US schoolteacher released by Russia
Alys Davies BBC News, Washington DC Anne Fogel Marc Fogel (right) pictured with his sisters American schoolteacher and former diplomat Marc Fogel has landed in the US after he was…
Musk denies ‘hostile takeover’ of government in White House debut
Elon Musk denied leading a “hostile takeover” of the US government and defended his cost-cutting plans as he made a surprise first appearance at the White House on Tuesday. The…
The search for rare flowers lost from history
Helen Briggs BBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs Getty Images Yellow trumpet-shaped daffodils are a familiar sight in spring Rare British daffodils may be hiding in plain sight in gardens and parks and…
Retailer bans car number plates as illegal supply found
Jim Wheble BBC Investigations Getty Images It is illegal for UK companies to supply number plates without checking someone’s legal entitlement to the plate Online retailer Amazon is banning the…
Legal showdown looms as Trump tests limits of presidential power
Anthony Zurcher and Kayla Epstein Reporting fromWashington, DC and New York City Getty Images Trump shows an executive order he has just signed In the first weeks of his second…
Shell ignored warnings of spill clean-up ‘scam’, whistle-blower tells BBC
Simi Jolaoso BBC News, Ogoniland Getty Images A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that energy giant Shell has ignored repeated warnings that a controversial clean-up operation of oil-polluted areas of…
Dozens evacuated as fire breaks out in Buenos Aires skyscraper
More than 100 people were evacuated from a luxury residential tower in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, as a fire spread through several floors, emergency services said. Forty people were…
Schools tell BBC about ‘astronomical’ repair bills as 25-year PFI contract heads into meltdown
Hope Rhodes / BBC Schools across a city are caught up in an increasingly bitter row over repairs, with some telling the BBC they’ve had to fight to get work…
Germany’s car industry crisis – this is what may fix it
Theo Leggett International business correspondent BBC For decades, car-making has been the jewel in Germany’s industrial crown, a powerful symbol of the country’s famous post-war economic miracle. Its “Big Three”…
Tariffs, trade and visas to dominate talks
Michael Kugelman Foreign policy analyst AFP Narendra Modi at the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Washington and meets President Donald…