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Nine million pensioners to receive winter fuel payment after government u-turn on policy

Nine million pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this year after a humiliating government u-turn. In a major victory for the Daily Express, Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted she had...

An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa

An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa2 days agoPenny DaleJournalistWomen’s History Museum ZambiaA wooden hunters' toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia has...

Prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine under way

Prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine under way54 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsTelegram/Volodymyr ZelenskyA prisoner exchange is under way between Russia and Ukraine, governments in Moscow and...

Chris Mason: Labour hopes to put winter fuel misstep behind them

Labour hopes to put winter fuel misstep behind them1 hour agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReutersThe final act in this slow motion U-turn has played out.The arc of this row runs to...

NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies run low

NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies run low3 hours agoEuan O'Byrne MulliganBBC NewsPA MediaThe NHS has warned that it continues to face a "challenging" blood shortage, as it calls for...

Home secretary yet to agree deal days before spending review

Home secretary yet to agree deal days before spending review57 minutes agoHenry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondentLeila NathooPolitical correspondentPA MediaHome Secretary Yvette Cooper has...

Israeli troops board aid ship bound for Gaza, activists say

Activists say Israeli troops have boarded aid ship28 minutes agoJaroslav LukivBBC NewsFreedom Flotilla CoalitionActivists say Israeli troops have boarded a yacht trying to bring humanitarian aid to...

Andrew Tate caught speeding 146km/h over limit in Romania

Andrew Tate caught speeding 146km/h over limit in Romania1 day agoMircea BarbuBBC NewsReporting fromBucharestGetty ImagesControversial influencer Andrew Tate has been caught speeding at 196km/h...

Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search

Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search 2 days agoDaniel SandfordUK correspondentReporting fromAlgarve, PortugalPA MediaFrom the moment I arrived in Praia da Luz on Monday the...

BBC on the ground as National Guard set up in Los Angeles

BBC on the ground as National Guard set up in Los AngelesNational Guard troops have arrived in Los Angeles following protests over raids on undocumented migrants in which dozens of people were...

Zurcher: Trump's intervention in LA may thrill his base but inflame tensions

Trump's quick intervention in LA may thrill his base but inflame tensions48 minutes agoAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent•@awzurcherReutersOn the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump...

Norwegian doctor jailed for raping patients

Norwegian doctor jailed for raping patients2 days agoAdrienne MurrayBBC NewsShutterstockA court in Norway has sentenced a doctor to 21 years in prison for the rape and sexual abuse of dozens of...

An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa

An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa17 hours agoPenny DaleJournalistWomen’s History Museum ZambiaA wooden hunters' toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia...

Bowen: Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes - how governments respond could haunt them for years

Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes - how governments respond could haunt them for years to come12 hours agoJeremy BowenInternational Editor•@BowenBBCBBCEven wars have rules. They don't...

Andrew Tate caught speeding 146km/h over limit in Romania

Andrew Tate caught speeding 146km/h over limit in Romania2 hours agoMircea BarbuBBC NewsReporting fromBucharestGetty ImagesControversial influencer Andrew Tate has been caught speeding at 196km/h...