From the financial powerhouse of the Cayman Islands to the windswept wildlife sanctuary of South Georgia, you might have heard of British Overseas Territories (BOTs) - but how much do you really know...
BBC correspondent reports from scene of Air India crashBBC Correspondent Roxy Gagdekar reports from the scene of a plane crash in Ahmedabad, India.The London bound flight was reported to have been...
Firefighters douse flames as rescue operations get under wayFootage shows firefighters dousing flames after an Air India plane crashed shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India.The flight,...
British holidaymakers in Sicily have shared their astonishment after witnessing the dramatic eruption of Mount Etna nearby.The tallest active volcano in Europe burst into life once more yesterday...
Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcano2 hours agoEsme StallardClimate and science correspondentAlex BoydBBC NewsItaly's Mount Etna has erupted, with large plumes of ash and smoke seen...
Watch: Mount Etna in Sicily spews huge plumes of ashFootage shows huge plumes of earthy coloured smoke and ash billowing from Mount Etna in Sicily. The volcano on the eastern coast of the...
Watch: How tensions escalated between India and PakistanIn the early hours of Wednesday, India said it had launched a series of missile strikes on what it called "terrorist infrastructure sites" in...
Fear and uncertainty after strikes: BBC reports from MuzaffarabadBBC Urdu correspondent Farhat Javed reports from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir where an Indian air strike damaged a...
Pompeii, the city which was buried under several feet of volcanic ash and pumic in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, continues to unveil new secrets. Now, a new study into recent excavations at...
Watch: Aftermath of strikes in Pakistani-administered KashmirIndia says it has launched strikes on Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The BBC has not yet been able to identify the locations hit....
Large fire breaks out at electricity substation43 minutes agoLondon Fire Brigade / PA MediaA block of flats in north-west London has been evacuated after a large fire spread from a neighbouring...
In minutes, a once-beautiful city became a ghost town. Now, it’s a haven for dark tourism. Montserrat is a mountainous island in the Caribbean and a British Overseas Territory. Plymouth was...
Once a year, we are reminded with bowed heads and solemn rituals of a horror that should have ensured, once and for all, that the Jewish people would never again walk alone into the abyss. Yom...
'I'm alive but three in my group didn't make it' - Kashmir attack survivorTourists who were in Indian-administered Kashmir when deadly attacks took place are now returning to their homes. Describing...
Could an almighty eruption destroy a dreamy Greek island?10 hours agoGeorgina Rannard, Tom Ingham, Kevin ChurchClimate and science teamReporting fromSantoriniKevin Church/BBCPerched on top of...