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UK cannot 'cherry pick' EU single market deal, Barnier tells BBC

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedPaul Seddon18 minutes agoThe EU's former Brexit negotiator has warned Andy Burnham he will not be able to...

The last time a Kansas Democrat was in the Senate, the Wizard of Oz was in cinemas

ReutersSheila FlynnWichita, Kansas38 minutes agoKansas woke up on Wednesday to sunny skies and historic new leadership after days of rain, hail and tornado warnings - amid a tempestuous election...

Secret police files released in Hungary, 47 years after fall of communism

Péter Magyar/FacebookNick Thorpein Budapest32 minutes agoHungary has opened communist-era secret police files to the public, in a controversial move the government says will help Hungarian society...

They strangled us, says founder of Russian newspaper shut under pressure from authorities

ReutersSteven RosenbergBBC Russia Editor, Moscow30 October 2026At the editorial offices of Novaya Gazeta, they are packing up and shutting down.Everywhere I look there are cardboard boxes and...

Prominent Russian newspaper shuts down under pressure from authorities

AFP via Getty ImagesSteven RosenbergBBC Russia Editor, Moscow3 hours agoFor the last three decades, Novaya Gazeta has been one of the most high-profile independent news outlets in Russia.Now...

How a movement of students brought down Serbia's Vučić

AFP via Getty ImagesPaul KirbyEurope digital editor6 hours agoTheirs is a movement born from tragedy that began with students blockading streets and turned into almost daily protests and a national...

Why a student protest movement is challenging 12 years of Vučić rule in Serbia

ReutersPaul KirbyEurope digital editor28 minutes agoRallies have been taking place across Serbia on Thursday, the final day of campaigning ahead of a snap election billed as a referendum on the...

Russia's offensive ability is broken, Kyiv's former top general tells BBC

Oleksandr SyrskyiAbdujalil AbdurasulovKyiv13 October 2026Ukraine has stabilised the front line and "broken Russia's ability to advance" by killing so many of its men, Ukraine's former...

Russia's offensive ability is broken, Kyiv's former top general tells BBC

Dmytro Vlasov/BBCAbdujalil AbdurasulovKyiv1 hour agoUkraine has stabilised the front line and "broken Russia's ability to advance" by killing so many of its men, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief...

Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU

Katya AdlerEurope EditorOn the streets of Barcelona, fiery red and gold Chinese dragons (presumably with very sweaty people inside the costumes) danced among delighted crowds, while Chinese acrobats...

Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU

Eiffel Tower chief to quit after female staff replaced by men during religious visit

GettyImagesGeorge Wright29 September 2026The chief executive of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down after a backlash over female staff being replaced by male colleagues during a...

Eiffel Tower chief to quit after female staff replaced by men during religious visit

GettyImagesGeorge Wright3 minutes agoThe chief executive of the company that runs the Eiffel Tower will step down after a backlash over female staff being replaced by male colleagues during a visit...

Dramatic eviction of woman aged 87 highlights Spain's housing shortage

Getty ImagesGuy HedgecoeMadrid23 September 2026The dramatic eviction of an 87-year-old woman from the home in Madrid where she lived for seven decades has drawn attention to the depth of Spain's...

Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI

Joel Saget / AFP via Getty ImagesHugh Schofield, Paris and BBC Verify23 September 2026The French book scene is in uproar after a Canadian-Haitian author billed as a sensation was...