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Greece claims 'invasion' in Crete as it tries to halt asylum on Med route

Greece claims 'invasion' in Crete as it tries to halt asylum on Med route7 hours agoSarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent in CreteFrancesco Tosto/BBCIn the centre of a sweltering,...

France will recognise Palestinian state, Macron says

France will recognise Palestinian state, Macron says5 days agoJaroslav LukivBBC NewsReutersFrance will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said, which...

France will recognise Palestinian state, Macron says

France will recognise Palestinian state, Macron saysJust nowJaroslav LukivBBC NewsReutersFrance will officially recognise a Palestinian state in September, President Emmanuel Macron has said.In a...

One in five children in Gaza is malnourished, UN aid agency says

One in five children in Gaza is malnourished, UN aid agency says23 minutes agoAoife Walsh and Paulin KolaBBC NewsReutersOne in five children in Gaza City is malnourished and cases are increasing...

My Wetherspoons menu catastrophe shows just how knackered UK economy is – RIP iconic dish

After a long, soul-flattening day of work at my email job, the sort of day where Outlook freezes more than it functions, I did what most Brits do when they need an escape: I went to Wetherspoons. I...

UK could face expensive climate lawsuits for past pollution after landmark UN court ruling

Britain could soon be in the firing line for international climate lawsuits after a major legal opinion from the UN’s top court cleared the way for countries to be held accountable over their...

Gazans 'wasting away' as mass starvation spreads, humanitarian groups warn

Gazans 'wasting away' as mass starvation spreads, humanitarian groups warn4 hours agoDavid GrittenBBC News, JerusalemGetty ImagesMore than 100 international aid organisations and human rights groups...

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change28 minutes agoEsme Stallard and Georgina RannardBBC News Climate and ScienceGetty ImagesA landmark decision by a top UN court has...

Jeremy Bowen: Israel's allies see evidence of war crimes in Gaza mounting up

Jeremy Bowen: Israel's allies see evidence of war crimes in Gaza mounting up6 minutes agoJeremy BowenInternational editorReutersTwo years ago, Hamas was putting the finishing touches to its plan to...

Damning report into water industry says key regulator 'failed' and should be axed

A water regulator branded "broken" should be scrapped and replaced with a new body, a major review into the sector has said.The much-anticipated final report from the Independent Water Commission,...

Sewage discharges to halve by 2030 in 'water revolution', minister pledges

Sewage discharges to halve by 2030, minister pledges15 minutes agoAlex BoydBBC NewsGetty ImagesLucy HookerBBC NewsThe government is preparing a "water revolution" that will halve the number of times...

Libyan war crimes suspect arrested in Germany under ICC warrant

Libyan war crimes suspect arrested in Germany under ICC warrant2 days agoAnna HolliganBBC News, The HagueGetty ImagesA Libyan man suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity has...

Germany's Merz tells BBC Europe was free-riding on US

Germany's Merz tells BBC Europe was free-riding on US2 days agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorJeff Overs/BBCGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz has accepted US accusations that Europe was doing too...

'Health tourists' leave our NHS with £200m black hole

Health tourists have cost the cash-strapped NHS a staggering £200million during the past five years – despite Government pledges to crack down on this abuse of the system. Hospitals across the...

Plans for direct train to Berlin in new UK-Germany treaty

Plans for direct train to Berlin in new UK-Germany treaty2 days agoJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter, BBC News•@_JennyMcKiernanBecky MortonPolitical reporterEPAThe UK and Germany have agreed a...