World’s glaciers melting faster than ever recorded
Mark Poynting Climate and environment researcher Getty Images At more than 20km long, Aletsch Glacier is the biggest in the European Alps. But its front has retreated by around 3.2km…
Pope ‘alert and joking’ says Italy’s PM after visit
Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni has visited the Pope in hospital, where he has been diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs. The 88-year-old was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on…
‘Perfect storm’ could see end of salon apprenticeships
Millie Trenholm & Riyah Collins BBC Newsbeat BBC Apprentice Alex Ritchie says losing staff like her will have a massive impact on the industry Salon owners are warning they might…
Marian Turski, Holocaust survivor and historian, dies aged 98
Reuters Marian Turski spoke at the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau’s liberation in January 2025. Polish Holocaust survivor, historian and journalist Marian Turski has died aged 98. Born in 1926, Mr…
Mystery over upturned campervan in Brittany
Ille et Vilaine gendarmerie Police in western France are investigating how a campervan ended up in an unusual position by the side of a road. Officers were shocked to find…
Zelensky says Trump living in Russian ‘disinformation space’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has responded to criticism of Kyiv by Donald Trump, by saying his US counterpart is “living in a disinformation space” created by Russia. On Tuesday, President…
Wolverhampton primary school’s ‘calmer’ following pupil training
A primary school is “so much calmer”, say teachers, who have started training pupils in Year 5 and 6 to be mental health ambassadors. St Michael’s Church of England primary…
Jodi Jones killer Luke Mitchell loses parole ruling challenge
PA Media Luke Mitchell, pictured here in 2008, was sentenced to life in prison for murder Convicted murderer Luke Mitchell has failed to win a legal bid at Scotland’s highest…
Watch BBC reporter examine the buckled road
Our reporter managed to get close to the sinkhole earlier before further access restrictions were put in place A huge sinkhole in a street is Surrey is continuing to grow…
Woman charged with killing five-year-old in 1978 bath scalding
A 66-year-old woman has appeared in court accused of killing a child by scalding her in a hot bath nearly 50 years ago. Janice Nix is charged with manslaughter over…