Germany’s ongoing SuedOstLink high-voltage electric powerline project - designed to transport electricity from northern Germany to Bavaria in the southeast - is one of the country's largest ongoing...
Households in England as well as Scotland and Wales are being urged to close and ‘securely fasten’ windows as well as doors as Storm Floris touches down and blasts the UK with up to 90mph...
Storm Floris threatens to wreak havoc in hours with an amber "danger to life" wind weather warning in place. Brutal gusts of up to 70mph are expected to hammer many parts of Scotland. Wind speeds are...
UK households with gardens are being urged to secure all garden furniture and sheds before Monday as winds of up to 90mph are forecast.Storm Floris is due to arrive in the UK in the early hours of...
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for wind on Monday from 10am to 10pm in Northern Scotland as the UK braces for Storm Floris. The Met Office said: "Storm Floris will bring unseasonably...
A dormant volcano in Russia's Kamchatka region has dramatically erupted after six centuries, hurling a 29,000-ft ash plume into the atmosphere. The Krasheninnikov Volcano began spewing molten lava...
Households across the UK are being urged to keep doors and windows shut and only open internal doors when needed as Storm Floris prepares to sweep across the country with damaging winds and heavy...
Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth eventHundreds of thousands of young Catholics poured into the Tor Vergata field on Rome's outskirts, for an evening vigil and Mass celebrated by Pope Leo...
Melting glaciers threaten to wipe out European villages - is the steep cost to protect them worth it?23 minutes agoImogen FoulkesGeneva correspondentBBCIn a small village in Switzerland's beautiful...
People are being urged to stay indoors and avoid going outside on Monday and Tuesday as part of advice on how to stay safe in strong winds which are being forecast by the Met Office.The forecaster...
Army veteran Craig Lundberg has become the first blind person to complete the Five Peaks Challenge – with the help of his nine-year-old son. The feat also meant Max became the youngest person to...
While the sunny seaside of Cornwall, Devon, and Dorset may be the choice for many holidaygoers looking for a staycation, one overlooked spot far away from the south coast could be the best option,...
For 13 years, the Syrian city has been considered far too high-risk a place to visit due to political unrest and the civil war, but now this major airline is offering daily flights.Aleppo...
Storm Floris is set to strike the UK early next week, bringing powerful winds of up to 78mph and widespread heavy rain, according to the latest weather maps. Seperately, the Met Office has issued...
France suspends Gaza evacuations after student antisemitism row10 hours agoRorey BosottiBBC NewsGetty ImagesFrance has suspended its programme for receiving Palestinians fleeing Gaza.The freeze will...