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An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa

An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa17 hours agoPenny DaleJournalistWomen’s History Museum ZambiaA wooden hunters' toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia...

Panic in Spain as it announces new crackdown on overtourism

Spain is introducing sweeping new regulations aimed at curbing overtourism and cracking down on illegal short-term rentals. Starting July 1, 2025, any property advertised for short stays on...

DWP papers raise doubts over £160 billion surplus unlocking

Hopes of a multi-billion pound pensions windfall to drive growth and raise incomes for retirees have been dealt a serious blow.Official figures contained in DWP papers show just a tiny fraction of...

Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search

Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search 3 hours agoDaniel SandfordUK correspondentReporting fromAlgarve, PortugalPA MediaFrom the moment I arrived in Praia da Luz on Monday...

Europe's US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream

Europe's US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream1 day agoNick ThorpeCentral Europe correspondentZOLTAN FISCHER/HUNGARIAN PM HANDOUTIt's been a big week in Europe for CPAC,...

One group to miss out on Labour's U-turn over DWP Winter Fuel Payment policy

A government minister has dashed the hopes of some pensioners by confirming that the Winter Fuel Payment will not be reinstated for all this year, despite Labour's recent policy reconsideration....

Europe's US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream

Europe's US-backed conservatives hope this is their moment to go mainstream46 minutes agoNick ThorpeCentral Europe correspondentZOLTAN FISCHER/HUNGARIAN PM HANDOUTIt's been a big week in Europe for...

French MPs back law to allow assisted dying

French MPs back law to allow assisted dying8 minutes agoHugh SchofieldBBC News, Parisrikirennes/Getty ImagesFrench MPs have voted to allow some people in the last stages of a terminal illness the...

What video footage tells us about how Liverpool crash unfolded

How Liverpool FC parade incident unfoldedBBC Verify has examined videos of the incident in which a car drove into a crowd during Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade on Monday evening.Dozens...

Murdered on the school run: The controversial Ukrainian gunned down in Madrid

Murdered on the school run: The controversial Ukrainian gunned down in Madrid2 days agoJames WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondentReporting fromKyivEuropa Press via Getty ImagesAndriy Portnov's murder...

Violence erupts in major city centre as police clash with protestors

Police have been deployed in Glasgow after protestors occupied the balcony of a building in the city's West George Street.Demonstrators have been seen holding a sign that reads: "End Segregation,...

Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic

Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic1 day agoKatya AdlerEurope editorReporting fromNorthern Norway and SvalbardBBCAs soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town on...

Murdered on the school run: The controversial Ukrainian gunned down in Madrid

Murdered on the school run: The controversial Ukrainian gunned down in Madrid34 minutes agoJames WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondentReporting fromKyivEuropa Press via Getty ImagesAndriy Portnov's...

Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic

Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic14 minutes agoKatya AdlerEurope editorReporting fromNorthern Norway and SvalbardBBCAs soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town...

Spain holiday update as massive hotel strike spells chaos for British holidaymakers

A major hotel strike has been planned for the Balearic Islands in peak Summer, spelling chaos for British tourists. Workers in Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca are set to stage mass walkouts on June 6...