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Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, Lebanon

Israel-Lebanon talks will happen today, Israeli minister says, after Beirut casts doubt on plans

On Wednesday night, President Trump wrote: "It has been a long time since the two leaders [of Israel and Lebanon] have spoken, like 34 years. It will happen tomorrow. Nice!"

A woman walks through Tehran's Vanak Square with a poster referring to the Strait of Hormuz in the background and yellow taxis on the street

Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done

The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Iran as diplomatic efforts to avoid a return to war intensify.

13 hrs ago

Middle East

Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed

BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.

2 hrs ago

Middle East

Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87

Harmon was best known for a car-washing scene in the Paul Newman prison drama.

4 hrs ago

Culture

Two rescuers are silhouetted against a backdrop of fire in Kyiv

Wave of Russian drone and missile attacks kill at least 16 in Ukraine

Meanwhile, a Ukrainian drone attack killed two children in Russia, officials say.

36 mins ago

Europe

Undercover footage of a man in a suit, wearing glasses, in a hotel lobby.

Migrants making false domestic abuse claims to stay in UK, BBC investigation finds

In the third part of an undercover investigation, the BBC reveals how rules aimed at protecting abuse victims are being exploited.

5 hrs ago

A split screen of a rendering of arch on the left and a woman in red on the right.

Trump plans new arch twice as tall as Lincoln Memorial - this is where it would go

The BBC's Ione Wells explains where the 250ft structure would be built and why it's controversial.

10 hrs ago

A blue gloved hand points a middle finger at a screen showing a collection of black and white scans of cross-sections of the brain. They look like white ovals where the outline of the skull is visible.

Breakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, UK report suggests

A major review has provoked a backlash after concluding the medicines provide too little benefit to be noticed.

2 hrs ago

Health

South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison

Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning

Allbirds shares soar 580% after pivot from shoes to AI

Turkish police order 83 arrests over online praise for school shootings

Meghan says she was 'most trolled person in the world'

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Sixteen-year-old pupils at a high school in Nacka, Sweden, using pencils and paper

Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning

Swedish classrooms swap laptops for books, pens and paper, raising concerns from the tech sector.

11 hrs ago

Business

Watch: Reporter told to fake domestic abuse claim to remain in the UK

Some migrants are being encouraged to fabricate abuse allegations in order to stay in the UK.

5 hrs ago

Women BJP's Ministers and MP's leave after watching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's virtual address on the occasion of BJP Foundation day , at Parliament house library on April 6, 2023 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

India to decide women's quota bill as row over parliamentary seats intensifies

Southern Indian leaders urge mass mobilisation over concerns about redrawing electoral boundaries.

2 hrs ago

Asia

A treated image of multiple offshore wind turbines

Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero

The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny

11 hrs ago

BBC InDepth

Leo Woodall and Kate Winslet join new The Lord of the Rings cast

Leo Woodall, Jamie Dornan and Kate Winslet will join returning actors Sir Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood.

19 hrs ago

Newsbeat

Go on patrol with the Canadian Rangers across the frozen Arctic

The BBC rode along with the Rangers on the last leg of a historic trek as they assert their presence in Canada's far north.

22 hrs ago

US & Canada

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Archaeologists at a site are digging in a rectangular hole in the ground surrounded by metal fences. They are wearing head torches

Huge hidden cave under castle with prehistoric hippo bones 'once in a lifetime' find

Archaeologists have so far uncovered "extremely rare" evidence of early humans and animals at the cave.

5 hrs ago

Wales

Sergio Garica tees off during a LIV Golf tournament with the branding in the background

'LIV Golf season to continue' amid collapse rumours

LIV Golf chief executive Scott O'Neil reportedly tells players that the 2026 season will continue uninterrupted amid rumours that the tour is on the verge of collapse.

2 hrs ago

Golf

An oil refinery with smoke seen billowing out from several areas

'Unprecedented' fire at Australian oil refinery to impact nation's petrol supplies

The fire has deepened fears over the nation's petrol supplies amid a global crunch.

7 hrs ago

Australia

A black and white portrait of William Shakespeare from the title page of the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays.

Shakespeare's 'missing' home mapped with discovery

A Shakespeare expert identifies the location and size of the property the playwright bought in1613.

5 hrs ago

London

Howl recordings and an AI image: Inside South Korea's long hunt for an escaped wolf

Hundreds have been deployed to find Neukgu, a young wolf that has eluded capture for a week and counting.

12 hrs ago

Asia

Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation ran a monopoly and overcharged fans, jury finds

The lawsuit said the firm's practices had led to higher ticket prices and worse service for customers.

11 hrs ago

Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed

Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87

Meghan says she was 'most trolled person in the world'

Allbirds shares soar 580% after pivot from shoes to AI

Breakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests

Migrants making false domestic abuse claims to stay in UK, BBC investigation finds

South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia

Huge hidden cave under castle with prehistoric hippo bones 'once in a lifetime' find

Sport

LIV Golf to continue 'at full throttle' amid collapse rumours

LIV Golf chief executive Scott O'Neil reportedly tells players that the 2026 season will continue uninterrupted amid rumours that the tour is on the verge of collapse.

2 hrs ago

Golf

Play-off pending? How draw on Sunday could set up thrilling PL finale

Man City's meeting against Arsenal may go a long way to deciding the destination of the Premier League trophy in May, but how close a finish could it be?

4 hrs ago

Premier League

Real Madrid set for rare trophyless season - will Arbeloa pay the price?

After losing out to Bayern Munich in a thrilling Champions League quarter-final, Real Madrid face the prospect of a trophyless season that could cost Alvaro Arbeloa his job.

11 hrs ago

European Football

Arsenal limp to semis but Arteta wanted fire - does style matter?

Mikel Arteta wanted "fire" from his Arsenal players but instead got a sluggish performance as the Gunners did what was needed to reach the Champions League semi-finals.

10 hrs ago

Arsenal

Bayern Munich players celebrate scoring against Real Madrid

Seven goals, fastest strike and two red cards - Bayern-Real delivers drama

The quickest strike of this season's Champions League, seven goals, two red cards and the 15-time winners exiting in anger - once again the knockout stages of Europe's elite tournament delivered drama in spades.

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European Football

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Champions League: Real's referee anger as Kane's Bayern into semis with Arsenal

All the reaction as Arsenal beat Sporting and Bayern knock Real Madrid out to reach the Champions League last four.

Ronnie O'Sullivan playing in the final of the 2025 World Snooker Championship

O'Sullivan to play China's He in Crucible round one

Seven-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan begins his bid for a record-breaking eighth World Snooker Championship title with a match against China's debutant He Guoqiang at the Crucible.

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Snooker

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Israel-Lebanon talks will happen today, Israeli minister says, after Beirut casts doubt on plans

Lyse Doucet: Under fragile ceasefire, Iranians wonder if US deal can be done

Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed

Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87

Wave of Russian drone and missile attacks kill at least 16 in Ukraine

Migrants making false domestic abuse claims to stay in UK, BBC investigation finds

Trump plans new arch twice as tall as Lincoln Memorial - this is where it would go

Breakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, UK report suggests

South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison

Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning

Allbirds shares soar 580% after pivot from shoes to AI

Turkish police order 83 arrests over online praise for school shootings

Meghan says she was 'most trolled person in the world'

More to explore

Back to books - Sweden's schools cutting back on digital learning

Watch: Reporter told to fake domestic abuse claim to remain in the UK

India to decide women's quota bill as row over parliamentary seats intensifies

Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero

Leo Woodall and Kate Winslet join new The Lord of the Rings cast

Go on patrol with the Canadian Rangers across the frozen Arctic

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Trump plans new arch twice as tall as Lincoln Memorial - this is where it would go

Diplomacy on ice: Mark Carney and Alexander Stubb play hockey

Watch: Moment gunman tackled by school principal

From friendship to friction: Inside the growing tensions between Trump and Starmer

Frank Gardner: What is China's role in the Iran war?

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Huge hidden cave under castle with prehistoric hippo bones 'once in a lifetime' find

'LIV Golf season to continue' amid collapse rumours

'Unprecedented' fire at Australian oil refinery to impact nation's petrol supplies

Shakespeare's 'missing' home mapped with discovery

Howl recordings and an AI image: Inside South Korea's long hunt for an escaped wolf

Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation ran a monopoly and overcharged fans, jury finds

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Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed

Cool Hand Luke actress Joy Harmon dies aged 87

Meghan says she was 'most trolled person in the world'

Allbirds shares soar 580% after pivot from shoes to AI

Breakthrough £90,000 Alzheimer's drugs unlikely to benefit patients, report suggests

Migrants making false domestic abuse claims to stay in UK, BBC investigation finds

South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

Former US Marine pilot loses appeal against extradition from Australia

Huge hidden cave under castle with prehistoric hippo bones 'once in a lifetime' find

Sport

LIV Golf to continue 'at full throttle' amid collapse rumours

Play-off pending? How draw on Sunday could set up thrilling PL finale

Real Madrid set for rare trophyless season - will Arbeloa pay the price?

Arsenal limp to semis but Arteta wanted fire - does style matter?

Seven goals, fastest strike and two red cards - Bayern-Real delivers drama

Champions League: Real's referee anger as Kane's Bayern into semis with Arsenal

O'Sullivan to play China's He in Crucible round one