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News imageJD Vance and Pakistani PM Vance wearing suits, shaking hands and looking at the camera.
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US and Iran in direct peace talks with Pakistan on ending Middle East conflict

Details of the negotiations remain scarce so far, but sources tell the BBC trilateral talks are under way in Islamabad.


News imageVictor Glover and Christina Koch smile in their orange space suits after returning to Earth. They are sat on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk, the interior of which is visible behind them.

Artemis crew home safely after completing historic mission to the Moon

Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.

8 hrs ago
US & Canada
News imageLunar base with astronauts growing food in glasshouses. The Earth hangs above in the blackness of space

The mission was a triumph. Now comes the hard part

The Artemis mission was almost flawless, but there are considerable obstacles ahead before a Moon landing.

15 hrs ago
US & Canada

Calls grow for Swalwell to quit California governor race after sexual assault allegations

The Democratic congressman, a leading candidate in the race, has strongly denied the accusations saying he will fight with "facts".

1 hr ago
US & Canada

Trump administration unveils 250-foot 'Triumphal Arch' design

The new arch, if approved, would be taller than the US Capitol building and the Lincoln Memorial.

14 hrs ago
US & Canada

Melania Trump's speech propels Epstein crisis back to forefront

She has now placed herself squarely into the Epstein story and at odds with the administration, which wants to end the investigation.

12 hrs ago
US & Canada

16 incredible photos from Doug Allan, late Planet Earth cameraman

Allan worked alongside Sir David Attenborough on BBC documentaries, including The Blue Planet, Planet Earth and Frozen Planet.

7 hrs ago
Edinburgh, Fife & East

Weekend reads

News imageAn anatomical-inspired illustration of a man pulling a polyester top over his head (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont/ BBC)

How to breathe in fewer microplastics in your home

Clouds of microplastics concentrate in the air of our homes, and we could be breathing in millions of them each year. A few changes can help us reduce exposure.

News imageCollage of Jacob Elordi, Zendayak and Ryan Gosling in Wuthering Heights, The Drama and Project Hail Mary (Credit: Warner Bros/ A24/ Amazon MGM Studios/ BBC)

Eight of the best films of 2026 so far

BBC film critics Caryn James and Nicholas Barber pick their cinema highlights of the year so far – from a touching sci-fi blockbuster to a provocative comedy-drama starring Zendaya.


Premier League

News imageBeto levels
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Premier League: Everton level at Brentford, Brighton lead Burnley

Follow live text coverage from Saturday's four Premier League games, with Brentford v Everton and Burnley v Brighton.

Arsenal title hopes hit by Bournemouth defeat

A tough season, playing angry, and messaging Michael Owen


Best audio of the week

News imageThe Global Story, The Global Story, Back from the brink: The Iran ceasefire

The Global Story

Back from the brink: The Iran ceasefire

News imageGlobal News Podcast, Artemis II splashdown

Global News Podcast

Iran peace talks and the Artemis II splashdown

News imageThe Interface, The Interface, Will algorithms increase your grocery bill?

The Interface

Will algorithms increase your grocery bill?

News imageThe Interview, The Interview, Parmy Olson, AI expert: Who controls the future?

The Interview

Parmy Olson, AI expert: Who controls the future?

News image13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II, Artemis II, 10. How to train your astronaut

13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II

10. How to train your astronaut

News imageRare Earth, Rare Earth, Hot Sport

Rare Earth

Hot Sport

News imageIn Our Time, In Our Time, Archaea

In Our Time

Archaea

News imageBusiness Daily, Business Daily, Wind power: A lifeline or gamble for islands?

Business Daily

Wind power: A lifeline or gamble for islands?

News imageWitness History, Witness History, Hitler's teeth

Witness History

Hitler's teeth

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, Albania: Land, money and the sea

The Documentary Podcast

Albania: Land, money and the sea


Documentaries

Nicholas and Alexandra: The Letters
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Letters
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Letters
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Letters
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Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb explores the story of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra.


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The most spectacular images of the Moon mission

Nearly 400 sentenced in Nigeria for links to militant Islamists

Fuel tankers regain access to oil refinery

An inappropriate joke nearly ended his career. Now he's back with more humour


Editor's picks

News imageInside Finlandu2019s Arctic icebreaker ship labs

The Finnish shipyard making the world's toughest icebreakers

Tech Now heads to Finland to meet the engineers designing icebreaker ships navigating through Arctic sea ice.

Tech Now
News imageApple at 50: The tech devices that defined a generation

Apple at 50: Devices that defined a generation

Tech Now asks what's next for Apple as the tech giant marks its 50th anniversary.

Tech Now
News imageThe video game bringing medieval Europe back to life

The video game bringing medieval Europe back to life

BBC Tech Now meets the makers of Total War strategy series to uncover how they bring medieval cultures to life.

Tech Now
News imageIs this how AI might destroy humanity?

Is this how AI might eliminate humanity?

A research paper predicts AI autonomy by 2027 could lead to human extinction within a decade.

Tech Now
News imageThe fascinating history of the QR code

The fascinating history of the QR code

QR codes are used in so many areas of our lives. Tech Now explains the story behind their creation.

Tech Now
News imageLegou2019s new smart brick

Lego's new smart brick

Tech Now experiences Lego's new Smart Brick, designed to bring physical play to next level.

Tech Now
News imageInside the telescope that could change the world

The observatory that can reveal the deepest secrets of space

Tech Now is given rare access to the world's most advanced telescope with the largest digital camera ever built.

Tech Now
News imageHow a tiny chip can hold information from your gut

How a tiny chip can hold information from your gut

A new organ-on-a-chip technology helps doctors design personalised treatments for gut health.

Tech Now

Travel

News imagePeople sit outside a green-tiled pub in London on wooden benches with gold lettering reading 'Fine Ales and Stout' (Credit: Alamy)

How to not embarrass yourself in a British pub

A British pub may look informal but it runs on strict rules, from invisible queues to round-buying, tipping and last orders.
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Science

News imageAn old book from the middle ages

The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy

Wit, unker and git are among a dazzling range of now-extinct pronouns that reveal what people once thought about "two-ness".
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US & Canada news

News imageThe Artemis II mission crew in the Orion spacecraft

Back to Earth: What happens to the Artemis II astronauts now?

The astronauts will have medical checks and will be reunited with their families.

Trump posts graphic video of slaying to argue for stricter immigration policies

What is Trump doing with the US Forest Service?

Why is Melania Trump speaking out about Epstein now?


More world news

News imageMiddle East correspondent Hugo Bachega gestures while speaking to camera in front of a digger and rubble on a residential street in Beirut.

Still in shock, Beirut tries to heal after deadly Israeli attacks

BBC Middle East Correspondent Hugo Bachega hears from people affected by this week's attacks.

Djibouti's president wins unprecedented sixth term with 97.8% of vote

'You are my god', Japan's PM tells British rock band Deep Purple

Concerns after satellite provider restricts Iran images following US pressure


Business

News imageAn oil tanker at sea silhouetted against a sky at sunset.

Tankers urged not to pay toll to Iran for use of strait

Tanker firms are being advised not to pay Iran any levies in return for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

White House staff told not to place bets on prediction markets

How many ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz?

India proposes new rules to regulate news and political posts on social media


Sport

News imageI Am Maximus ridden by Paul Townend, after winning the Randox Grand National on Grand National Day of the Randox Grand National Festival 2026 at Aintree Racecourse
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Grand National 2026: I Am Maximus becomes two-time winner - reaction

Follow live text and radio commentary on the 2026 Grand National at Aintree.

LIVE

Scottish Premiership: Leaders Hearts equalise; Celtic & Livingston in front

LIVE

Championship: Hull City, Oxford, Preston & Swansea lead; Saints equalise

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Watch Women's Six Nations: Five-try England beat Ireland in front of record crowd - reaction


Latest Sport audio

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Not by the Playbook

Clinging on

News imageThe Wayne Rooney Show, The Wayne Rooney Show, Rooney and Littler: The BRUTAL reality of being #1

The Wayne Rooney Show

Rooney and Littler: The BRUTAL reality of being #1

News imageBBC Women's Football Weekly, Jill Scott’s Coffee Club, Extra: Inside England with Wiegman, Russo and Barry!

BBC Women's Football Weekly

Extra: Inside England with Wiegman, Russo and Barry!

News imageMore than the Score, More Than The Score, The Grand National: a commentator's view

More than the Score

The Grand National: a commentator's view

News imageFootball Daily, The Commentators’ View: Ticket prices & ‘needing snookers’

Football Daily

The Commentators’ View: Ticket prices & ‘needing snookers’

News imageFootball Daily, Ollie Watkins - The Football Interview

Football Daily

Ollie Watkins - The Football Interview

News imageFootball Daily, Euro Leagues: Davide Ancelotti Special

Football Daily

Euro Leagues: Davide Ancelotti Special

News imageMore than the Score, More Than The Score, The Masters at Augusta: what makes it so special?

More than the Score

The Masters at Augusta: what makes it so special?


Technology

News imageA man with brown hair in a red and white checked shirt takes a selfie standing next to a post box. He has a box under his arm containing stacks of black envelopes. It is a sunny day and he is smiling.

TikTok vicar sends out Bibles for free

Rev David Sims from St Thomas's Church in Aldridge has sent more than 3,100 bibles to those who ask.

Data centre pause 'reflects national challenges'

OpenAI boss Sam Altman's home targeted with Molotov cocktail

Great at gaming? US air traffic control wants you to apply


Science

News imageThe rat Magawa was pictured in 2010 with his PDSA medal for gallantry - sometimes described as the George Cross for animals.

Cambodia unveils statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing rat

The statue honours the late African giant pouched rat who sniffed out more than 100 landmines during his lifetime.

Spectacular images reveal unique sea creatures and corals off Caribbean islands

'We go for all humanity' - emotional moment as Artemis II blasts off

Higgs boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts


Culture

News imageSide-by-side image of monotoned and coloured versions of Raphael's Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn (Credit: Alamy/ Galleria Borghese)

Why this 16th-Century painting isn't what it seems

Overpainted images hidden inside Raphael's 16th-Century Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn show how the image of the ideal woman has been carefully controlled by men.

Euphoria has 'lost its zeitgeisty edge' ★★☆☆☆

10 of the best TV shows of 2026 so far

The scientist who developed the polio vaccine


Arts

News imageMia Farrow and Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby

The world's most misunderstood novel

F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is synonymous with glitz and glamour, but this is just one of many myths that have surrounded the book since its first publication in 1925.

10 early photographic 'fakes' that trick the eye

The tragic romance hidden in a 19th-Century painting

Is this the real face of the 'Virgin Queen'?


Watch

News imageOn the hunt for fatberg blockages in the UK sewer system

On the hunt for fatbergs beneath our streets

Tech Now investigates how AI is exposing the hidden world of fatberg formation in Britain's sewers.
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Travel

News imageAn aerial shot of a city where all the buildings are white and there is a bright blue sea in the distance (Credit: Moon Creek Studios, courtesy of Alys Beach, FL)

The Floridian beach town that looks like Santorini

The striking all-white architecture of Alys Beach may conjure Europe and the Caribbean, but its walkable streets and luminous Gulf beaches are pure Florida.

What happens when remote travel goes wrong

Slowjamastan: The new 'nation' hiding in the US

This is the year to visit Morocco's quiet capital


World's Table

News imageA tray of pistachio baklava over a bed of pistachios (Credit: Getty Images)

Inside the Turkish city built on 'green gold'

For centuries, pistachios have defined Gaziantep. Today, they remain the most prized ingredient in Turkey's culinary capital – and the secret behind its legendary baklava.

The rare 'dinosaur egg' returning from extinction

Congee to consommé: Why every culture has a healing broth

How 'Yakult Ladies' became a lifeline in ageing Japan


Earth

News imageA koala on Kangaroo Island hugs a tree branch and looks at the camera (Credit: Ana Norman Bermudez)

As chlamydia threatens koalas, one island offers hope

An island colony whose koalas are free of chlamydia could help save the wider population from the deadly disease.

A rogue mushroom is tearing through US forests

One ant for $220: The new frontier of wildlife trafficking

The delicate question of where responsibility lies for safety on UK mountains


Video

News imageThe mysterious origins of the temple older than Stonehenge

The mysterious origins of the temple older than Stonehenge

Göbekli Tepe, an 11,500‑year‑old temple, offers clues to humanity's first steps towards settling down.

Inside the hotel where Agatha Christie wrote a classic

Jacob Elordi turned an insult into an Oscar nomination

How early humans faced a terrifying Ice Age predator


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