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PSNI to support gardaí amid huge security operation for EU meetings

Getty ImagesGabija GataveckaiteDublin correspondent, BBC News NI10 November 2026, 06:26 GMTUpdated 1 hour agoThe Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) will support their Irish counterparts in...

Disruption warning amid huge security operation in Dublin for EU meetings

Getty ImagesGabija GataveckaiteDublin correspondent, BBC News NI1 hour agoThe public is being warned to expect traffic disruption in Dublin this week, as the Irish capital hosts two major European...

Five reasons why Republicans lost so badly

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedJake Lapham4 November 2026, 12:26 GMTUpdated 44 minutes agoThe Democrats have swept to victory in the US...

Ecstatic scenes and historic moments: What's happened so far in the midterms

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedNardine SaadLos Angeles, California18 minutes agoEarly results in the midterms have delivered significant...

Americans head to the polls for elections that could define Trump's closing chapter

Getty ImagesSarah SmithNorth America editor28 minutes agoWith two years of his presidency remaining, Donald Trump, who has dominated American politics over the past decade and transformed it in...

Burnham says he wants to cut welfare bill 'as soon as we possibly can'

ReutersRichard WheelerPolitical reporter17 minutes agoAndy Burnham said he wants to cut the welfare bill "as soon as we possibly can", but was unable to guarantee this would happen before the next...

Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision again over Israel participation

Getty ImagesEmma SaundersCulture reporter27 October 2026The Netherlands has pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest, with public broadcaster NPO citing "sensitivities" over Israel's...

Netherlands pulls out of Eurovision again over Israel participation

Getty ImagesEmma SaundersCulture reporter1 hour agoThe Netherlands has pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest, with public broadcaster NPO citing "sensitivities" over Israel's...

More than 1,300 arrested as clashes follow another day of mass protests across France

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedJaroslav Lukiv24 October 2026Updated 25 October 2026More than 1,300 arrests were made as hundreds of...

Man arrested after fire at Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedPatrick Jackson24 October 2026Police in the southern German state of Bavaria have detained a 33-year-old...

Arrest made after fire at Hitler's mountaintop Eagle's Nest retreat

Getty ImagesPatrick Jackson24 October 2026, 04:51 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoPolice in the southern German state of Bavaria have detained a suspect during a fire at Adolf Hitler's Alpine mountain retreat,...

France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots

Getty ImagesSean Seddon24 October 2026, 05:03 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoFrance is on high alert ahead of a new day of nationwide protests on Saturday, a week after the country saw some of its worst unrest...

France prepares for day of protest a week after nationwide riots

ReutersSean Seddon1 hour agoFrance is on high alert ahead of a new day of nationwide protests on Saturday, a week after the country saw some of its worst unrest in decades.Sweeping restrictions have...

Trump and Zelensky appear at loggerheads despite Oslo optimism

EPAPaul AdamsDiplomatic correspondent20 October 2026The hug that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff offered Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of talks in Oslo is unlikely to have dispelled the Ukrainian leader's...

BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels to close

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter 1 hour agoThe BBC is to close its BBC Three and BBC Scotland television channels in the spring, as the corporation continues to make £500m of savings over two...