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Russia's answer to Eurovision is less kitsch, more Kremlin

Russia's answer to Eurovision is less kitsch, more Kremlin1 hour agoSteve RosenbergRussia editor in MoscowBBCAt a Moscow concert hall, Shohruhmirzo Ganiyev is crooning about love and his motherland,...

Princess Kate beats Meghan Markle after topping new UK poll

Prince Harry had designed the bespoke ring with the help of Cleave & Company, the late Queen Elizabeth’s regular jeweller.Research conducted by Infinity Diamond Jewellery tracked search volume...

Princess Kate beats Meghan Markle after topping new UK poll

Prince Harry had designed the bespoke ring with the help of Cleave & Company, the late Queen Elizabeth’s regular jeweller.Research conducted by Infinity Diamond Jewellery tracked search volume...

The UK's highest train station that's 1,338ft above sea level

The highest railway station in the UK is also the UK's most remote located at an incredible elevation of 1,338 feet above sea level. Set along the breathtaking West Highland Line in the Scottish...

Experts pinpoint Amelia Earhart mystery crash site using a carefully restored 1937 radio

Aviation experts believe they may finally be on the brink of solving one of history's greatest mysteries - the disappearance of legendary pilot Amelia Earhart nearly 90 years ago.The trailblazing...

Asda set to open 20 Express supermarkets across the UK – full list

Asda is set to open 20 more Express supermarkets across the UK in October, taking the total to 500. The firm's chief supply chain officer David Lepley said: “We’re thrilled to kick off the next...

Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record

Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record2 days agoElizabeth DawsonBBC News andErwan RivaultData Designer, BBC VerifyCopernicusA record one million hectares - equivalent to about...

Teenage Nazi who plotted school shooting locked up for 18 months

A 15-year-old self-proclaimed "Nazi" amassed a stash of deadly weapons as he discussed whether to "shoot up" his school, a court has heard.The youth, from near Market Drayton in Shropshire, pleaded...

Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record

Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record16 hours agoElizabeth DawsonBBC News andErwan RivaultData Designer, BBC VerifyCopernicusA record one million hectares - equivalent to about...

I flew 1,500 miles to European city people warned me not to visit

It's a place of extremes and I flew 1,500 miles to experience it, despite people telling me not to (Image: Marco Bottigelli via Getty Images)It is a place of extremes. From the minute you're shoved...

New unseen Charles Dicken sketches on display at underrated museum

Sketches of Charles Dickens staging plays for his dinner party guests have gone on public display for the first time. The pencil, ink and watercolour drawings capture the 19th-century Oliver Twist...

'I stayed at James May's pub and was left blown away by one aspect'

Jeremy Clarkson isn't the only former Top Gear presenter to own a pub. Following his triumph with Amazon Prime's Clarkson's Farm programme, the Grand Tour star launched his own establishment, called...

High street crisis suffers fresh blow as chain with 240 stores launches closing down sale

A major high street retailer has begun a massive closing down sales at six of its UK locations, with some products discounted by up to 20% off a range of products, including video games, consoles,...

Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians

Bowen: Israeli settlers intensify campaign to drive out West Bank Palestinians10 hours agoJeremy BowenInternational editor, reporting from the occupied West BankOren Rosenfeld/BBCMeir Simcha agreed...

Game to close stores in UK in blow to high street - full list of towns

The much-loved high street store, Game, will be closing five of its branches this summer. The retail giant has begun its closing-down sale ahead of the stores shutting their doors for good. Game will...