BBC visits hospital in Kathmandu as families wait for news
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:15:34 GMT
More than 150 people have been killed after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, as hundreds still missing.
Woman who died in fire with niece, 7, was 'beautiful soul', mother tells BBC
Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:12:22 GMT
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder over the fire in Middlesborough, police say.
New thunderstorm warnings for parts of UK as rain set to continue
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:15:35 GMT
The Met Office has issued fresh thunderstorm warnings for Thursday with the potential for England and Wales to see flash flooding as the unsettled weather continues.
Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:04:24 GMT
Perhaps our days of doomscrolling are numbered, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.
At least one dead after car crashes into crowd in northern France
Thu, 27 Aug 2026 02:42:17 GMT
One suspect was arrested after the incident in Caen, police said, following a reported fight at a nearby bar.
World's first patient to undergo live AI-assisted brain surgery has tumour removed
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:07:22 GMT
Without brain surgery guided by live AI assistance, Rhys Hibbert could have lost his sight to a tumour.
Burnham calls summit of Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish first ministers
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:32:52 GMT
The announcement comes as Burnham holds his first official visit to Wales since becoming prime minster.
Susan Sarandon leads tributes to Rocky Horror Picture Show co-star Tim Curry
Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:32:27 GMT
Stars of stage and screen grieve the cult British actor, who has died aged 80.
Scottish Highlands benefiting from 'coolcation' trend
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:08:06 GMT
Scotland and other northern European nations are seeing more tourists as people avoid the heat.
Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:22:41 GMT
It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials.
