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Horror as bus skids off cliff in beautiful tourist hotspot - 21 dead and 14 injured

A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring at least 14 others, according to an official. The accident took place in the...

Incredible train station is home to world's longest platform after £44m mega-project

India is famous for incredible images of its busy train stations and carriages. Therefore there can be little surprise that the world’s longest train platform is in the country which also has the...

He may be Alcatraz's last living inmate. Here's what he thinks of Trump's plan to reopen prison

He may be Alcatraz's last living inmate. Here's what he thinks of Trump's plan to reopen prison1 hour agoMadeline HalpertBBC News, New YorkLily JamaliBBC News, Alcatraz IslandDaniel A. EdwardsWhen...

New Pope Leo XIV's surprising link to the Falklands – why it could be bad news for the UK

The Catholic Church chose its new leader, thus succeeding the Argentine Jorge Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, who died on April 21. On May 8, the new pontiff was chosen, Robert Francis...

Charming UK seaside town with its own leaning tower that's 'wonkier than Pisa's'

Burnham-on-Sea, the quaint UK seaside town with sprawling sandy beaches and distinctive historical sites, is encouraging tourists to discover its version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Once a humble...

Lahore explosion: Blasts rock Pakistan as Islamabad 'shoots down Indian drones'

Pakistan's air defence system reportedly shot down an Indian drone in the early hours of Thursday in Lahore, according to Pakistani officials. This comes as India evacuates thousands from villages...

French hunter given suspended sentence for killing protected bear

French hunter given suspended sentence for killing protected bear10 hours agoTiffany WertheimerBBC NewsLIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty ImagesAn 81-year-old hunter in France has been fined and handed...

Cable thefts leave thousands stranded on Spanish trains

Cable thefts leave thousands stranded on Spanish trains1 day agoHafsa KhalilBBC NewsGetty ImagesThousands of people were left trapped on trains or stranded overnight after the theft of copper cables...

French hunter given suspended sentence for killing protected bear

French hunter given suspended sentence for killing protected bear14 minutes agoTiffany WertheimerBBC NewsLIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty ImagesAn 81-year-old hunter in France has been fined and...

Cable thefts leave thousands stranded on Spanish trains

Cable thefts leave thousands stranded on Spanish trains6 hours agoHafsa KhalilBBC NewsGetty ImagesThousands of people were left trapped on trains or stranded overnight after the theft of copper...

Majorca tourist chaos as seaside city invaded by 23 cruise ships in one week

Questions are being raised about whether the agreement limiting the arrival of cruise ships in Palma, the capital of Majorca, which was implemented in 2022 is being fulfilled following a hectic May...

Cable thefts leave thousands stranded on Spanish trains

Cable thefts leave thousands stranded on Spanish trains2 hours agoHafsa KhalilBBC NewsGetty ImagesThousands of people were left trapped on trains or stranded overnight after the theft of copper...

Watch: How Lady Gaga's record-breaking concert almost ended in disaster

Watch: How Lady Gaga's record-breaking concert almost ended in disaster On Saturday night Lady Gaga performed for her biggest audience ever, two million people on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro....

Chaos in Spain as train lines grind to halt and tourists left stranded

Trains have ground to a halt and tourists have been left stranded after the theft of copper cables caused fresh rail misery in Spain, a week after the country’s historic blackout. Almost 11,000...

27 lives per kilometre: How Russia took record losses in Ukraine in 2024

27 lives per kilometre: How Russia took record losses in Ukraine in 20242 hours agoOlga IvshinaBBC News Russian Special ReporterEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockLast year was the deadliest for Russian forces...