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'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts

Tino Romano / EPAMark Poynting, Climate reporter, Becky Dale, Senior data journalist, BBC Verify, Erwan Rivault, Senior data designer and Jess Carr, Data...

Crisis in Spain as weather becomes ‘too hot to sit outside’

New rules have been put in place in Spain as the country's summers are getting hotter, with climate experts warning that it is too hot to sit outside in Spain when conditions heat up. Europe is...

‘Two-tier’ row explodes over 'discriminatory' Oxbridge diversity scholarships

White working-class students are reportedly excluded from most diversity-linked scholarships at Oxford and Cambridge, according to a new analysis.The review claims more than a dozen bursaries,...

UK supermarkets could drop chocolate and everyday items under deforestation rules

A range of everyday products could be disappearing from supermarket shelves following the government's announcement of a new initiative.Under the proposed measures, UK businesses trading in...

Europe's deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events

EPA/ShutterstockPaul KirbyEurope digital editor15 minutes agoTemperatures broke June records in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday as the death toll from Europe's heatwave climbed in...

Animal welfare should matter to all of us - including the new PM

Andy Burnham looks set to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as PM (Image: Getty)As we prepare for a new Labour Leader and Prime Minister, I want to take the opportunity to make the case for prioritising a...

Prince Harry makes new video appearance as he calls for positive change

Prince Harry appears in a new video (Image: Travalyst)Prince Harry has appeared in a new video for one of his passion projects to mark London Climate Action Week, just hours after Prince William’s...

Earlier and stronger heatwaves: How hot could UK summers get?

Getty ImagesMark PoyntingClimate reporter8 hours agoMuch of the UK is facing a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures potentially reaching 37C or higher in parts of southern England.That would...

How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack

Joe TidyCyber Correspondent, World Service, Romania9 hours agoOne after another the calls came in from hospitals; criminals were infecting computer networks in a mass hack that was putting...

How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack

How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack7 hours agoJoe TidyCyber Correspondent, World Service, RomaniaBBCOne after another the calls came in from hospitals;...

'Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor let slip the bizarre job he wanted when I joined him on trip'

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (Image: AP)Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor once disclosed the unexpected career path he wished he had followed instead of royal life, according to an author who joined him on an...

What's in the US-Iran agreement that's now in effect

What's in the US-Iran agreement that's now in effect1 hour agoBernd Debusmann JrWhite House reporter A US-Iran agreement to extend the ceasefire between the two countries has been signed and is now...

Preston Davey: Ten missed chances before horrific murder by adoptive 'father'

Preston Davey's grandmother has revealed she wanted to keep the baby (Image: Lancashire Police/PA Wire)Preston Davey was rushed to hospital three times and assessed by numerous professionals just...

Keir Starmer could slash electric car sales targets in major update

Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly preparing to tear up one of Britain's flagship green motoring policies after mounting warnings that it is threatening jobs and piling costs onto motorists.In a...

The college scam that promised students fleeing war a new life in Finland

The college scam that promised students fleeing war a new life in Finland1 day agoAye Sandar Aung,BBC BurmeseandKelly NgGetty ImagesWhen *Ma Naw Phaw was given the chance to go to a vocational school...