The mother who died with her three children in a horror house fire was pregnant, according to neighbours. The 43-year-old, a 15-year-old girl, and two boys - aged eight and four - were found dead at...
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...
Eighteen injured in Hamburg knife attack as woman arrested16 hours agoSofia Ferreira SantosBBC NewsEighteen people were injured in a knife attack at the main railway station in the German city of...
Murdered on the school run: The controversial Ukrainian gunned down in Madrid34 minutes agoJames WaterhouseBBC Ukraine correspondentReporting fromKyivEuropa Press via Getty ImagesAndriy Portnov's...
Africa is experiencing a rapid growth in population, with some 1.5 billion people currently living on the continent. Since 1960, its population has seen a five-fold increase and is expected to reach...
Britain's “screendemic” is “poisoning our children” and fuelling a mental health crisis, a consultant paediatrician has warned. Dr Sanjiv Nichani, who spearheaded the foundation of...
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned there will be “hell to pay” if he fails to restore fuel payments for pensioners in time for this winter. Campaigners warn the Prime Minister faces “political...
The Foreign Office is accused of breaking the law by flying flags in support of bisexual awareness week without planning permission. The pink, purple and blue flags appeared in the courtyard of the...
Six have reportedly died with hundreds more falling ill due to the spread of 'dirty hands disease' in the Czech Republic. Hepatitis A cases are on the rise in the country, and a warning has been...
Two British holidaymakers have been arrested in Ibiza after allegedly trying to flee a cruise ship without paying a large room service bill. Spanish police detained the pair, a 23-year-old man and an...
Scotland Yard arrested a Jewish protester after he held up a placard mocking a leader of Hezbollah. The Brit, who asked to remain anonymous out of fears for his safety, was detained and charged in...
British soldiers have deployed close to the Russian border as they stage a show of force towards Vladimir Putin. Operating as part of a NATO taskforce, hundreds of British troops joined thousands of...
Erdogan denies bid to change Turkey's constitution means he'll run as president again1 day agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorReutersTurkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denied he is trying to...
Hectic two weeks leaves Russia confident - and peace in Ukraine feeling no closer34 minutes agoSteve RosenbergRussia editorPAVEL BEDNYAKOV/POOL/AFP via GettyIt's 2:30am.Inside the Kremlin walls I'm...
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...