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Faroes-style tunnels could 'transform' fortunes for Shetland isles

Faroes-style tunnels could 'transform' fortunes for Shetland isles55 minutes agoJames CookScotland EditorReporting fromTórshavn, Faroe Islands Cara BerkleyBBC NewsReporting fromTórshavn, Faroe...

'Our mansion can never be sold because of beauty spot next door that nearly killed us'

Charles and Patricia Lester cannot sell their beautiful mansion because of a famous beauty spot (Image: Charles Lester)A couple say they've been unable to sell their beautiful 20-room mansion for...

The world's first artificial island airport that is now sinking into the sea

One of Asia's busiest airports is sinking into the sea. Kansai International Airport (KIX) was built on an artificial island and opened in 1994, after 20 years of planning and seven years of...

Nanny state poised to spend a fortune sucking fun from one of life's simplest pleasures

Health vigilantes are trying to persuade ministers to put horror warnings on bottles of chardonnay and cans of ale to scare off drinkers. The government’s NHS 10-year plan published last week...

New hammer blow for Labour as firms now have 'no confidence' crisis will be solved

Struggling British businesses have no confidence the Government will solving a chronic skills shortage, a survey shows.A nationwide snapshot poll is the clearest sign yet once buoyant firms have seen...

World's longest 3.9 mile cable car that climbs higher than any in the world

Stretching an astonishing 3.9 miles through the clouds of northwest Vietnam, this engineering marvel isn’t just the world’s longest three-rope cable car, it also climbs higher than any other on...

Major Air India crash update as pilots simulate flight’s final moments before crash

The devastating crash of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad in India on June 12, claimed over 260 lives following an as yet unknown engineering disaster. Air India training pilots have since...

British-Israeli soldier, 20, 'killed by an explosive' while fighting in Gaza

A young British-Israeli soldier has been killed in Gaza, according to media reports in Israel. Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, aged 20, who served in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) 601st Combat...

Desperate Putin launches 'suicide bikers' on Ukraine with embarrassing results

Vladimir Putin has tried out a new tactic in Ukraine to try and overcome Volodymyr Zelensky's troops with embarassing results. So-called suicide bikes – made in China – ride across no man's land...

The incredible £500m plan to build 'future-proofing' tunnels underneath 4 UK islands

Plans to connect four UK islands via a £500million underground tunnel service have advanced. This comes after Shetland councillors agreed to move forward with the proposals for the...

UK conscription explained: what 'being called up' could mean for you or your loved one

The Royal Welsh Take Part In Exercise Ghaulish With The French Army (Image: Getty)Britons are being urged to brace themselves for the possibility of conflict as a startling government dossier insists...

Where is Israel's operation heading?

Where is Israel's operation heading?47 minutes agoLyse DoucetChief international correspondentBBCOn Friday, after Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran, its Prime Minister Benjamin...

Who were the Iranian commanders killed in Israel's attack?

Who were the Iranian commanders killed in Israel's attack?34 minutes agoKasra Naji, BBC Persian & Alys Davies, BBC NewsAFP/GettyIsrael struck dozens of targets, including nuclear facilities,...

Hossein Salami, Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief, killed by Israel

Hossein Salami, Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief, killed by Israel57 minutes agoKelly NgBBC NewsGetty ImagesHossein Salami, commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed...

Three teenage girls admit killing 75-year-old man in brutal street attack filmed on phones

Three teenage girl gangsters have admitted killing a 75-year-old man in a senseless street attack which they filmed on a mobile phone. Pensioner Fredi Rivero was set upon in Islington, north London,...