President Ramaphosa calls Elon Musk to calm tensions
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to defuse a row with the new US administration over a new land law by speaking to Elon Musk. Mr Musk is a…
Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices over security risk
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices and systems over what it says is the security risk the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup…
Scottish school pupil ‘sex survey’ data offered to researchers
Lucy Adams and Katy McCloskey BBC Scotland News PA Media Pupils as young as 14 were asked about their sexual relationships and contraception Data from a controversial survey which asked…
Salman Rushdie knife attack suspect goes on trial
Getty Images The US trial of the man charged with stabbing writer Sir Salman Rushdie two and a half years ago is due to begin on Tuesday after it was…
Princess of Wales accompanies school class to National Portrait Gallery
The Princess of Wales travelled by coach along with an enthusiastic group of five-year-olds as she joined them on a visit to an exhibition in central London. Rather than a…
Monet painting to tour English galleries including Hull Ferens
A Monet masterpiece from the National Gallery is to be exhibited in four galleries around England. The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil, painted in 1872, will be displayed…
Five ways China is hitting back against US tariffs
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The trade war between the world’s two biggest economies has escalated after China hit back against the introduction of tariffs by the…
Coal and gas among US targets of China’s retaliatory tariffs
China has announced retaliatory tariffs against the US after President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tax on all Chinese imports. The counter-measures include a 15% tax on coal and liquefied…
Melisa Sozen questioned in Turkey over role in French TV thriller
Turkish actress Melisa Sozen has been questioned by police in Istanbul on suspicion of “promoting terrorist propaganda” in a French TV spy series in 2017, reports say. Sozen, 39, played…
Five people shot at school in central Sweden
BBC Five people have been shot at a school in central Sweden, police say. The shooting happened in Örebro, 200km west of Stockholm, on Tuesday afternoon. Police say the extent…