Word News Online across -

Search Results for "across"

England given UK-friendly World Cup kick-off times as Scotland face late finishes

Getty ImagesHarry PooleBBC Sport journalist6 December 2025, 17:58 GMT292 CommentsUpdated 10 minutes agoEngland have been handed World Cup kick-off times which suit UK audiences - but Scotland fans...

Driving-test touts offer instructors £250 kickbacks so they can bulk-book tests

Driving-test touts offer instructors £250 monthly kickbacks8 minutes agoNJ Convery, Bobbi Huyton and Abi SmittonBBC News InvestigationsDriving instructors are being offered kickbacks of up to £250...

Irish police investigating drone activity during Zelensky visit

Irish police investigating drone activity during Zelensky visit5 hours agoJessica LawrenceBBC News NIPA Media/Liam McBurneyAn Garda Síochána (Irish police force) has launched an investigation after...

England start World Cup against Croatia, Scotland to face Brazil

Getty ImagesHarry PooleBBC Sport journalist1 hour ago552 CommentsEngland will begin their World Cup 2026 campaign against Croatia, while Scotland have been drawn alongside Brazil at next summer's...

Which European countries have mandatory or voluntary military service

Which European countries have mandatory or voluntary military service33 minutes agoPatrick JacksonandEmma BrancatisanoReutersSome of Europe's biggest Nato members are moving to strengthen their...

Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds

Germany votes to bring in voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds3 hours agoBethany BellBerlinGermany's parliament, the Bundestag, has voted to introduce voluntary military service, in...

Germany votes to bring back voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds

Germany votes to bring back voluntary military service programme for 18-year-olds1 hour agoBethany BellIn BerlinEPAGermany's parliament, the Bundestag, has voted to introduce voluntary military...

How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families

How a 'fertility gap' is fuelling the rise of one-child families7 hours agoHazel ShearingEducation correspondentBBCListen to Hazel reading this storyNatalie Johnston was scrolling on Facebook a...

Eurovision faces crucial decision over Israel

Eurovision faces crucial decision over Israel7 hours agoMark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesThe Eurovision Song Contest faces a battle for its future at a "watershed" meeting in Geneva on...

Bulgaria ditches budget plan after tens of thousands join protests

Bulgaria ditches budget plan after tens of thousands join protests1 day agoIan AikmanAFP via Getty ImagesBulgaria's government has said it will withdraw its controversial 2026 budget plan after...

Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage

Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage2 days agoKostas KoukoumakasThessaly, central GreeceAFP via Getty ImagesHundreds of thousands of sheep and goats are being culled in...

Dignitas founder dies by assisted suicide aged 92, group says

Dignitas founder dies by assisted suicide aged 92, group says2 days agoImogen Foulkes,GenevaandTom BennettAFP via Getty ImagesThe founder of the Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas has died by...

Bulgaria ditches budget plan after tens of thousands join protests

Bulgaria ditches budget plan after tens of thousands join protests26 minutes agoIan AikmanAFP via Getty ImagesBulgaria's government has said it will withdraw its controversial 2026 budget plan after...

Quarter of police forces lack basic policies on sexual offences, Sarah Everard report finds

Urgent action needed to stop violence against women, report finds8 minutes agoAdina CampbellUK correspondentPA MediaUrgent action is needed to prevent violent, sexual attacks against women and girls,...

Russian strikes cause power outages for more than 600,000 in Ukraine

Russian strikes cause power outages for more than 600,000 in Ukraine2 days agoAleks PhillipsandYang TianMore than 600,000 people in the Kyiv region of Ukraine were without power on Saturday morning...