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Early release scheme could see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn

PAFreya Scott-Turner31 August 2026, 08:41 BSTUpdated 7 minutes agoDangerous criminals could still be freed under the prime minister's early release scheme, shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy has...

97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'

A 97-year-old woman pulled from flood debris in Nepal is recovering in hospital, according to her doctors. Guna Maya Bohara's great-nephew, Dipak Bohara, has told BBC Nepali she looked like "a...

Videos show people survive floodwaters on balcony in Nepal

A video has captured the moment a group of people stranded on a balcony in Nepal survived as powerful floodwaters rush around them. It's one of several clips BBC Verify has located along the Trishuli...

Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood

China has warned there is a "high risk" that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream.The warning comes after...

Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel

The Nepali army has been working to rescue survivors who had been trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project in Rasuwa.Footage shared by the country's prime minister office shows soliders...

Tracing the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash flood

Floods have devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region which have destroyed towns and swept away bridges. Hundreds of people have been reported dead and hundreds more missing.BBC Verify has traced the...

Watch: What caused the Nepal-Tibet flash floods?

The US Geological Survey says the floods in the Nepal-Tibet border were triggered by a "glacial collapse" - meaning a glacier or part of a glacier had disintegrated.Initial reports led authorities to...

Norway's royal family gathers at King Harald's bedside as his condition worsens

EPAJames Gregory30 minutes agoKing Harald V of Norway is in an "extremely serious" condition in hospital, the country's royal household has said.His wife, Queen Sonja, and his son, Crown Prince...

People pulled from mud in Nepal amid rescue operations

Video from northern Nepal shows people being rescued from mud after deadly flash floods swept through the Nepal-Tibet border leaving more than 160 people dead and hundreds missing. The Nepalese army...

BBC visits hospital in Kathmandu as families wait for news

A deadly flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 150 people, with hundreds still missing.The missing include more than 100 from India, 54 from the US, and 33 from the UK, as well as...

Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border

Video shows the moment a deadly flash flood hit the Nepal-Tibet border. At least 18 people have been killed - among the preliminary list of the missing are more than 100 people from India and 12 from...

Dolly Parton: The life of a legendary country singer

Iconic country musician Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80, her family announced on her social media. "Sadness lies with us, not with Dolly," Parton's nephew Brian Seaver said in a video...

Russia's second-biggest online retailer targeted in Ukrainian strikes

ReutersJames Gregory24 August 2026Warehouses belonging to Russia's second-largest online retailer have been hit by a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes.Ozon said its logistics facilities in the southern...

How the deadly A66 crash unfolded leaving seven dead

Two police officers and five people within a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down the A66 motorway were killed after the car collided with a marked police car around 03:30 BST on...

Viral 'Cat in the Hat' TikTok trend sparks fun fake videos but also real fear

Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty ImagesAnna Holligan23 August 2026"He's so scary!" says 16-year-old Skye, recoiling at the mention of the Cat in the Hat.Viral images purporting to show a life-sized...