A brand-new Center Parcs holiday village in Scotland could be up and running in a few years' time. Plans for the £400 million project were unveiled by the holiday company last month, with ambitious...

UN agency runs out of food aid in Gaza after Israeli blockade1 hour agoDavid GrittenBBC NewsReporting fromJerusalemWFPThe UN World Food Programme says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza,...

Pope saved my children's future by bringing us to Italy, says Syrian migrant35 minutes agoLebo DisekoGlobal religion correspondent in RomeGetty Images"You are not alone."That was Pope Francis's...

The myriad mysteries of the Bayeux Tapestry have been up for debate among scholars for centuries now. To this day there are still questions surrounding the 11th century depiction of the Norman...

A hotel firm has raked in £700 million of taxpayer money a year by housing asylum seekers. Stay Belvedere Hotels Ltd houses 38,000 people across 210 sites, at a cost of £5.5 million a day.Some of...

Trump says he is 'not happy' with deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv3 hours agoMayeni JonesBBC NewsReporting fromPretoriaSeher AsafBBC NewsReporting fromLondonReutersUS President Donald Trump has said he...

Fighter jets protecting NATO’s eastern flank have been scrambled for at least the fourth time in 10 days to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to alliance airspace. Two Swedish Gripens...

Zelensky cuts short South Africa visit after Russian attack on Kyiv24 minutes agoSeher AsafBBC NewsReutersUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has cancelled part of his first visit to South Africa...

Millions of vapes seized in illegal trade crackdown6 minutes agoAlix HattenstoneBBC News, EnglandBBCMore than six million illegal vaping products have been seized by Trading Standards officers across...

US intensifying bid to end Ukraine war - but chances of success remain unclear4 hours agoJames LandaleDiplomatic correspondent•@BBCJLandaleReutersThe pace of diplomatic efforts to end the war in...

Donald Trump's administration is reportedly planning to acknowledge the Crimean peninsula, a Ukrainian region illegally annexed by Russia in 2014, as a Russian territory. Washington would also...

Ukrainian warplanes have destroyed a Russian drone launch site inside the Kursk region, killing up to 20 military personnel in what Kyiv described as a direct response to Kremlin aggression. The...

A map shows where Spain's seven main languages are spoken. While Spanish is the official language of the country, some regions have their own respective dialects.Spanish is spoken nationwide, while...

Attempts to reach ceasefire in Ukraine littered with years of failure30 minutes agoVitaliy ShevchenkoBBC Monitoring Russia editorReutersRussia's ceasefire in Ukraine lasted only 30 hours, and even...