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Verstappen extends Red Bull deal to 2030

Getty ImagesAndrew BensonF1 Correspondent6 hours agoFour-time world champion Max Verstappen has signed a new contract at Red Bull until the end of 2030.The move should end speculation about the...

Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears

Fernando UgarteVictoria GillScience correspondent 20 August 2026, 03:05 BSTSea ice has been disappearing from East Greenland, allowing giant whales to take advantage and move into previously...

Russia launches missile strikes on Kyiv and surrounding region, killing at least eight

ReutersHarry Sekulich20 August 2026, 02:43 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoA wave of overnight Russian missile strikes has killed at least eight people in the capital Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian...

Couple and teenage daughter who died in water off Shoreham named by police

Al-Arab in UKTanya GuptaSouth East9 minutes agoThree members of the same family who died after getting into difficulty in the sea off Shoreham have been named by police. Hassan El-Khawas, 55, and...

Rail investigators find track defect on approach to site of Lewes derailment, initial report says

BBC / Oliver Whitfield-MiocicKaty Austin, Transport correspondent and Patrick Barlow, South East19 minutes agoA defect was found on railway tracks in East Sussex at the site where...

Russia's prominent anti-war politician jailed for 11 years

ReutersJaroslav Lukiv17 August 2026Russia's prominent anti-war politician Lev Shlosberg has been sentenced to 11 years and one month in a penal colony for "discrediting" the country's armed forces...

Thunderstorm warnings issued for parts of UK with flash flooding expected

Getty ImagesAmy Walker and Stav Danaos, BBC Weather19 August 2026, 10:56 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoYellow thunderstorm warnings have been issued across the UK, with heavy showers expected...

French civil servant drugged us to make us urinate on ourselves, say accusers

Emma Ailes, BBC World Service, Paris and Strasbourg and Amelia Butterly, 54 minutes ago"I was really weak. I couldn't really feel my legs any more," says Anaïs de Vos. "I...

Inside secret police warehouse as Germany targets small boats gangs

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedJessica ParkerBerlin correspondent18 August 2026, 06:02 BSTInside a warehouse in a secret location in...

Inside secret police warehouse as Germany targets small boats gangs

Jessica ParkerBerlin correspondent1 hour agoGermany has carried out its first raids under a new law to crack down on smugglers using the country as a staging post for small boat crossings on the...

Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in rural Poland

Skip image galleryGetty ImagesGetty ImagesEPA1 of 3Aleks Phillips16 August 2026A statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe's tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village.The...

Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it 'gets in the way' over Iran issue

Getty ImagesOlivia Ireland17 August 2026, 15:36 BSTUpdated Just nowPresident Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman - a US ally - if it "gets in the way" of his administration's own talks with...

Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta, reports say

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedEmma Rossiter15 August 2026Moroccan authorities have intercepted dozens of migrants seeking to cross into...

Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in rural Poland

Skip image galleryGetty ImagesGetty ImagesEPA1 of 3Aleks Phillips2 hours agoA statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe's tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village.The...

Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedEmma RossiterBBC News13 minutes agoMoroccan authorities intercepted dozens of migrants seeking to cross...