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Spain's rail authorities face European fraud probe after Urda rail disaster

EPAAlba Morgade40 minutes agoEuropean Union prosecutors have begun investigating the possible misuse of EU funds meant for upgrading the Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people last...

New wave of bomb threats hit European airlines

ReutersHenry Moore6 November 2026, 15:14 GMTUpdated 3 hours agoEuropean airlines have again been hit with a new wave of bomb threats - in the third such incident this week.On Friday multiple flights...

Brand's barrister refers himself to regulator after report he confronted journalist

Elizabeth Cook/Press AssociationHelena WilkinsonNews correspondent13 minutes agoRussell Brand's defence barrister has referred himself to the regulator after reports that he confronted a Sunday Times...

French protests see numbers surge as unions join strikes over high cost of living

ReutersPaul KirbyEurope digital editor5 November 2026More than 600,000 protesters have taken part in rallies and marches across France, according to France's interior ministry, with five unions...

Russian extremist group denies sending hoax bomb threats

ReutersSarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent5 minutes agoThe "Male State", an extremist misogynistic group named in this week's hoax bomb threats to Italian airports, has denied...

Met Police boss 'wouldn't be surprised' if more allegations made about Brand

PAHelena Wilkinson , News correspondent and Sima Kotecha , Senior UK correspondent 53 minutes agoThe head of the Metropolitan Police has said he "wouldn't be surprised" if more...

Save £139 on Princess Kate and Zara Tindall’s ‘gorgeous’ handbag in flash sale

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Princess Catherine and Zara Tindall have both championed this timeless British handbag, and shoppers can now save £139 on the royal-loved style.

'Several victims' after bus crashes in France, officials say

6 November 2026, 09:32 GMTUpdated 2 minutes agoA bus has crashed in eastern France, officials have said, with "several victims".The incident happened on Friday morning in the town of Lent, north-east...

Met chief warns policing 'heading for failure' without reform

Getty ImagesDaniel Sandford, UK correspondent and Florence Freeman6 hours agoThe head of the Metropolitan Police is to warn that policing in England and Wales is "heading for failure"...

Global tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to AI slowdown fears

Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRachel Clun, New York and Osmond Chia, Singapore5 November 2026Updated 1 hour agoHundreds of billions of dollars in market value has been wiped from...

Ronaldo retires from Portugal duty

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMike PeterBBC Sport journalist5 November 2026, 10:43 GMTUpdated 2 hours agoPortugal legend Cristiano...

Body found in search for missing dad Tom Allan who vanished from farm during Storm Boelo

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Tom Allan, 63, was reported missing from South Lanarkshire, on Friday, October 23, with Police Scotland confirming a body has now been found

Emotional reunions with loved ones for Oleshky evacuees

People evacuated from the devastated Russian-occupied city of Oleshky were reunited with their loved ones after crossing from Belarus into Ukraine on Saturday. This comes as a ceasefire brokered by...

Ukrainian evacuees reunite with family after years trapped in Russia-occupied city

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be played31 October 2026Dan Johnson, Ukraine correspondent, Chernihiv and Jacob PhillipsThere...

Mother told to book appointment to give birth to her dead baby

Danielle BrownSharon BarbourNorth East and Cumbria health correspondent1 hour agoWarning: This article contains themes and images some readers may find upsetting.A pregnant woman whose baby had died...