Bill Gates plans to give away most of his fortune by 20452 hours agoMike WendlingBBC News•@mwendlingReutersMicrosoft founder Bill Gates said he intends to give away 99% of his vast fortune over the...
UNTIL recently, our democratic system was like a pendulum that oscillated between Labour and the Conservatives. But now the pendulum has been replaced by a demolition ball that threatens to pull down...
A double killer who has been on Death Row for 25 years has opened up about the grim reality of his situation.Charles Thompson was found guilty of a double homicide in 1998 after he shot his...
Pope Francis backed him when he took on a president. Now he's voting in the conclave 12 hours agoJonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondentReporting fromManilaBBC/ Natalie Thomas"Not even in my...
Set just offshore from mainland Tanzania, Stone Town on the spice island of Zanzibar is one of Africa's most beautiful cities— a maze of faded grandeur, carved wooden doors and stone alleyways that...
Donald Trump’s plan to reopen the notorious Alcatraz prison could come at a hefty price. The former maximum security prison on an island in the Bay of San Francisco has been closed for more than 60...
Soviet-era spacecraft likely to crash back to Earth33 minutes agoMaddie MolloyClimate & Science reporterGetty ImagesPart of a Soviet-era spacecraft is expected to crash back to Earth this week...
A pensioner who thought someone was stealing from her hatched a plot to get to the truth. Joining with her friend, the two set a trap at the supported living flat where she lived.And the crafty duo...
Joe Biden on Trump: 'What president ever talks like that? That's not who we are'1 hour agoNick RobinsonToday programme presenterReporting fromDelawareBBCIn an exclusive and remarkably candid...
President Donald Trump is expected to announce during his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia that he is renaming the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, according to two officials.The...
GCSE results day to change for thousands of students with new app32 minutes agoGetty ImagesTens of thousands of GCSE students will get their grades in an app on their phones on results day this...
Attenborough at 99 delivers 'greatest message he's ever told'34 minutes agoJustin RowlattClimate Editor•@BBCJustinRSir David Attenborough is launching what he says is one of the most important...
Custom fireworks and standby firefighters: How the Vatican makes its smoke signal20 hours agoLucy Clarke-BillingsBBC NewsEPAWhen the Catholic Church elects a new pope, the world watches not for a...
Royals watch Red Arrows flypast for VE Day 80th anniversary3 hours agoRuth Comerford & André Rhoden-PaulBBC NewsFour generations of the Royal Family appeared on Buckingham Palace's balcony to...
Nationalist Simion wins first round of Romanian election rerun9 hours agoNick ThorpeCentral Europe CorrespondentReporting fromBucharestA right-wing nationalist candidate who is against providing...