As the busy season comes to a close in Majorca, locals in one of the Spanish island's most popular resort towns have celebrated a calm and quiet summer in comparison with previous years. Long dubbed...
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,...
The Costa del Sol and other popular Spanish holiday hotspots are planning to fine tourists who blatantly disobey red flags on the region's beaches. The Andalusian regional government is drafting a...
A holiday hotspot in France has lost up to 95% of its visitors following a bacterial outbreak. The Pont-L'Évêque lake in Normandy, about 15km from the English Channel, has been closed to swimmers...
WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in the workplace21 minutes agoImogen FoulkesBBC News, in SwitzerlandReutersWorkers worldwide need better protection from extreme heat as climate change causes more...
A Spanish holiday destination beloved by British sunseekers looks set to introduce a city-wide ban on organised pub crawls. Barcelona, in the country's Catalonia region, is one of the world's most...
A tiny Spanish exclave in northern Africa which has been “totally overwhelmed” by migrants is seeing a rise in people trying to reach it by swimming. Around 100 people, many of which were...
Four members of a British family have died after a head-on crash in a hire car they had just rented at Faro Airport for a Portuguese holiday.The victims include two 20-year-old twins, their...
Trump's global tariffs 'victory' may well come at a high price59 minutes agoAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent•@awzurcherDharshini DavidDeputy economics editor•@DharshiniDavidBBCIn April...
A Saudi prince who spent two decades in a coma following a devastating car crash in London has passed away, according to his father's announcement. Prince Al Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, the...
"Signs of torture" were visible on the body of Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit, according to an independent news outlet — fuelling speculation of a Kremlin cover-up. The 53-year-old was...
Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead23 hours agoLaura GozziBBC NewsEPARussia's Investigative Committee says former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, apparently...
Another Kremlin official is reported to have died in mysterious circumstances, as fears grow of a major Putin purge. Russia's elite has been stung by a series of "suicides" and unexplained deaths in...
Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan's Taliban government3 days agoFlora Drury and Tabby WilsonBBC NewsGetty ImagesRussia has become the first country to formally recognise the Taliban...
Sacked Russian transport minister found dead9 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsEPARussia's Investigative Committee says former Russian transport minister Roman Starovoit has been found dead, apparently...