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Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country has the right to attack the military facilities of countries supplying weapons to Ukraine, and a military site in Poland has been named as a "priority" target. The newly established missile defence base in the northern Polish town of Redzikowo is part of NATO’s broader Aegis Ashore missile defence s…

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…

Leaked CCTV footage reveals how special school pupils suffered while locked away in so-called 'calming rooms' at the Whitefield School in Walthamstow, north London. The videos from Whitefield School in north-east London resemble "torture", according to one safeguarding expert. A police investigation into the abuse footage, taken inside the special …

Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Tbilisi on Friday evening to protest against the government's decision to suspend accession talks with the European Union "until the end of 2028". Demonstrators were seen shouting "traitors" and holding photographs of journalists who they say were beaten by police overnight. The previous night's pr…

The world is getting a first look inside a resplendent new Notre-Dame as France's President Emmanuel Macron conducts a televised tour to mark the cathedral's imminent re-opening. Five-and-a-half years after the devastating fire of 2019, Paris's Gothic jewel has been rescued, renovated and refurbished - offering visitors what promises to be a breath…

MPs have voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, voting 330 to 275 in support. The historic vote comes after five hours of passionate debate during which MPs shared personal stories, while those against the bill called for better end-of-life care. The bill passing the first stage in the Commons means it will be fo…

This week on AI Decoded, Christian Fraser asks - how do we monitor the threat of drone warfare in the air and also above and below the waves. It comes as tensions mount in the Baltic Sea after suspected sabotage of undersea cables between Sweden and Denmark.And as drone attacks continue between Ukraine and Russia. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbf…

Member of UK Parliament are holding a passionate debate in the House of Commons on a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Laws throughout the UK currently prevent people from asking for medical help to die and there are several requirements for a patient to be eligible under the proposals. The potential new law has divided MPs and …

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has threatened to attack decision-making centres in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with the country's new ballistic missile, Oreshnik. Putin was speaking hours after Russia launched a “comprehensive” strike on Ukraine’s energy grid overnight, in what he called a response to "continued attacks" using US-supplied Atac…

Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran.Khalife, who escaped prison while awaiting trial, collected information and passed it to Tehran and was found to have gathered the names of special forces soldiers. He was cleared of a charge of perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks.The 23-year-old admitted …

The Metropolitan Police in London has said it is investigating more than five people it believes may have assisted or enabled Mohamed Al Fayed’s sexual offences. The force launched a new investigation after 90 alleged new victims came forward following a BBC documentary which revealed the extent of the billionaire's predatory behaviour. It was prev…

Israel is creating a new military dividing line in Gaza, separating off the far north of the strip, satellite images studied by BBC Verify appear to show. Troops are in control of, and are clearing, an area across the width of north Gaza. Satellite images and videos show that hundreds of buildings have been demolished between the Mediterranean Sea …

Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world's strictest laws. The ban - which will not take effect for at least 12 months - could see tech companies fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they don't comply. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the legislation is needed to protect young people fro…

A Russian overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine's power grid is a response to Ukraine's use of long-range US and UK weapons inside Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said. He also threatened to target Kyiv's "decision-making centres" with Russia's new ballistic missile. More than one million Ukrainians have been left without power, follow…

The boss of the company behind global fashion chain Uniqlo has told the BBC that the Japanese firm does not use cotton from the Xinjiang region of China in its products. It is the first time Fast Retailing's chief executive Tadashi Yanai has directly addressed the contentious issue. China is a crucial market for Uniqlo not just for customers but al…

Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran. Khalife, who escaped prison while awaiting trial, collected information useful to an enemy and had a list of special forces soldiers. He was cleared of perpetrating a bomb house at his army barracks. The 23-year-old admitted breaking out of Wandsworth prison in Lon…

The latest UK net migration figure, for the 12 months to June 2024, was 728,000, according to the Office for National Statistics. That's a fall from the 12 months to June 2023 - a newly revised figure shows that total was 906,000, far higher than previous estimates.Net migration is the difference between the number of people arriving in the UK, and…

Sudan in north-east Africa was thrown into crisis in 2023 when its army and a powerful paramilitary group began a brutal struggle for power.The war has claimed more than 15,000 lives. About nine million people have been forced to flee their homes in what the United Nations has called one of the world's "largest displacement crises". Among them are …

Thousands of Lebanese civilians are returning to their destroyed homes, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-back armed group Hezbollah came into effect. Traffic jams built up on the main highway out of Beirut to southern Lebanon as people queued up to return home. Many were seen waving Hezbollah flags and posters showing the group's…

Five survivors have been found by Egyptian rescuers during a Red Sea search operation after a tourist boat carrying 44 people sank on Monday. Four bodies have been recovered and another seven people are still missing. A total of 33 people have been rescued so far. The victims' identities have not yet been disclosed by authorities. The four-deck mod…

Opposition supporters in Pakistan have temporarily called off protests demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Protesters had marched on Islamabad and vowed not to leave the capital city until Khan's release - but his supporters were pushed back by police and met with tear gas. Four security officers and two civilians died…

A former officer at a top-secret Russian nuclear weapons facility has revealed the secrets of life at the base after deserting from the country. Anton, not his real name, said the nuclear weapons base he was serving at was put on full combat alert on the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He also rejected the view that…

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has come into effect in Lebanon after 14 months of fighting. It began at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, putting an at-least temporary end to the conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed armed group. US President Joe Biden said the ceasefire aimed to be a "permanent cessation of hostilities". T…

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed a ceasefire in Lebanon which could bring an end to more than a year of fighting there that has claimed thousands of lives. The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his security cabinet had approved the US ceasefire plan. It’s understood that the initial 60-day ceasefire will see Israeli troops p…

Russia and Ukraine have traded air strikes, after a week of intensifying rhetoric in which Russia tested a new missile on Ukraine. Russia has made close to 1,500 strikes on Ukraine since Sunday evening on about half of the country's regions causing dozens of injuries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Meanwhile Ukraine's military said it…

US President Joe Biden has announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. The deal will take effect from 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday 27 November, according to Biden. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Israel has agreed a ceasefire deal to end fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israeli troops began …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel has agreed a ceasefire deal to end fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon. He said, under the deal, any attempts by Hezbollah to rearm will be a violation of the deal, and that Israel will "respond severely" if they do.Israeli troops began a land invasion of Lebanon almost two months ago, in res…

Russia and Ukraine have traded air strikes, after a week of intensifying rhetoric in which Russia tested a new missile on Ukraine. Russia has made close to 1,500 strikes on Ukraine since Sunday evening on about half of the country's regions causing dozens of injuries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Meanwhile Ukraine's military said it…

Thousands of opposition protesters have converged on Pakistan's heavily-barricaded capital, demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. The convoy - which is aiming for a square in the centre of Islamabad - has clashed with security forces, who have been firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the marchers in an attempt to dispe…

The Israeli security cabinet will discuss a 60-day Lebanon ceasefire deal with Hezbollah on Tuesday. The proposed truce would be for an initial period of 60 days and include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon, according to media reports. In return, Hezbollah would end its presence south of the Litani River, about 30km (18 miles) north of…

The special prosecutor who brought two key criminal cases against Donald Trump has asked judges to drop both of them after his victory in the 2024 presidential election. Special counsel Jack Smith was overseeing cases accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 election results and improperly storing classified documents after he left office. Tru…

Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, is under lockdown for a second day as thousands of protesters demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan from jail converge on the city. His supporters are also calling for the overturning of election results they say were rigged - a claim disputed by the Pakistan government. The former PM has been deta…

Nigeria has one of the highest birth rates in the world, with women often facing social pressure to conceive and even ostracisation or abuse if they cannot.Under this pressure, some women go to extremes to realise their dream of motherhood.For over a year, BBC Africa Eye has been investigating the “cryptic pregnancy” scam.Scammers posing as doctors…

Egyptian authorities say 17 people are missing, including foreigners, and 28 have been rescued after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea. Two of those missing are British, the BBC understands. Finland has also confirmed one of their nationals is also unaccounted for, as rescuers continue to search the area. The boat with 31 tourists and 14 crew - wh…

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told the BBC the gas deals she made with Russia were intended to help German firms and kept the peace with Moscow.She also insisted the war with Ukraine would have started earlier if she hadn’t blocked Kyiv’s entry into Nato in 2008.Angela Merkel led Germany for 16 years. She was in office during the finan…

A British businessman caught on camera confessing he was illegally selling luxury perfume to Russia is not facing criminal charges, the BBC has learned.David Crisp admitted to an undercover investigator that he had “ignored government edicts” on sanctions by selling £1,000-a-bottle “Boadicea the Victorious” perfume in Russia.The BBC can now exclusi…

A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has taken a surprise lead in the first round of Romania's presidential electionWith more than 99% of votes counted, ultranationalist Calin Georgescu was on 23%, followed by centre-right candidate Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union and populist social democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, the pre-election fav…

Defence ministers from the UK and key EU countries are meeting in Berlin, days after President Vladimir Putin said Russia had the right to target the military facilities of countries supplying weapons to Ukraine. Poland has always insisted Ukraine has every right to use Western-sent missiles against Russia in self-defence. But the country hosts sev…

Suspected methanol poisoning from tainted drinks has reportedly killed six tourists in a Laos holiday town in the past fortnight. A British woman, two Australian women, a US man and two Danish nationals have died. The deaths remain under police investigation, but reports have suggested they may have consumed drinks tainted with methanol, a deadly s…

Public attitudes to immigration are hardening in the Irish Republic as the country sees a significant increase in arrivals. The government, which is facing an election, has said it will begin chartered deportation flights for those denied asylum in the coming months and is freeing up immigration officers from desk work to address the issue.Asylum a…

In the heart of The Natural History Museum in London, UK, the exhibits are coming to life. Visions of Nature takes visitors to the year 2125, to see how the natural world is adapting to climate change and human behaviour. It's called a mixed reality experience; some of the exhibition is physically present, but much of it uses virtual reality headse…

Israel says a rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been murdered, and have vowed to track down his killers.“The murder of Zvi Kogan is a criminal antisemitic terrorist incident," PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.Rabbi Kogan, an envoy of the orthodox Jewish organisation Chabad, had been missing in Dubai since Thursday.His body w…

A finance deal reached at the COP29 summit to help less-developed countries tackle climate change has been criticised for failing to meet the scale of the challenge. Days of negotiations in Azerbaijan - that extended the talks by more than 30 hours - saw richer countries agree to raise their contribution to $300bn a year by 2035. The African Group …

The UN's latest climate summit is coming to a close in Azerbaijan, and there have been more calls for countries to take further action to reduce emissions. Crucial to any global response is America - the world's only superpower and the world's second largest emitter. Now, Donald Trump is about to become its president - and he has been fiercely crit…

UN climate talks are on the verge of collapse as a group representing small island states walks out of a key meeting at COP29 in Azerbaijan.Nearly 200 countries are trying to reach a deal on money to help poorer countries tackle the effects of climate change. However on Friday, poorer countries dismissed an offer of $250bn (£199bn) per year by 2035…

A famine-stricken camp housing about 500,000 displaced people in Sudan has received its first convoy of aid in months. The United Nations' trucks arrived in Zamzam - which houses masses forced to flee during Sudan's 18-month civil war - on Friday. The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) said food deliveries had been held up for months by fierce fightin…

A massive Israeli strike has flattened a residential building in centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut. At least 11 people have now been killed and more than 60 injured, according to Lebanon's health ministry.The eight-storey building was completely destroyed without warning by five missiles in the capital's densely-populated Basta district, accord…

As Donald Trump’s list of appointments becomes longer and more controversial, there’s one area that seems set for drastic change: defence. The announcements come alongside Joe Biden’s decision to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles to fire into Russia, just months before Trump becomes commander in chief. We speak to Robert Wilkie, the man in ch…

In this episode of Path to the Presidency, the BBC’s Sumi Somaskanda and Caitríona Perry are joined by digital reporter Kayla Epstein to discuss more twists and turns in Donald Trump's transition.It comes as his pick for US Attorney General, Matt Gaetz withdraws his candidacy.Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUogFor more news, analysis and features…