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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...

Coach crash kills several people in Swiss Alps

Jon Duschletta/EPA/ShutterstockPatrick Jackson10 September 2026Updated 4 hours agoA tourist coach has crashed in the south-eastern Swiss Alps, leaving several people dead and several injured, local...

Five killed and 67 injured in Russian strike on shopping centre, Ukraine says

State Emergency Service of UkrainePatrick Jackson10 September 2026Ukrainian officials say five people were killed and 67 others were wounded when a Russian drone hit a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, a...

Europe's royalty pay respects to King Harald V in Norway

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedAmy Walker9 September 2026Dozens of European royals and heads of state, including the Prince of Wales and...

Stats reveal women spend longer booking holidays than vetting cosmetic injectors

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Half of women would consider an invasive aesthetic treatment without checking reviews of credentials first.

Zverev storms into semi-finals despite late bedtime

Getty ImagesEmily SalleyBBC Sport journalist2 hours agoAlexander Zverev booked his place in the US Open semi-finals with a commanding victory over Botic van de Zandschulp - despite staying up until...

Harry's team blames King in furious rant as Uganda withdraws from Invictus Games

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Uganda pulled out two days after a letter was sent on behalf of King Charles.

Google picks Finland for its largest single investment in Europe

Getty ImagesJessica Rawnsley23 minutes agoGoogle will buy up to half the electricity produced by one of Finland's nuclear power plants as part of a record €13bn (£11bn; $15bn) investment in the...

Fourteen go on trial over deadliest Channel small boats disaster

ReutersHugh SchofieldParis correspondent8 September 2026Fourteen suspected people smugglers have gone on trial in Paris for their role in the worst ever small boats disaster in the English Channel.In...

Europe's royalty pay respects to King Harald V in Norway

EPA/Getty ImagesAmy Walker29 minutes agoDozens of European royals and heads of state, including the Prince of Wales and three Nordic kings, have paid their last respects to King Harald V in...

Drug gangs exploited and raped us as teens, then police failed us, women tell BBC

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedAlessia Camoirano, Ben Milne, Mike Radford and Jamie Tahsin4 hours agoWarning:...

Fourteen go on trial over deadliest Channel small boats disaster

ReutersHugh SchofieldParis correspondent35 minutes agoFourteen suspected people smugglers have gone on trial in Paris for their role in the worst ever small boats disaster in the English Channel.In...

Kyiv air raid alerts at record high as Russia launches round-the-clock strikes

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedJames Landale, Diplomatic correspondent, Kyiv and Christine Jeavans, Senior data...

Shop Harriet Phillips’ ‘gorgeous’ shoes from royal-loved brand in chic autumn shades

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The limited-edition Heaven Skincare set brings together six face and body essentials from the royal-loved beauty brand for less than half their combined value.

Bus drivers introduce new 35 minute shift rule

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The new rules apply in both cold weather and during heatwaves, although no specific maximum or minimum temperatures have been set.