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Pope greeted by vast crowd at Catholic youth event

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?

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...

Blow for protesters as Canary Islands break their all-time tourism record

Protests demanding tourism "degrowth" in one of Spain's most popular holiday destinations appear to have had little effect on the industry as June saw the highest-ever number of international...

Army veteran Craig Lundberg becomes first blind person to complete Five Peaks Challenge

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...

Tourist books 'hotel' for Italian holiday but gets surprise of life when he arrives

He visited Sorrento (stock image) (Image: Maya Karkalicheva via Getty Images)Going on holiday can be stressful, especially when things don't go to plan. This was the case for Matt Hey from Sydney,...

UK tourists hit with new fees in Tenerife, Lanzarote and Majorca

The rise of €0.68 (£0.59) has been branded "excessive" by Javier Gándara, President of the Association of Airlines (ALA).Officials in Tenerife are now preparing to challenge the policy...

Russia burning as huge mushroom cloud erupts after devastating Ukrainian strike

Ukraine launched a dramatic series of strikes on oil refineries, defence plants, a military airfield, and radar facilities early Saturday morning. The hits came after Donald Trump moved nuclear...

Young Ukrainians get their way as Zelensky overturns law to defuse crisis

Young Ukrainians get their way as Zelensky overturns law to defuse crisis1 day agoZhanna BezpiatchukBBC News Ukrainian in KyivTETIANA DZHAFAROVA/AFPAs Ukraine's MPs gathered at parliament in Kyiv on...

Putin not swayed by Trump's Ukraine war ultimatum

Putin not swayed by Trump's Ukraine war ultimatum6 hours agoJaroslav LukivBBC NewsSteve RosenbergBBC Russia editor in MoscowSPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL/EPA/ShutterstockRussian President Vladimir Putin has...

They escaped Ukraine's frontlines. The sound of drones followed them

They escaped Ukraine's frontlines. The sound of drones followed them2 hours agoJoel GunterReporting from KyivBBCIn a cramped apartment in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Pavlo, a 30-year-old drone...

Panic in Slovenia as huge cruise ships cause chaos in tiny city

The Slovenian coastal town of Koper, often described as a hidden gem of the Adriatic, is experiencing a rise in giant cruise ships descending on its fragile historic centre. These ships are bringing...

Period drama fans can’t miss ‘sublime' adaptation with Downton Abbey star

A BBC period drama adapted from a celebrated novel is currently available for streaming and is essential viewing for devotees of costume dramas, reports the Mirror.Viewers have lavished praise upon...

Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop

Trump fires lead official on economic data as tariffs cause market drop28 minutes agoNatalie ShermanBBC NewsUS President Donald Trump said he would fire the head of the agency charged with publishing...

Russia 'stunned into silence' after Trump issues major warning with submarines move

Russia has seemingly been stunned into silence following Donald Trump's deployment of two nuclear submarines amid his war of words with Moscow. The US president ordered the subs to be positioned "in...

The new world's biggest airport - £23bn to build and the size of 14,000 football pitches

Anyone who has travelled abroad will know some airports are huge, but a new travel hub being built in Saudi Arabia may blow them all out of the water. Set to open in 2030, this new airport is...