Australian teen jailed for murder of UK woman
12 minutes ago About sharing The UK couple were both injured in the alleged attack By Simon Atkinson BBC News, Brisbane A teenager who stabbed a British mother to death…
Cold lava sweeps villages near volcano, killing 37
Heavy rains washed volcanic debris and pebbles down Mount Marapi in Indonesia.
I lost my mum, dad and baby sister to HIV in infected blood scandal
8 minutes ago About sharing By Jim Reed BBC Panorama All Sam Rushby can remember about his family are fleeting memories of hospital corridors and waiting rooms. In 1994, at…
Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s Socialists win regional elections
Europe Catalan separatists lose majority as Spain’s Socialists win regional elections Enlarge this image Socialist candidate Salvador Illa makes a toast with members of his team and party colleagues after…
27 new wild swimming sites for England – but are they clean?
3 hours ago About sharing There are 27 new bathing sites, 16 of them are on rivers By Jonah Fisher BBC environment correspondent England will get dozens of new monitored…
Maternity care overhaul needed, birth trauma inquiry finds
Changes in postnatal care are also required, MPs say after hearing “harrowing” evidence from UK women.
Spain Socialists win Catalan election
3 hours ago About sharing Salvador Illa’s Socialists emerged as the biggest party in the Catalan parliament By Guy Hedgecoe BBC News, Madrid The Socialists of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro…
Top Boy and Happy Valley triumph at Baftas
The final seasons of Top Boy and Happy Valley were among the big winners at the Bafta TV Awards.
The first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died
Science The first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died Rick Slayman is pictured at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he became the first person…
Georgia opposition urges UK to oppose ‘Russian law’
15 minutes ago About sharing Protesters believe the proposed law would bring in Russian-style restrictions By James Landale BBC Diplomatic correspondent Georgian opposition leaders have called on the UK to…