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News imagePrince Harry walks past photographers and his mouth is open as he is in the middle of speaking

Harry says sacrifices by Nato troops in Afghanistan deserve 'respect'

The US president's comments have been condemned by international allies, including UK veterans and politicians.

6 hrs ago
UK

News imageRoyal Marines of M Company of 42 Commando in military fatigues and wielding guns during an operation to clear compounds used by the Taliban in Helmand Province of Southern Afghanistan

Analysis: Not only Americans risked life and limb to serve in Afghanistan

Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC's security correspondent.

9 hrs ago
Asia
News imageCanadian soldier walking towards a green Chinook helicopter equipped with skis in a frozen plain.

Stuck between the US and Russia, Canada must prove it can defend its Arctic territory

Canada has been boosting its forces in the Arctic in the face of new threats - and US concerns.

4 hrs ago
US & Canada

High stakes but low expectations for Ukraine talks with Russia and US

Donald Trump is pushing hard for a peace deal - but major issues between Russia and Ukraine are still unresolved, writes Sarah Rainsford.

6 hrs ago
Europe

US braces for 'extremely dangerous' winter storm

The National Weather Service warns the winter blast "will pose a life-threatening risk of hypothermia".

30 mins ago
US & Canada

TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data

Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app.

57 mins ago
US & Canada

India and EU set for 'mother of all deals' as Trump's tariff uncertainty looms

Trade negotiations are nearing the finish line after nearly two decades of hard bargaining on both sides.

3 hrs ago
World

Weekend reads

News imageA sign for a Japanese snack bar (Credit: Alamy)

The secret Japanese snack bars hidden in plain sight

There are some 100,000 snack bars across Japan, but until recent years, these joyful hangouts have escaped the notice of travellers.

News imageA group of banded mongooses approach a camera (Credit: Alamy)

What animals can teach us about overcoming tyranny

Some animal societies are ruled by despots with an iron fist, while others seem naturally egalitarian – and they all have lessons for us.


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Will Trump’s Board of Peace actually stop wars?

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TikTok completes deal to avoid US ban

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Witness History

The Challenger space shuttle tragedy


Documentaries

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Churchill: Britain's Secret Apartheid

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Queen Victoria and Her Nine Children

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Missing in Paradise: Searching for Sarm

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Ancient Greece by Train

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Engineering Repurposed

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Buckingham Palace with Alexander Armstrong

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The Last Musician of Auschwitz

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Matthew Perry and the Ketamine Queen


Arts in Motion

News imageEs Devlin's powerful art invites a closer look at strangers

Es Devlin's powerful art invites a closer look at strangers

Through intimate encounters with 50 Londoners, influential artist Es Devlin reimagines how we see home.
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More news

News imageThree icons for AI apps. On the left is ChatGPT. In the middle is Qwen, written in two Chinese characters. On the right is DeepSeek.

Is China quietly winning the AI race?

Chinese AI models are racing ahead as big US firms and start-ups turn to cheaper, faster alternatives.

6 hrs ago
Technology
News imageA shark swimming over a sandy sea floor where another shark lays

Four attacks in 48 hours: How east Australia's beaches became a 'perfect storm' for sharks

Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising - but experts are keen to point out it isn't the animals' fault.

9 hrs ago
Australia

Brooklyn Beckham's wedding DJ speaks about 'awkward' dance

The groom has said his mother Victoria "danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone".

15 hrs ago
Culture

Spanish track was fractured before high-speed train disaster, report finds

The preliminary report into the crash that left 45 people dead finds evidence of a fracture more than two hours earlier.

11 hrs ago
Europe
News imageGeologist Greg Barnes holds up a rock containing crystals at the mining site, near Narsarsuaq, the gateway settlement to southern Greenland.

Trump covets mineral-rich Greenland, but what natural resources does it actually have?

Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.

15 hrs ago
Business
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I snore - but didn’t know I stop breathing 10 times an hour in my sleep

Sleep apnoea affects millions of people of all ages, genders and body types - but few of us know we have it.

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The gadgets set to change your daily health and wellness

Tech Now test out new gadgets disrupting the health industry at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

18 hrs ago
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Editor's picks

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Inside the search for South America's most cryptic bird

A small country, a rare bird: inside Uruguay’s most haunting discovery

Discover the World
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The luxury Swedish ice hotel that simply never melts

A small engineering wonder in the small village of Jukkasjärvi in Northern Sweden

Travel
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Tiwanaku: The civilisation that mysteriously disappeared

The ancient Tiwanaku civilisation is known as the 'mother culture' of South America.

Culture & Experiences
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Face-to-face with an African savanna elephant

The Travel Show visits Mozambique's Gorongosa Park but something unexpectedly stops the team in their tracks.

The Travel Show
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The Japanese secret to being calmer and happier

In the village of Magome, a 16th-century discipline leads to a sharper focus on the present moment.

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Turkey's island of 400 ancient shipwrecks

A dive into 3,500 years of underwater archeology, sunken cities and Lycian tombs with Prof Hakan Öniz.

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The forgotten underground river that shaped Paris

Buried beneath Paris since 1912, the ghost river Bièvre shaped the French capital in unexpected ways.

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Why Atlanta's culinary scene is getting food lovers excited

The city's food scene is redefining southern hospitality with bold and unpretentious global flavours.

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World of Business

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How tiny Slovakia became a car-making heavyweight

Almost a million cars a year are made in Slovakia, where companies including Kia and Volkswagen have factories.
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Health and Wellness

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How to build astonishing self-control

Many people believe willpower is fixed and finite. Yet powerful strategies exist that can help us increase it.

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Five lifestyle tweaks to live well for longer

Simple, science-backed changes you can make now to keep yourself healthier in later life.

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Do collagen supplements work?

Collagen supplements might make your skin more elastic – but the evidence is weak.


Arts and Culture

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Seven new Bridgerton filming locations you can visit

Bridgerton is back, and from London palaces to Bath ballrooms, here are some of the best places to experience Regency-era England.

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How Industry became TV's most nightmarish show

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How the 1950s 'Red Scare' erased 'the most famous black person in America'

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A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a real 'delight' ★★★★★


US & Canada news

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Hundreds of Minnesota businesses close to protest ICE presence

Thousands of people have joined widespread protests against the weeks-long immigration crackdown in the state.

'A natural partner': US treasury secretary weighs in on Alberta separatism

Empty shelves and road preparations as US readies for winter storm

Jury selection for Luigi Mangione trial set for September


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'Half of my friends were killed': The girls returning to a school caught up in war

Twins whose classmates were killed by shelling say their deaths have made them determined to finish their studies.

'I saw people getting shot': Eyewitness tells of Iran protest crackdown

'I didn't hear from my son for seven months': Inside Yemen's UAE-run secret prisons

Luxury watchmaker designs $1.5m model with Indian billionaire's statue


Business

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What does a new US TikTok deal mean for users?

While TikTok's future in the US has been secured, questions remain about exactly what changes US users will see.

Who are the frontrunners for the top Fed job?

TikTok closes deal to split US app from global business

Trump sues JPMorgan for $5bn over account closure after Capitol riot


Sport

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Is Sinner-Alcaraz in danger of making majors boring?

Though the Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner rivalry is thrilling, tennis correspondent Russell Fuller ponders whether it could make Grand Slams boring.

England fans' World Cup arrest record shows Infantino joke inaccurate

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BBC Women's Football Weekly

Extra: Arsenal special with Kim Little, Beth Mead & Renee Slegers!


Tech

News imageA Tesla vehicle drives off the lot at the company's store in Warminster, Pennsylvania, US, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

Tesla fined for repeatedly failing to help UK police over driving offences

The British arm of Tesla has faced multiple court proceedings linked to allegations of road traffic offences.

Social media firms have come to ban 'kicking and screaming', says Australia eSafety boss

Is the US-TikTok deal a new reality for China's tech champions?

Does TikTok's US deal threaten the company's global ambitions?


Science

News imageA colour‑enhanced close‑up of a cave wall showing a very faint, claw‑like hand stencil, picked out for clarity with a white dashed outline

Oldest cave painting of red claw hand could rewrite human creativity timeline

A stencilled outline of a hand found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is the world's oldest known cave painting, researchers say.

Morocco fossil finds re-write the origins of our species

Cow astonishes scientists with rare use of tools

Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission


Culture

News imageColour illustration of witches and warlocks dancing in a ruined church (Credit: Getty Images)

Why this Robert Burns poem is a 'masterpiece'

On Burns Night this week – and 235 years after Tam O'Shanter was published – Scots everywhere may well be treated to a masterwork with a unique appeal.

Why Hollywood fell out of love with Wicked

Behind the scenes of Help 2, the star-studded charity album

Robbie Williams breaks The Beatles' chart record


Arts

News imageAn empty tiled piazza in Gibellina, Sicily, bordered by low stone walls and palm trees (Credit: Getty Images)

Inside Italy's forgotten art town

Sicily's forgotten town of Gibellina was envisioned as an art utopia. Four decades later, it's painting a new future as Italy's first Capital of Contemporary Art.

A rare interview with the elusive Agatha Christie

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

Eight paint colours that can transform your home


Watch

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The undersea mountains where sharks rule

Under the surface of the ocean, 100,000 towering mountains dot the Earth. Their violent currents are key to life.
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Travel

News imageA skier grips a tow rope as a horse gallops across a snowy course during a skijoring race in Colorado (Credit: Keely Jackson)

Colorado's wildest winter sport

Equal parts rodeo and ski race, skijoring is drawing winter visitors into Colorado's ranching towns, offering a cheaper, wilder alternative to the state's famous slopes.

The giant reptiles reclaiming Bangkok

Is it time to retire terms like 'Venice of the East'?

The biggest all-you-can-eat buffet in the world


World's Table

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Turkey's caffeine-free coffee alternative

For as long as anyone can remember, residents in Gaziantep have been harvesting wild pistachios to make a unique, nutty brew that doubles as a home remedy.

The Mexican beer you can only buy at Christmas

Sorry, France, the world's best bubbly is British

Why travellers keep queueing for viral food


Earth

News imagePeople throw snowballs on a snow-covered bridge in Massachusetts on 19 January

Parts of US may see up to 12 inches of snow with 'life-threatening cold air'

Experts say the storm will dump heavy snow and ice in around 30 states, affecting more than 160 million people.

Russian cosmonaut captures stunning aurora from space

Nature loss is a risk to UK national security, intelligence group warns

UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills


Video

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Wall Street muted at the end of tumultuous week

Noah Hamman, CEO of AdvisorShares, says more volatility in markets is expected in the short term.

Es Devlin's powerful art invites a closer look at strangers

Arnold Schwarzenegger goes big on Christmas

The lab recreating melting glaciers to forecast sea levels


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