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Critics celebrate Céline Dion's 'high-stakes' comeback show in Paris

Getty ImagesGrace Eliza Goodwin13 September 2026, 02:01 BSTUpdated 03:41 BSTIconic Canadian pop singer Céline Dion has kicked off her long-awaited comeback show in Paris on Saturday, after a...

Trump's comments on a united Ireland may have targeted audience across the Atlantic

ReutersCaitriona PerryChief Presenter, in Dublin34 minutes agoWhen another world leader meets US President Donald Trump the only certainty about what might happen is the uncertainty about what...

A united Ireland would be 'fantastic' says Trump during Irish visit

ReutersGabija GataveckaiteBBC News NI Dublin correspondant12 September 2026, 00:01 BSTUpdated 31 minutes agoUS President Donald Trump has said he would love to see a united Ireland while at a meeting...

Spies, strategies and missed opportunities: How the lessons of 9/11 are still being learnt

Frank GardnerSecurity correspondentThe first duty of a government, countless leaders over the decades have said, is to safeguard its population. On 11 September 2001 the US manifestly failed to do...

UK economy grew faster than expected in July

Getty ImagesEmer MoreauBusiness reporter11 September 2026, 07:13 BSTUpdated 33 minutes agoThe UK's economy grew faster than expected in July, latest official figures have shown.The economy expanded...

Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedHafsa Khalil9 September 2026, 12:54 BSTUpdated 19 minutes agoForeign Secretary Ed Miliband has rejected...

Miliband rejects chief rabbi's claim British Jews in greater danger after sanctions move

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedHafsa Khalil35 minutes agoForeign Secretary Ed Miliband has rejected the chief rabbi's claim that British...

Burnham's PMQs debut shows the challenge of delivering new style of politics

UK Parliament/PAAlex ForsythPolitical correspondent40 minutes agoThroughout the summer Andy Burnham's been attempting to cultivate a new style of communicating with a steady stream of social media...

They fell in love - then had to check they weren't brother and sister

Courtesy of Audrey and Arthur Kermalvezen30 August 2026, 00:03 BSTFor years, Arthur Kermalvezen, the child of a sperm donor, saw possible fathers everywhere he went. "I imagined it might be my...

Who is Norway's new King Haakon VIII?

Getty ImagesJames Gregory and Mallory Moench14 minutes agoKing Haakon VIII has inherited the Norwegian throne after the death of his father, Harald V. Many in Norway believe he has big...

Dutch broadcaster pulls out of 2027 Eurovision Song Contest

Getty ImagesPaul GlynnCulture reporter24 August 2026Dutch public broadcaster Avrotros has pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest, saying that the competition can no longer be considered...

Dutch broadcaster Avrotros pulls out of 2027 Eurovision Song Contest

Getty ImagesPaul GlynnCulture reporter5 hours agoDutch public broadcaster Avrotros has pulled out of next year's Eurovision Song Contest, saying that the competition can no longer be considered...

Tributes paid to Jason Arday after ex-Cambridge professor found dead

Ruth Comerford5 minutes agoTributes have been paid to Jason Arday, the former Cambridge professor, after he was found dead at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon.In a statement...

Former judge removed by Orbán elected Hungarian president

Getty ImagesNick Thorpein Hungary11 August 2026Hungary's parliament has elected András Baka, 73, a respected judge and former head of the Supreme Court, as head of state. The Hungarian president is...

World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures

Getty ImagesJessica Rawnsley10 August 2026The world's oceans hit their hottest ever recorded temperatures for July, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions in the Pacific, according to the...