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Burnham defends Jackdaw decision as Badenoch urges PM to overturn ban on new oil and gas licences

PA MediaJames Cook, Scotland editor and Graeme Esson, BBC Scotland21 October 2026, 15:18 BSTUpdated 24 minutes agoThe UK government has approved production from the Jackdaw gas...

Urgent plan needed to end 'corridor care' for children, health secretary says

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedIan Aikman18 October 2026, 08:05 BSTUpdated 8 minutes agoThe NHS must take urgent action to stop children...

France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests

ReutersMaia Davies3 minutes agoFrance has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests that have swept the country, after a 15-year-old's hand was blown off earlier this...

France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrests

ReutersTinshui Yeung5 October 2026France is braced for major protests on Tuesday, after organisers called for a nationwide day of action in support of students demanding more investment in...

School protests send shivers down French government's spine

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedHugh SchofieldParis correspondent1 hour agoIt is a piece of wisdom that all French leaders take care to...

Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies

L.HösliMark PoyntingClimate reporter1 October 2026Swiss glaciers have suffered a near-record loss of ice in 2026, new data shows, as intense summer heatwaves take their toll on Alpine peaks.More...

School protests send shivers down French government's spine

AFP via Getty ImagesHugh SchofieldParis correspondent17 minutes agoIt is a piece of wisdom that all French leaders take care to heed: young people on the street equals trouble.Since the student...

South East Water extends hosepipe ban to thousands more customers in Sussex

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Restrictions are being tightened following a series of heatwaves in the summer.

Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies

L.HösliMark PoyntingClimate reporter1 October 2026, 01:00 BSTUpdated 6 hours agoSwiss glaciers have suffered a near-record loss of ice in 2026, new data shows, as intense summer heatwaves take their...

UK to be hotter than Malibu as 500-mile-wide Storm Austen to bring 27C scorcher

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The 500-mile-wide tempest crossing the Atlantic threatens to become the nation's first named storm this autumn

Spain battles climate change on several fronts

Guy HedgecoeBusiness reporter, Madrid48 minutes agoIn a small green meadow in the Gredos mountains, west of Madrid, a couple of dozen cows belonging to Juan Ángel Izquierdo and his family are...

UK 'mini-heatwave' to last 9 days - BBC weather forecast predicts 22C or higher every day

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Parts of the UK will bask in an extended stretch of late-summer sunshine as a warm spell brings nine consecutive days of at least 22C heat.

Record heatwaves in France set to make champagne stronger

Getty ImagesDearbail JordanReporter12 September 2026Champagne lovers may find themselves getting tipsy more quickly after French producers have been given the go-ahead to raise the alcohol content in...

UK weather maps show next heatwave lasts a week with highs of 29C - full list

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The UK can expect another scorching spell in the next few weeks

Record heatwaves in France set to make champagne stronger

Getty ImagesDearbail JordanReporter12 September 2026, 13:50 BSTUpdated 58 minutes agoChampagne lovers may find themselves getting tipsy more quickly after French producers have been given the...