The enduring appeal of a Scottish classic
Craig Williams BBC Scotland News BBC Vivien Heilbron played Chris Guthrie in Sunset Song and its sequels It was the programme which brought to TV audiences one of the great…
First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years
Alison Francis Senior Science Journalist Vesuvius Challenge X-ray scans and AI have meant the inside of ancient scroll can be revealed A badly burnt scroll from the Roman town of…
Mosul’s historic al-Nuri mosque and al-Hadba minaret rise again
Sebastian Usher BBC’s Middle East analyst Reuters The famous leaning al-Hadba minaret was destroyed in the battle to liberate Mosul in 2017 Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques,…
Red Wall Labour MPs want tougher message on immigration to head off Reform
A group of Labour MPs is calling for a stronger message on immigration and more investment from the government to head off the electoral threat of Reform UK. The Red…
Trump’s Gaza plan will be seen as flying in face of international law
When US President Donald Trump began speaking 10 days ago of Gaza as a demolition site, calling to “clean out that whole thing”, it wasn’t clear how far these were…
US Postal Service stops accepting parcels from China
The US Postal Service (USPS) says it has temporarily stopped accepting parcels from mainland China and Hong Kong. Letters will not be affected by the suspension, according to a statement…
Idea of grey belt is largely redundant, Lords committee says
The government’s idea of re-designating areas as “grey belt” land in its bid to build more homes is “largely redundant”, a House of Lords committee has said. Ministers had said…
Ros Atkins on…What is the US getting out of tariffs?
Donald Trump’s new US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has been praising ‘President Trump’s adept ability to negotiate’. But as Trump’s latest tariff announcement triggers a to-and-fro with various allies and…
Time limit for child sex abuse claims to be removed
PA Media A three-year time limit for child sexual abuse victims to sue for damages will be removed in England and Wales under “long overdue” government reforms, the Ministry of…
Phone bans in schools don’t help grades or health, study suggests
Getty Images Banning phones in schools is not linked to pupils getting higher grades or having better mental wellbeing, the first study of its kind suggests. Students’ sleep, classroom behaviour,…