Are top recipients too posh and too southern?
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent Robert Cuffe Head of data, BBC Verify Getty Images Higher honours, such as CBEs and above, had few recipients in the north of England In the…
An Italian photographer’s earliest images of the majestic Himalayas
DAG Sella captured K2, the world’s second-tallest mountain, over a century ago Vittorio Sella was a pioneering Italian photographer whose work at the turn of the 20th Century shaped both…
Family of man killed by pop-up urinal seek answers
Holding family Kevin Holding is survived by his parents, his partner and four children, and three grandchildren The family of a man who was crushed to death in a freak…
Can you health hack your immune system?
Emma Lynch/BBC Braving the 3.9C water on a winter morning at the west reservoir in London It is a cold morning in the depths of winter. And I feel like…
Japan PM Ishiba’s Donald Trump study sessions pay off at talks
Shaimaa Khalil Tokyo correspondent Watch: Trump and Japanese PM meet at the White House If Japan needed reassurances it was indeed still the US’s top ally and friend in the…
What to watch for at Super Bowl 59
Shutterstock/Reuters Acrobatic catches and thumping hits are why American football fans watch the Super Bowl but for others the non-sporting spectacle is much more interesting. We’ve selected a few things…
Who is Friedrich Merz? Germany’s front-runner who flirted with far right
Jessica Parker BBC Berlin correspondent BBC He is the man tipped to be Germany’s next leader: an antidote to Europe’s crisis of confidence, say his supporters. Friedrich Merz is a…
Why adults are splashing out on toys
Charlotte Edwards Business reporter Amanda Hope Amanda with her collection of Jellycats Amanda Hope dreads to think how much she has spent on her collection of Jellycat soft toys but…
Duke and Duchess Prince Harry and Meghan open Invictus Games in Canada
Getty Images The Duke of Sussex called on competitors to overcome a “moment of difficulty and division in many parts of the world” as he opened the latest edition of…
Major Caribbean earthquake triggers tsunami alerts in Cuba, Puerto Rico
A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean Sea triggering tsunami warnings for a number of countries, the US Geological Survey has said. Officials say the earthquake’s epicentre is about…