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German Galushchenko, with grey hair, beard, and glasses with a neutral expression. He is standing next to Volodymyr Zelensky. Both men are wearing black jackets.

Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country

His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.

11 hrs ago
Europe

A Palestinian male mourner sheds a tear while holding on to a young child. Two other men can be seen in the background

Eleven killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, rescuers say

The Palestinian Red Crescent say a strike on a tent encampment in northern Gaza killed at least six people.

10 hrs ago
Middle East
Pam Bondi

Bondi criticised after saying all Epstein files have been released

Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.

7 hrs ago
US & Canada

FBI analysing recovered glove that appears to match those worn in Guthrie suspect video

The FBI says it recovered a DNA sample from the glove, which was found in a field a few miles from Guthrie's home.

3 hrs ago
US & Canada

What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?

The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.

8 hrs ago
Europe

Bedding firm backs down on 'Swift Home' trademark after Taylor Swift appeal

Swift’s team had flagged similarities between her trademark and the company’s contested design.

2 hrs ago
Business

'Dragged out and set on fire' - the Bangladesh mob killing that shocked the world

In December, Hindu factory worker Dipu Das was lynched in Bangladesh, igniting global outrage.

4 hrs ago
Asia

Only from the BBC

Tyra Banks poses with three models (Credit: Getty Images)

How America's Next Top Model became a horror show

The modelling contest hosted by Tyra Banks was a global phenomenon. But it also featured many shocking and questionable moments.

Pyramids of Giza rising above palm trees and the Nile with a white sailboat in the foreground (Credit: Getty Images)

Where tourism is growing fastest in 2026

As global travel rebounds, the fastest growth is happening beyond the usual tourism heavyweights – from Ethiopia to Bhutan.


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Winter Olympics

Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale

Why first gold on snow has been just a matter of time

An Olympic gold medal on snow has long seemed like the impossible for Team GB. But for those in the know, it has been just a matter of time.

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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen makes history for Brazil by clinching his nation's first Winter Olympic medal with gold in the giant slalom.

US curler Korey Dropkin releasing a stone at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics (Credit: Alamy)

The unexplained physics of curling

The icy ballet of stone upon ice makes curling one of the most intriguing sports of the Winter Olympics. But scientists still haven't quite figured out the physics of how they move.

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The most striking photographs from the Milan-Cortina Games.


More news

A man dressed as Marvel comics hero Spider-Man poses for photos at a press event

ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat

Videos like one of Spider-Man, which is Disney's intellectual property, have gone viral since Seedance's update

25 mins ago
Asia
Split screen of the Phra Mae Lakshmi shrine on the right ,and people praying and holding pink lotus flowers on the left

Watch: Singles pray to a goddess for love in Bangkok

A Lakshmi goddess shrine at Bangkok shopping mall has become a place where young people come to pray for love.

2 hrs ago
Asia

Ex-church minister who admitted child sexual abuse to BBC still free years later

Robert Corfield, who admitted abusing a child to the BBC, was a minister in a shadowy church known as The Truth.

4 hrs ago
US & Canada

Hundreds of thousands join Iran protests around the world

Munich, Los Angeles, and Toronto saw the largest crowds, with smaller rallies also taking place in Tel Aviv and Libson.

15 hrs ago
Middle East
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav (L) walks past his Pakistan counterpart Salman Agha after the toss before the start of the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo

'India v Pakistan becoming a political rivalry rather than sporting one'

After weeks of debate about whether Pakistan's fixture against India would go ahead at the T20 World Cup, the action failed to deliver and it left the rivalry feeling more political than sporting.

9 hrs ago
Cricket
A man walks past a mural depicting an oil pumpjack, or 'nodding donkey' on a Venezuelan flag in the country's capital Caracas

Trump has big plans for Venezuela's oil but are they feasible?

The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant.

4 hrs ago
Latin America
Two men walk past departures board at Beijing airport

China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals

Relaxed visa rules for British and Canadian passport holders will come into force on 17 February.

16 hrs ago
World

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US & Canada
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The river, which runs through seven US states that share it, is currently facing the worst drought in 1,200 years.

US & Canada
Former UK Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson and UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at a formal event in Washington DC

Ros Atkins on... Mandelson and the vetting system

Revelations over Peter Mandelson’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have raised questions about how he became ambassador. Our Analysis Editor Ros Atkins reports.

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Gasps and disbelief in US as Olympic dream of 'Quad God' crumbles

At the skating rink in Virginia where Ilia Malinin trains, his teammates and closest friends gathered, expecting to watch him win gold.

US & Canada
BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri in front of of memorial in Dhaka for the student protesters killed in the 2024 uprising

BBC at memorial for Gen Z protesters after landmark election in Bangladesh

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri visited Sheikh Hasina's former residence which is now a memorial for the student protesters killed in the 2024 uprising.

Asia
Pep Guardiola

'We have a lot of work to do' - Guardiola on Ratcliffe's comments

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says we will "have a better society" by embracing other cultures but the world has "a lot of work to do".

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Culture

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The true story behind a tragic US icon

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Health and Wellness

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How to use seduction techniques to get what you want in life.

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Is speed dating the new Tinder for Gen Z?

Some Gen Zs who went speed dating in Hampshire say going offline is a chance to try something new.


Travel

The shore on a tropical island with palm trees and clear ocean water (Credit: Diane Selkirk)

The secretive islands behind the US-UK dispute

Remote and off-limits to tourists, Chagos is a tropical paradise that's home to one of the world's most pristine reef systems. Why are they controversial?
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BBC Maestro

Master the craft of cooking with Marco Pierre White

Master the craft of cooking with Marco Pierre White

Go beyond recipes and uncover the art of cooking with the youngest chef ever to be granted three Michelin stars.

How breakfast can become a special occasion

How breakfast can become a special occasion

Marco shows you how to turn a simple dish with humble beginnings into a truly sumptuous meal to start your day.

Why tinned tomatoes just aren't good enough

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Marco reveals a secret recipe for passata, taught to him by the first Italian chef to win three Michelin stars.

Bring a taste of sunshine cooking into your kitchen

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Learn to make the classic Provencal dish the five-star way. This is a dish more than the sum of its parts.

When only the freshest fish will do

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How to season and cook fresh mullet fillets to create a delicious dish that pairs perfectly with ratatouille.

How to make steak and chips, the French way

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This is a dish of near-perfect balance and absolute comfort. Steak and chips is simple perfection.

A Middle Eastern speciality introduced into French cuisine

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A contemporary, flavourful interpretation of a classic Turkish dish, without the fuss of stuffing the aubergines.

Why you must always start with a cold pan

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Perfectly cooked lamb awaits you at the end of this lesson. Follow each step for the best possible results.

When the ingredients are the stars of the show

When the ingredients are the stars of the show

Marco believes that sometimes the more you do to food, the more you take away from it.


US & Canada news

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What we know about the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mother

It's been days since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Arizona.

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Motorbike raids on villages kill dozens in Nigeria

Armed men shot locals dead, set homes alight and abducted an "undetermined" number of people in Niger State.

After the landslide: Can India reset ties with a BNP-led Bangladesh?

Police wear fancy dress in Rio Carnival phone theft sting

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Business

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Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns trade unions group

The average woman employee "effectively works for 47 days of the year for free," according to the Trades Union Congress.

Cuban cigar festival called off as US blockade worsens energy crisis

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Sport

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Matt Weston becomes the first Briton to win two gold medals at a Winter Olympics with a thrilling victory in the mixed team skeleton alongside Tabitha Stoecker.

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Technology

Madison Chock and Evan Bates

Less human, more AI: How figure skating judging can fight bias claims

While Milan-Cortina 2026 has brought the highest profile controversy regarding figure skating judging in recent years, it is not an isolated incident by any means.

Stroke survivors trial new at-home tech: 'It's given me my freedom back'

Rae fell for a chatbot called Barry, but their love might die when ChatGPT-4o is switched off

Amazon's Ring ends deal with surveillance firm after backlash


Science

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The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?

For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.

The dazzling discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb

'Do you love me?': The surprising messages Vikings left behind

What it takes to survive on the Moon


Culture

Everybody Digs Bill Evans review: A moving, tragic biopic of a tortured jazz great ★★★★☆

Bill Evans was a boundary-breaking US pianist who contended with multiple personal tragedies, and a serious drug problem. This new drama about him will draw you to his hypnotic music.

What the Nigella Lawson effect will mean for the Great British Bake Off

Why writer Arundhati Roy's cult classic film is still relevant in India

Why Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi's 'mutual obsession' is giving some fans the ick


Arts

Crop version of what is reportedly a young Jane Boleyn sketched by Hans Holbein the Younger (Credit: Alamy)

The truth about Tudor England's 'most hated woman'

Was 16th-Century aristocrat Jane Boleyn a treacherous, "sex-mad" spy – or was she a convenient scapegoat? A new book explores her story.

The 'obscene' banned book that became a bestseller

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Why Mr Darcy isn't the romantic hero he seems


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How machines are shaping the vehicles of tomorrow

The new technology shaping the vehicles of tomorrow

Technology to get us around was a big theme at CES 2026. Tech Now tests out some of the latest innovations.
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Travel

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The most anticipated restaurant openings of 2026

From flame-seared dishes in Mexico to avant-garde cooking in India, these six new restaurants are worth travelling for this year.

Inside the town that invented the spa

The best places to elope, according to experts

The most anticipated hotel openings of 2026


World's Table

Four members of an Italian culinary confraternity stand side by side outdoors, wearing red ceremonial cloaks and medallions (Credit: Andrea Ivaldi di Gavi)

Inside Italy's secretive food confraternities

Across Italy, ceremonial brotherhoods are sworn to protect historic dishes – from salted cod stew to cured meats – using medieval rituals, velvet robes and fierce culinary devotion.

Fifty courses, no leftovers: Inside Italy's sacred Panarda feast

The Italian city where life is sweetest in winter

The mysterious football drink taking Ireland by storm


Earth

A sea bird coated in oil is held in someone's gloved hand.

Red eyes and black beaches: How one of Wales' worst environmental disasters left its mark

A major oil spill which killed thousands of birds is still being debated, three decades later.

How China became fixated on cloud seeding

Are wetter winters in UK and frequent flooding here to stay?

How to get rare earths without mining rock


Video

These futuristic screens help you navigate Tokyo

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In Tokyo, BBC TechXplore tests live translation and AI-powered displays that makes the city more navigable.

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