch wanted to amend a family trust created in 1999 to allow his son Lachlan to take contr…

The leader of the main Islamist rebel group in Syria has met the former prime minister to co-ordinate the transfer of power. Abu Mohammed al-Jolani said the country's new government will pursue officials from President Assad's regime. He added that rewards will be offered for information about senior army and security officers involved in "war crim…

Israeli warplanes have reportedly carried out hundreds of airstrikes targeting military facilities across Syria, including on the capital, Damascus.The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it has documented more than 310 strikes by the IDF since the fall of the Assad regime on Sunday.Israel says its actions are to prevent weapons falli…

A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder over last week's fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Luigi Mangione was taken into custody at a McDonald's in the town of Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 280 miles (450km) west of New York City on Monday after a customer at the fast-food outlet recognised him. An Ivy Le…

The day after rebel fighters seized control of Syria’s capital and President Assad fled to Moscow, the country’s new leaders have begun talks on forming a government.Jubilant crowds have been flocking the streets to celebrate their new freedom.Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten frontline reporting by Yogita Limaye in Damascus.Subscribe here…

Huge crowds of Syrians gathered at the notorious Saydnaya prison searching for their relatives, following the collapse of the Assad regime. Saydnaya, known by Syrians as the “human slaughterhouse” is where the Assad family held opponents of their regime for decades.Thousands of people are believed to have been detained, tortured and executed at the…

President Bashar Al-Assad's regime in Syria has fallen. It happened after a sudden offensive by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied rebel factions. The offensive lasted just 12 days and saw two key cities - Homs and the capital Damascus - taken over the weekend. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analy…

Donald Trump has said he will hit China, Mexico and Canada with new tariffs on day one of his presidency, in an effort to force them to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling into the US.The US president-elect said he would sign an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico and Canada, after being inaugurate…

Crowds have gathered in the centre of Syria's capital Damascus to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime, bringing the family's 50-year rule to a sudden end. The swift offensive by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied rebel factions started just 12 days ago. The coalition quickly captured Aleppo, before sweeping southwards to Damascus. The militar…

Rebel fighters have captured the Syrian capital of Damascus, effectively toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime that has been in power in the country since 1971.Forces led by opposition group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) entered the city in the early hours of Sunday morning, before appearing on state television to declare Syria to now be "free".Assad, who…

President Bashar al-Assad’s downfall, swept from power by rebel fighters, ends more than half a century of Syria’s rule by a family dynasty.When Bashar Assad became President following his father, he was hailed as a reformer and courted by western leaders. But mass protests in 2011 during the Arab Spring led to brutal repression and a civil war tha…

BBC journalist Barbara Plett Usher entered Damascus as rebel forces seized the Syrian capital and President Bashar Al Assad fled the country.Later, Russia confirmed that Syria’s leader had arrived in Moscow and being given asylum. Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting from Barbara Plett Usher and Feras Kilani in Damascus and Steve Rosenber…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the downfall of Bashar al-Assard in Syria an “historic day" for the Middle East and vowed to "take action against possible threats" in the country. Israel’s military has moved reinforcements to the occupied Golan Heights - which it captured from Syria in 1967. Netanyahu has announced his forces w…

Reinforcement learning - where the machines are taught to mimic humans - is how AI is trained. It aims to make the robots less robotic, and more multi skilled. BBC’s Lara Lewington has gone to the world leading MIT computer science and artificial intelligence lab to teach the robots so they can behave as humanly as possible.Subscribe here: http://b…

This special report for 100 Women asks: Is Iceland the best place in the world to be a woman? The country tops world rankings when it comes to gender parity: parental leave conditions are so good that nearly 90% of working-age women have jobs, and progressive teaching methods aim at reversing gender stereotypes. But it is also a country with persis…

Syrian rebel forces in Damascus have declared the capital city "free" of Bashar al-Assad after nearly 25 years of rule, as the former ruler is said to have left by plane for an unknown destination. The initial offensive to defeat Assad's regime was led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) - which was set up in 2012 under a diff…

Syrian rebel forces have entered Damascus amid reports that President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country by plane for an unknown destination after 13 years of civil war. Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali says he is ready to support continuity of governance in the country. It comes only 12 days after the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sha…

Sir Bill Browder is an American investor who made a fortune in post-Soviet Russia before falling foul of Vladimir Putin. He’s now a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin - and discusses what it’s like to draw the ire of the Russian president and whether he's always looking over his shoulder. You can hear the full interview here:https://www.bbc.…

Syrian rebels are closing in on Damascus from the north and south, and have entered the key city of Homs, according to reports.The Syrian presidency has denied reports that President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus.The leader of the Islamist militant group HTS said their goal is the overthrow of Assad's regime. Protesters have brought down the st…

Rebel forces in southern Syria have reportedly captured most of the Deraa region - the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.A UK-based war monitor reports that the "local factions" were able to take control of many military sites there following "violent battles" with government forces.According to Reuters news agency, …