Switzerland traffic cameras catch flying mallard
A duck has been caught speeding on traffic cameras in the town of Koeniz in central Switzerland. Local police said the mallard – a wild duck – was snapped on…
Thousands of UK civil servant jobs to leave London
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Thousands of civil servants are to be moved out of London under plans to save money and shift government jobs to offices across the country.…
Three GPs give their views on assisted dying
Catherine Burns Health correspondent Vicki Loader Health producer BBC More than 1,000 GPs in England have shared their views about the assisted dying bill with BBC News If you ask…
GPs split over assisted dying plans, BBC research suggests
Catherine Burns Health correspondent Harriet Agerholm Data journalist BBC GPs are deeply divided over assisted dying, with personal beliefs shaping their views Family doctors in England are deeply divided on…
Uruguay’s José Mujica, world’s ‘poorest president’, dies
Gerardo Lissardy BBC News Mundo AFP/Getty Images Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as “Pepe”, has died at the age of 89. The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to…
Judge agrees to resentencing over 1989 murders
BBC A Los Angeles judge has agreed to resentence two brothers who are serving life in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion. Judge…
How real is the risk of nuclear war?
Corbis via Getty Images India’s nuclear capable Agni-5 missile has a range of over 5,000km In the latest India-Pakistan stand-off, there were no ultimatums, no red buttons. Yet the cycle…
Why Kenya’s president attracts so many nicknames
Basillioh Rukanga BBC News, Nairobi Reuters Kenya’s President William Ruto is a man of many nicknames. Deputy Jesus, El Chapo, Hustler and Chicken Seller are just some that he has…
What Virat Kohli meant to India
Getty Images Virat Kohli announced his retirement after a 14-year Test career Virat Kohli’s retirement from Tests has left Indian cricket beleaguered and the sporting world gasping in surprise. Coming…
Is the US finally on track to build a high-speed rail network?
Sam Gruet & Megan Lawton Business reporter Getty Images Amtrak’s new high-speed trains will be held back by tracks that greatly limit how quickly they can move The US is…