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Europe's tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in rural Poland

Skip image galleryGetty ImagesGetty ImagesEPA1 of 3Aleks Phillips2 hours agoA statue of the Virgin Mary believed to be Europe's tallest has been formally unveiled in a small Polish village.The...

Eurovision proposes new rules to reduce political voting

Getty ImagesMark SavageMusic correspondent14 August 2026Organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest are proposing major rule changes to discourage voting campaigns that aim to influence the...

Music icon placed into coma after 'medical emergency' hours before show

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The musician was due to perform alongside the legendary Lionel Richie as part of a double headline tour when he fell ill.

Two seriously hurt as passenger train derails in East Sussex

Eddie MitchellTanya Gupta, Craig Buchan and Daniel Sexton, South East13 August 2026, 16:35 BSTUpdated 15 minutes agoTwenty people have been injured, two seriously, after a train...

UK sees hottest day of the year as 38.1C recorded in Kew Gardens

PA MediaRuth Comerford6 minutes agoThe UK has experienced its hottest day of the year and fifth hottest day on record, as a heatwave that gripped much of the country peaked at 38.1C on Thursday, the...

'Overwhelmed' probation officers warn of early prison release crime risk

PA MediaSima KotechaSenior UK correspondent18 minutes agoThe chief inspector of probation for England and Wales has told the BBC the early release of thousands of prisoners could lead to "a serious...

Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of 'one of largest' smuggling networks

EuropolOlivia Ireland7 August 2026One of the largest criminal networks smuggling drugs and people in the western Mediterranean has been dismantled, authorities have said.Europol said 78 people were...

Victims urged to come forward as police accused of 'litany of failures' over murderer and rapist

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedAdam Goldsmith4 hours agoPolice have urged more victims of Simon Levy to come forward, as London's...

Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of 'one of largest' smuggling networks

EuropolOlivia Ireland16 minutes agoOne of the largest criminal networks smuggling drugs and people in the western Mediterranean has been dismantled, authorities have said.Europol said 78 people were...

How police let a registered sex offender murder and attack women

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedDaniel De Simone and Amy Johnston, BBC News 1 hour agoWarning: Contains graphic details of...

Man behind deadly Munich car ramming handed life sentence

ReutersBethany BellLeipzig6 August 2026A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of driving his car into a crowd of people in Munich last year, killing two people.The...

Donald Trump's hair change savaged online with Mrs Doubtfire comparisons

President Donald Trump appears to have yet again altered his appearance after his hair looked noticeably different during an Oval Office meeting on Thursday.The previous day, the president unveiled...

Channel 4 star sent back to prison after breaching ex's restaining order

Channel 4 star Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 16 months in jail (Image: Getty)Disgraced reality TV star Stephen Bear has been dragged back to jail after confessing to breaching his sex offender...

Man behind deadly Munich car ramming handed life sentence

ReutersBethany BellLeipzig1 hour agoA man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of driving his car into a crowd of people in Munich last year, killing two people.The...

Four tonnes of illegal meat seized and four men being quizzed by UK cops

The haul of raw meat could have been sold anywhere (Image: Getty)Police are quizzing four men after a staggering four-and-a-quarter tonnes of illegal raw meat was seized during a raid. The huge haul...