What is PHP and why did it spark an international cyber-security alert?
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:24:59 GMT
AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.
Rosenberg: Russia agrees to Ukraine talks but sees little to talk about in new peace push
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:58:06 GMT
President Vladimir Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war, the BBC's Russia Editor writes.
Criminals who skip sentencing will face solitary confinement or lose social visits
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:17:39 GMT
Judges will be given new powers to impose tougher prison punishments on offenders who refuse to face their victims' families during sentencing.
Diabetes and ADHD drugs to be tested on Alzheimer's patients in new study
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:02:30 GMT
Drugs will be tested simultaneously, which it's hoped will speed up the process of finding new treatments for this common type of dementia.
Is the UK set to green-light a huge untapped oil field?
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:09:44 GMT
Scotland editor James Cook visits Rosebank - the UK's largest known untapped oilfield - in the North Atlantic.
Dame Judi Dench: 'I can't do a play, a film or read any more'
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:41:29 GMT
Dame Judi Dench tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme about how her eye condition has affected her life.
Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:02:45 GMT
A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications.
Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:49:07 GMT
The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.
UK's gaps in Arctic defence leave it open to Russian attacks, committee warns
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:09:21 GMT
A report by MPs urges the UK to address capability gaps including a lack of Royal Navy warships and submarines, as Russia seeks to dominate the region.
Four locations in the running to be UK City of Culture 2029
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:02:37 GMT
The winner, announced in early 2027, will receive £10m to deliver a year of cultural activities.
